Patents by Inventor Wil John Davis

Wil John Davis 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: 20080230507
    Abstract: An arrangement comprising an open-ended container (2) and closure (10) therefor, wherein the container comprises at least one projection (6) extending at least partially its open, upper end, and wherein the closure comprises a cover for extending over the open upper end and a skirt depending therefrom having an upper (18) and a lower portion (20), whereby, the lower portion of the skirt may be flipped and removal of the cover on the container and a lowered configuration in which it engages with the projection of the container thereby to retain the cover on the container, and wherein the lower portion of the skirt is divided into at least two discrete peripheral sections that may be flipped between the raised and lowered configurations independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Alexander James Peacop, Martin Christopher Bunce, Wil John Davis, Carl Edward Fordham, Peter Booth
  • Publication number: 20080006631
    Abstract: A container assembly comprising a container (2) and a cover (4), wherein the container has a peripheral wall defining a rim (8) enclosing an opening at one end thereof, and wherein the cover is provided for releasably closing the opening, the assembly being provided with at least one locking member (12) that is hingeable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the at least one locking member having a locking member engagement feature which engages with a corresponding engagement feature (20) on the cover and/or the container in the locked position to lock the cover to the container, in which the locking member passes over the rim of the container and/or a rim of the cover as the locking member hinges between the unlocked and locked positions such that the locking member locks onto the container rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Booth, Martin Christopher Bunce, Wil John Davis, Carl Edward Fordham, Alexander James Peacop