Patents by Inventor Robert L. Combe

Robert L. Combe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20010035424
    Abstract: A closure for an open mouth of a container is provided. The closure includes a rim and a lid frame configured to mate with the rim. The rim includes an opening and is adapted to be coupled to a top edge of the open mouth of the container. The closure further includes a connector having a cover portion coupled to the lid frame in order to form a lid and a hinge portion coupled to the rim. The lid frame is made of a first material and the connector is made of a second material. The connector is provided to support the lid for pivotable movement relative to the rim between a closed position wherein the lid closes the opening formed in the rim and an opened position wherein the lid lies away from the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Robert L. Combe, David J. Jochem, Timmy L. Willett
  • Patent number: 5042680
    Abstract: A reclosable container assembly includes a container having a container sidewall extending to an open end with a laterally extending flange formed at said open end and extending outwardly from said container sidewall. A container locking lip extends from said laterally extending flange away from said open end in spaced relation to said sidewall, and the locking lip includes an outer seating surface which extends from the laterally extending flange and angles inwardly toward the container sidewall. A plurality of spaced support ribs extend between the container sidewall and the locking lip, and a closure member is provided having a skirt which engages the locking lip to attach the closure member to the container. The closure member includes a top wall with the skirt extending outwardly from the periphery of the top wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Tri-Plas, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos A. Argudo, Frank C. DeVore, Robert L. Combe