Patents Examined by William Price
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Patent number: 4895258Abstract: This invention is a set of items contained in a case-container, the components of which are themselves accessories going to make up the set.All these utensils together form part of the equipment carried by hikers, hunters, fishermen, sportsmen and campers and used out of doors during their sporting or leisure activity. This set contains all the mains things required for consuming food and drink, neatly arranged within a very limited space. A special feature of the set is that all the component parts are made specially to make best use of the space available, to be compact and hygienic, and to keep weight down to a minimum.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1988Date of Patent: January 23, 1990Assignee: Abert Spa Dei Fratelli Bertoli fu AntonioInventor: Luigi Bertoli
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Patent number: 4895231Abstract: A carrying case for a lap-top model of a personal computer, a portable word processor or the like comprises a generally box-like casing accommodating various electric components therein and having a display panel assembly generally hingedly supported for movement in a direction towards and away from the casing, a foldable handle assembly supported for pivotal movement between concealed and projected positions, and at least one lock mechanism operable to lock the panel assembly in a closed position to the canister. The lock mechanism comprises an engagement member secured to the panel assembly and a releaseable one-piece member including a release button and a pawl member engageable with the engagement member. All necessary support elements to which the handle assembly is fitted are integrally formed with a bottom wall of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1988Date of Patent: January 23, 1990Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeru Yamaguchi, Masanori Matsuishi, Shunichi Miyako
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Patent number: 4895230Abstract: Luggage cases of the softside construction which are capable of being collapsed when not in use are known. However, these past constructions are cumbersome, heavy, or comprise a number of parts which must be assembled by the retailer in order to display the case in its erected condition or must be erected by the consumer before the case can be used for travel, packing, etc. The disclosed luggage case comprises a 6-sided case of the duffel type which includes a bottom board, a front batten stiffening the front panel, and a back batten stiffening the back panel, and including at least perimeter stiffening means, preferably a stiffening wire or coil wire around each end panel. The bottom board is releasable to permit it to be placed in parallel with the stiffened front panel. The packing door carries the stiffening batten for the back panel, and this permits the batten to be moved parallel to the bottom board and front batten.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1988Date of Patent: January 23, 1990Assignee: Samsonite CorporationInventor: William L. King
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Patent number: 4893712Abstract: A can package comprising a plurality of cans, preferably twelve, including a flat carrier in the form of a sheet having openings stretched over the upper ends of the cans and a tubular banding strap of plastic material stretched about the periphery of the group of cans and bonded along one edge to the periphery of the carrier. The band includes an integral handle.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1988Date of Patent: January 16, 1990Assignee: Owens-Illinois Plastic Products Inc.Inventors: Fred C. Allen, Scott W. Steele
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Patent number: 4892195Abstract: A reclosable book-like package is provided including inner and outer sheet-like portions, each having corresponding first and second leaves hinged to a central spine and sealed to each other along a common peripheral edge, the first and second leaves of the inner portion adapted to have formations designed to retain articles therein, the package is also provided with locking formation to releasably retain the leaves in a closed book position.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1988Date of Patent: January 9, 1990Assignee: Dordan Manufacturing Co.Inventors: Daniel J. Slavin, John R. Kreider
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Patent number: 4892188Abstract: A sanitary condom case is presented wherein a pivotally mounted lid is securable to an underlying container including an elongate spring for securement of a plurality of condoms therewithin the container. The lid has formed onto a top surface thereof a dispensing portion for securement of a plurality of pre-mositened cleansing towels with an access opening and a securement strip overlying the access opening wherein the securement strip is provided with a sponge-like vapor barrier laminate for maintaining moisture within the cleansing towels. The securement strip is provided with a hook and loop fastener arrangement about a perimeter thereof for cooperation with companion hook and loop fasteners formed about the lid and access opening. Formed to an interior surface of the lid are a plurality of opposed clips for securement of a polymeric bag for sanitary disposal of the various components.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1988Date of Patent: January 9, 1990Inventor: Margaret A. Meadows
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Patent number: 4890741Abstract: A pair of receptacles are connected together by flexible material for permitting the receptacles to be assembled in overlapping relationship to form a convenient package. Each receptacle includes a medication storage compartment having a child-resistant cap assembly that is easily opened by a patient with malfunctioning fingers and a smaller, adjacent compartment for receiving the cap assembly of another receptacle. Large indicia with instructions for taking the medication stored in the medication storage compartment may be inserted into this smaller compartment.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1988Date of Patent: January 2, 1990Inventor: Alan D. Edelstein
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Patent number: 4890738Abstract: A display carrier for glassware or the like is foldable from a generally flat, collapsed condition for shipping and storage to an erect position for retaining at least a pair of articles. The carrier is formed of a flexible material which forms a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls, each side wall being hinged to each of the top and bottom walls to form a carrier sleeve. A reinforcing wall extends between the top and bottom walls. Planar retaining tabs are resiliently connected along a foldline of the top and bottom walls, and each tab is contoured to match a part of the surface of the article to be carried. Bights in the reinforcing wall limit movement of the retaining tabs. When the carrier is folded flat, the reinforcing wall holds the tabs flat against the top and bottom walls to which they are hinged. The carrier may also include a lift tab which lifts the retaining tabs from the flat position against the top and bottom walls to a position in which they bear against a respective bight.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1989Date of Patent: January 2, 1990Assignee: Coburn, Inc.Inventor: Robert G. Carver
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Patent number: 4890736Abstract: A refuse bag having four integral tie parts and a capacity substantially equal to a rectangular refuse bag having no tie parts. The bag is formed with substantially 10% less bag forming material than the rectangular refuse bag.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1989Date of Patent: January 2, 1990Inventor: Lourence C. Johannes
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Patent number: 4890743Abstract: An improvement in a system for palletizing yarn packages or other cylindrical-core-wound goods includes molded plastic pallets, a first one of which supports a plurality of yarn spools thereon and a second one of which acts as a cover; the improved pallets including a centrally disposed tubular or cylindrical wall defining a gripping aperture having an inner diameter substantially equivalent to the inner diameter of the yarn tubes. So configured, during the stacking and unstacking of the yarn packages and pallets, the pallets may be lifted and transported by the same mechanical gripping device used to lift and transport the yarn packages.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1988Date of Patent: January 2, 1990Assignee: Cad/Cam Tooling, Inc.Inventors: Stephen S. Powel, Robert J. Darby
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Patent number: 4890704Abstract: A portable, folding ironing board including a case section and a hingedly attached nose section which nests in a side of the case section when the folding ironing board is transported, and the case section has an interior storage compartment for ironing accessories, such as an iron and ironing board cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1988Date of Patent: January 2, 1990Inventor: Robert L. Harris
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Patent number: 4890728Abstract: A travel kit in the form of a foldable multi-panel base having a multi-page insert means secured to one of two fold lines about which the panels are selectively positioned into overlapping relation with one another wherein interior surfaces of the panels and each oppositely disposed interior surface of the pages each include containment means which may be in the form of one or more specifically structured and configured pockets to hold a plurality of different objects including but not limited to documents, passports, paper and coin currency, etc. in a readily accessible location for both storage and removal thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1989Date of Patent: January 2, 1990Inventor: John Grimsley
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Patent number: 4890729Abstract: A contact lens cleaning appliance which permits convenient removal of contact lenses disposed within the appliance by mounting the lens supporting surfaces on a hingedly attached lens retaining cover mounted to the appliance base. Mounting the lens supporting surfaces on the lens retaining covers provides the maximum clearance for accessing contact lenses when removing them from the lens cleaning appliance. The hinge arrangement includes an over-center hinge which retains the covers in an open position without assistance and retains the covers in a closed position without a latching device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1989Date of Patent: January 2, 1990Assignee: Ryder International CorporationInventor: Joseph V. Ranalletta
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Patent number: 4889228Abstract: A makeup set (1) includes a package, formed of two sheets of plastic material (2a, 2b) partially welded together, in which package and applicator is disposed, comprising an element (8) for holding in the hand and a distributor device (9) in a chamber prefilled with the composition to be tested. The package has two separate portions (13, 14): a first portion (13) capable of being opened, the two sheets (2a, 2b) being joined by a perforated welded bead (6), and a second portion (14) in which the sheets (2a, 2b) are welded. A constriction zone (7) is formed in the plastic sheets (2a, 2b) at the level of the welded portion (14) in order to assure the wiping of the distributor device (9) when it is removed from the package. This makeup set may be presented in the form of small plates (15) on which a plurality of packages (1) disposed side by side are disposed together.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1988Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
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Patent number: 4889233Abstract: A cassette for a stimulable phosphor sheet, includes a casing for storing the stimulable phosphor sheet therein, a cover openably and closably mounted on a portion of the casing, and a light-shielding plate mounted on the remaining portion of the casing for cooperating with the cover in keeping the stored stimulable phosphor sheet in a light-shielded condition. The stimulable phosphor sheet can be taken out of the casing by opening the cover. The cover has at least one locking finger normally urged by a spring to engage the casing to lock the cover in a closed position. The locking finger may be displaced by a presser pin inserted through a hole defined in a side of the casing or a hole defined in a bottom of the casing for unlocking the cover from the casing.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1987Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shumpeita Torii
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Patent number: 4889171Abstract: A collapsible protective canopy useful as both a sunshade and frostshield for motor vehicles is made of a sheet of corrugated cardboard, laminated cardboard, vinyl, leather, nylon, plastic, synthetic, or combinations thereof, or any other material in which fold line impressions, indentations or creases can be made to define parallel folds which can be stretched and compressed like the bellows of an accordion, the sheet including a center portion and two side portions provided with belts on opposite ends of the sheet for securing the canopy to a car body. The sheet is alternately foldable to a compact package for convenient handling and storage.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1987Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Inventor: Ruben M. Minimo
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Patent number: 4889238Abstract: A medicament package for improving compliance with a therapeutic regimen. The therapeutic regimen involves a plurality of medications administered to a patient in a prescribed sequence and in accordance with specified intervals. The package includes a multiplicity of blister cards of generally uniform planar dimensions. The blister cards carrying the medicaments in sequential order on the individual cards and from card to card. The blister cards being placed in stacked array with the principal dimensions thereof oriented generally horizontally and arranged in order of use with the first to be used topmost. Also included is a base which houses the stack of blister cards and is adapted to support the stack vertically and provides lateral support to the edges of the blister cards. The base permits direct and unobstructed access to the uppermost blister card and limited access only to the edges of the blister cards.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1989Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Jay A. Batchelor
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Patent number: 4889292Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-tight roll-film cassette for holding and dispensing light sensitive material, having lips forming a dispensing slot for the material drawn from the roll, these lips being mechanically enforced by ribs. The cassette has the advantage of improved light-tightness at the dispensing slot without increasing the dispensing forces.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1989Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Assignee: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and CompanyInventors: Erhard Loewe, Ludger Bertels
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Patent number: 4889232Abstract: A container for storing sheets of sandpaper including a housing, dividers within the housing forming a plurality of compartments, and a pair of moveable press plates disposed in the compartments to sandwich and compress the sandpaper sheets.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1989Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Inventor: Allan E. Asleson
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Patent number: 4889236Abstract: A rigid, tripartite, credit card-style blister-pack medication package is disclosed which is particularly useful for dispensing medications which must be taken on a calendar day schedule. The package is of discrete design and may be conveniently carried in a purse or billfold.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1988Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Assignee: Warner-Lambert CompanyInventors: Ralph Bartell, Roger Boissonneault, Monica Blischok