Abstract: A container includes a bottom and a plurality of walls that form a storage cavity. A primary lid is disposed over the storage cavity. The primary lid includes a top surface that defines a dispenser portion through which items within the storage cavity may be dispensed. A dispenser lid is pivotally attached to the primary lid. The dispenser lid has a closed position in which the dispenser lid is pivoted downwards relative to the primary lid to cover the dispenser portion and an open position in which the dispenser lid is pivoted upwards relative to the primary lid to expose the dispenser portion.

Abstract: A disposable lid for a drinking cup includes a cover portion having a generally circular periphery and a sliding member that is configured to slidably fit into a trench in the cover portion. The trench extends downwardly from and longitudinally along a top surface of the cover portion, and has an open end at the periphery of the cover portion. The cover portion includes a drink opening on a bottom surface of the trench and adjacent to the periphery and a guide slot on the bottom surface of the trench. The sliding member includes a handle extending upward from a top surface of the sliding member and a guide extending downwardly from and longitudinally along a bottom surface of the sliding member so that the guide slidably fits into the guide slot on the bottom surface of the trench.

Abstract: A container assembly having a lid with a push button actuator that opens the lid with a first push of the button and closes the lid with a second push of the button is provided. The lid assembly includes a lower member threadedly attachable to a container and an up member hingedly or rotatably attached to the lower member. The lower member includes a horizontal aperture therethrough. A button member may be received within the aperture which includes a main shaft that is engageable with the hinge member of the upper member above the pivot point to open the lid when the button is first pushed. The main shaft includes an axially-extending recess that receives a rod member. The rod member is slidably attached to the main shaft on one end, and engageable with one or more bosses on the other end that are located below the pivot point.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to a tab used to open beer/beverage can ends and food can ends. The tab has one or more arcuate strips that are provided on a surface of the tab proximate to a peripheral surface of the tab where the one or more arcuate strips have been formed further into a preselected portion of curled or hemmed portions of the tab. Tooling for the manufacture of the tab is also provided. A method for manufacturing the tab is additionally provided as well.

Abstract: A filler neck closure unit includes a filler neck closure cap and a breakaway tether coupled to the cap. The breakaway tether includes a weakened, frangible section.

Abstract: The present invention is a container head containing a resilient annular sealing ring projecting from the surface plane of the shoulder of the container head. When the cap is seated on the container head, the resilient annular sealing ring forms a secondary fluid-tight seal between the container head and cap.

Abstract: Imitating forms in nature can produce storage tanks of exquisite structure that can hold substances at very high pressures, but weighing very little. Examples are Euplectella Aspergillum and the chicken egg. They are marvelously created to withstand extreme pressures with an extremely thin and light structure. These pressures come from outside their structures to enter inward. Storage tanks may hold substances that exert pressures in the opposite direction, that is from the inside pushing out. To imitate the egg and aspergillum, the curves of the form would need to be reversed. This may produce a structure that instead of curving inward, as a sphere or oval shape, curves outward to present an arch against the outwardly expanding substance the tank is holding on the inside to effectively redistribute the forces.

Abstract: A soft sided insulated container assembly has a first insulated container portion and a second insulated container portion. The second insulated container portion can be collapsed to a flat position, and secured in place. Either of the container portions may have a liner. The liner in the first container portion may be a substantially rigid liner. The assembly may have a lifting member. In one example the second portion may be hingedly mounted to the first portion, and the lifting member may be mounted such that when the assembly is lifted, the hinge is in an up-and-down orientation. In another embodiment, the lifting member may be eccentrically mounted, such that the assembly may possibly sit more comfortably against a carrier's hip. The first container portion may have an auxiliary opening or door, and that door may be more easily opened than the main access of the first insulated container portion.

Abstract: The present invention is a pre-moistened wipe heating system capable of heating a number of pre-moistened wipes to a desired temperature. The system includes a package formed of a suitable moisture-impervious material within which a number of pre-moistened wipes are positioned. The system also includes a heating mechanism disposed in the package within a separate enclosure and in contact with the wipes that has a chemical heating element, and an activation device selectively engagable with the heating element. The activation device is actuated to activate the heating element, which initiates an exothermic reaction. The heat from the reaction is transmitted from the element to and through the wipes as a result of the moisture held within the wipes and within the package in order to heat the wipes to a desired temperature while also allowing the package to be handled by an individual as the wipes are heated.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermoplastic container with decorative rings has steps of: preparing a container body and multiple decorative rings by injection molding; heating the container body until deformable; sleeving the decorative rings around the container body; operating blow-molding to expand the container body until the decorative rings are inlaid in the expanded container body; and cooling the container body until solidified. By inlaying the decorative rings within periphery of the container body, the decorative rings are firmly engaged with the container body so that the thermoplastic container is durable.

Abstract: A container includes: a transparent surrounding wall having an inner wall surface defining an accommodation space of the container, and an outer wall surface that is formed with a plurality of refractive regions, each of which is concave inwardly toward the inner wall surface; and an opaque surrounding medium covering one of the inner and outer wall surfaces of the transparent surrounding wall, and formed with a plurality of through-holes, each of which is aligned with a respective one of the refractive regions of the outer wall surface so as to permit passage of light therethrough.

Abstract: A beverage packaging unit that includes an opening through which a beverage can be drunk or poured, wherein the opening is sealable by a closure element. The packaging unit is parallelepipedal and includes a hollow, box-like body and the closure element. The box-like body has a bevelled corner at which there is formed a triangular surface that is connected with the body. A tubular part extends outwardly from the triangular surface and includes the opening. The closure element includes a generally pyramidal body that is so shaped that when it is in abutment with the bevelled corner of the box-like body it forms, together with the body, the parallelepipedal packaging unit.

Abstract: A stopper for a beverage container lid having a drinking aperture (sipping hole). The stopper has a plug portion that can be inserted into the drinking aperture to stop any fluid from flowing out. It also has a flange portion that prevents the plug portion from passing through the aperture, and also facilitates handling and placement of the stopper and it has a retainer comprising one or more protuberances extending from the plug portion. In use, the stopper is inserted into the aperture to prevent spillage and heat loss from the container. The retainer passes beyond the lid so as to prevent inadvertent dislodgement of the stopper. The stopper is removed to allow consumption of the beverage.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing of stacked objects in a predetermined dispensing direction, the dispensing apparatus comprises at least one guiding means intended for guiding the stack of objects and at least one dispensing unit intended for repetitive dispensing of at least one object at a time. The dispensing unit furthermore comprises a first supporting member and a second supporting member intended for supporting a first object and a second object, respectively, of the stacked objects, where the first object is an object being an outermost object and intended for immediate subsequent release in the predetermined dispensing direction, and where the second object is an object being an object neighbouring the first object and situated between the first object and the remaining stack of objects.

Abstract: A dispenser for hygiene paper rolls includes a frame (1) for supporting a shaft (2) so arranged as to support a hygiene paper roll (R). The shaft (2) exhibits at its opposite end parts (13) hook devices (19) so arranged as to be hooked securely into the frame (1), and includes carrying devices (14) to support a hygiene paper roll. The carrying devices are capable of rotating relative to the end parts (13) containing the hook devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to wet wipe dispensing systems for dispensing wet wipes capable of changing temperature upon use. In one embodiment, the dispensing system includes a wet wipe container and a lotion container that is held in assembly with the wet wipe container that contains a lotion that is kept separate from the wet wipes until the wet wipe is dispensed from the wet wipe container. The lotion includes a microencapsulated delivery vehicle that contains a temperature change agent that is capable of generating a temperature change upon contact with an aqueous solution. Once the wet wipe is dispensed from the system, an applicating device can apply the lotion to the wet wipe to facilitate contact between the temperature change agent in the microencapsulated delivery vehicle and the aqueous solution of the wet wipe.

Abstract: A supply system and method for providing water from a bottled water cooler includes a pump which pumps water from an upright bottle of water into a water reservoir in the bottled water cooler. A control device using a microcontroller monitors upper and lower sensors which are disposed in the water reservoir, and controls the operation of the pump so that the water level in the reservoir goes no lower than the lower sensor, and goes no higher than the upper sensor. The control device also monitors a sensor disposed at the bottom of the bottle of water, and de-energizes the pump if the bottle of water is empty.

Abstract: A plastic spout which is adapted to be sealed between two foil walls of a pouch. The spout has a spout body, which forms a passage for delivering a medium from the pouch and/or feeding a medium to the pouch. In a bottom part thereof, the spout, on opposite sides, forms a sealing zone for a sealed connection to an adjoining foil wall. The sealing zones of the spout body are formed by sealing walls which project downward from the spout body. The sealing walls can preferably move flexibly transversely with respect to their plane and, on their inner side, are unsupported or are supported by one or more flexible supporting parts of the spout body.

Abstract: An individual single use capsule provides a tooth care product, such as toothpaste. The device comprises a non-resealable opening at one end to permit the product to be opened so that the tooth care product can be dispensed. The device preferably is made of a material that is compressible by the user so that the user can squeeze the tooth care product out of the device.

Abstract: A containment base apparatus for containing kitchen grease spilled at a grease bin location includes a floor and walls extending upward from the floor to form a base container configured such that a grease bin can rest on the floor inside the base container. At least one wall includes a grease filtering portion operative to allow water to flow through the grease filtering portion of the wall and operative to filter grease from the water flowing through the grease filtering portion of the wall such that water can flow out of the base container through the grease filtering portion, and such that grease is substantially retained in the base container.

Abstract: A foam dispenser for dispensing foam from a first and a second liquid includes a first and a second liquid container for first and second liquids respectively. The dispenser includes a pumping mechanism for pumping the first liquid, second liquid and gas. The dispenser also includes a first foaming mechanism for forming a first foam. It is in flow communication with the first liquid container and a gas inlet and it includes a first mixing zone. A second mixing zone is in flow communication with the second liquid container and the first foaming mechanism wherein the first foam is mixed with the second liquid to form a final foam.

Abstract: A remote refueling station including a storage tank for storing fluids, a pumping station for transferring fluids from the storage tank, a lighting system, an environmentally protected enclosure, and an onboard power source located within the environmentally protected enclosure and connected to the pumping station and lighting system.

Abstract: A shield that fits over the condiment dispenser protects the condiment dispenser from contamination. When using the condiment dispenser, a user contacts the shield rather than the condiment dispenser. A portion of the shield covers the dispensing hole(s) in the condiment dispenser the condiment is dispensed through. A covering portion of the shield is detached to expose the hole(s) and allow access to the condiments within the condiment dispenser. Perforations allow the covering portion to be detached from the remaining portions of the shield when the user manipulates the covering portion. A portion of the shield rests on a ledge portion of the condiment dispenser so that the shield remains relatively securely located around the condiment dispenser. A lip on an opening of the shield engages a ledge portion of the condiment dispenser to keep the shield on the condiment dispenser when the condiment dispenser and shield are picked up.

Abstract: A replaceable flow assembly for use in a water cooler or similar bottled liquid dispenser includes a liquid reservoir 7 and a manifold 48 incorporating a bottle connector 5, 49 for releasable sealing engagement with a neck formed on an inverted bottle. The manifold is mounted on the reservoir and incorporates a first pathway for conducting liquid from a feed tube 5 to the reservoir 7, and a second pathway for conducting liquid from the reservoir to a discharge outlet 53. A third pathway within the manifold conducts atmospheric air through an air filter 28 and into the interior of the bottle through the feed tube 5 without passing through the reservoir 7. The manifold preferably also incorporates a dispense valve between the reservoir 7 and the discharge outlet 53 (e.g. in arm 52), which co-operates with a fixed valve-operating member within the dispenser.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus (1) including a combination of a tube (2), cap (4) and plunger (3). The tube is arranged for carrying a collapsible sausage (6) and includes longitudinally extending ribs (8) projecting inwardly of the tube and defining longitudinal grooves (7) therebetween, the grooves having an annular dimension (A) greater than the distance (B) between adjacent ribs. The cap includes: a coupling portion (20) for mounting the cap to the tube; an outlet (21) through which contents of the collapsible sausage carried within the tube arc dispensed; and a chamber (22) into which the sausage is adapted to be collapsed under action of the plunger within the tube. The plunger itself has a main body (11) with radial fins (10) projecting therefrom for receipt in the grooves of the tube, between adjacent ribs, the fins being dimensioned to engage lateral edges of the ribs, in a point contact manner.

Abstract: A device for dispensing at least one fluid comprises pumping means comprising an elastic deformable membrane (2) having a wavy annular wall (16) for producing a desired stiffness or pliability for said membrane (2). A pumping element (1) comprises a base (4) and said elastic deformable membrane (2).

Abstract: A cap is provided for coupling with a pressure-resistant container to form an aerosol spray bottle. The cap includes a spray trigger for controlling a valve. The cap can have an outward slant from the cap bottom where the cap couples with the container. The top profile of the cap from a side view can have a convex shape. The cap can have a front side where the substance is expelled that is higher than the back side where the base of a user's finger would be when the user actuates the trigger with a fingertip.

Abstract: A dispensing structure is provided for a container that has an opening from which a product can be dispensed. The structure includes a body for extending around the container opening. The body defines an upper deck and also defines a recessed lower deck defining at least a portion of a first dispensing aperture communicating with the container opening. An intermediate member defines at least one second dispensing aperture that is smaller than the first dispensing aperture. The intermediate member is pivotable about an axis between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the intermediate member has a top surface that is preferably generally flush with the upper surface of the upper deck. A lid is pivotable on the closure body about a different axis and can be closed to occlude the second dispensing aperture.

Abstract: A condiment dispenser is provided for the dispensing of condiments such as ketchup, mustard and the like. The container includes a sidewall and two end closures. One of the end closures includes a dispensing spout attached to a resiliently flexible wall that is movable between extended and collapsed configurations to allow the spout to be recessed within the confines of the container for shipping and extended for dispensing. The container is adapted for being used and stored in an upside down condition wherein the spout is downwardly directed. The spout is configured to prevent leakage of the condiment therefrom during upside down storage.

Abstract: A closure for capping a container neck finish by threaded engagement includes a unitary, molded plastic inner cap designed for threaded connection to the neck finish and a unitary, molded plastic outer cap designed for threaded connection to the inner cap. The container neck finish includes an annular series of ratchet teeth positioned below the threaded portion of the neck finish and the inner cap includes a cooperating plurality of ratchet teeth to prevent removal of the inner cap from the neck finish once fully assembled. The inner cap includes an integral pouring spout defined by an inner spout wall and the inner and outer caps cooperate to create a liquid-tight plug seal. A tamper-evident arrangement is provided by the connection of the inner cap and the outer cap, resulting in the fracture of frangible portions as the outer cap is unscrewed from the inner cap to open the container.

Abstract: A spout for containers of pourable materials is provided having side panels that are flexibly secured to a central panel and positioned on a cap surface, adjacent a pour opening. The side panels are structured to extend outwardly from the central panel when the spout is in its closed position and to lie substantially parallel to the end cap. The side walls are flexibly secured to the central portion of the spout to permit the spout to move inwardly along the pour opening to define a projecting spout extending from the end cap.

Abstract: An automatic device (1) for orienting textile items (3) on blocks (2), comprising at least one block (2) designed to receive a textile item (3) having at least one reference (4) with respect to which the item (3) should be oriented so as to reach a pre-established operating position with respect to the block (2), orientation means (9) designed to shift the item (3) on the block (2) so as to bring it in the pre-established operating position. The device (1) further comprises at least one detection element (13) designed to determine the initial position of the reference (4) when the textile item (3) is loaded onto the block (2), with respect to the pre-established operating position, and processing means operatively connected to the detection element (13) and acting upon the orientation means (9) so as to orient the textile item (3) and bring it in the pre-established operating position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a garment hanger and size marker combination, which comprises a garment hanger having at least one marker mounting means located at a juncture between a hanger body and a hook portion, and a side size marker mounted on said means in a self-locking manner. The marker mounting means includes a web formed between the hanger body and the hook portion, a projecting edge which extends slopingly between the hanger body and the hook portion and has a notch, and a stop formed on each of two opposite sides of the web. The size marker includes a pair of substantially parallel spaced apart side walls, a top wall connecting the pair of side walls to define a channel for receiving the web, and a pair of the opposite flanges structured and arranged to engage the stops on the web to secure the size marker to the garment hanger.

Abstract: A garment organizer includes a plurality of garment holders configured and adapted to hold an garment, and a connection element connecting the plurality of garment holders, facilitating viewing of individual garments. A method of organizing garments, includes the steps of providing a garment organizer, placing a garment on at least one garment holder, and storing the garment organizer and garments.

Abstract: A rifle sling for steadying a rifle while shot includes a continuous, endless loop of fixed length and an adjustable-length strap interconnecting the continuous loop and the forestock of a rifle.

Abstract: A sling for an automatic rifle enables the rifle to be mounted on a first individual in action carry in an orientation which eliminates or significantly minimizes the likelihood that a second individual walking along side the first individual will be injured if the rifle accidentally discharges.

Abstract: The present invention is a device to be used during an emergency egress situation to enable a user to safely and effectively carry a child or pet during the emergency egress while at the same time allowing the user the full use of his or her arms during the egress. The device includes a pouch that is secured to the user's chest by means of straps that pass from the pouch over the user's shoulders, around the user's back and which are then secured to the pouch. The straps are easily adjustable to allow the invention to be put on the user and then rapidly secured to the user. The pouch is dimensioned to receive and securely hold a child or pet. The pouch also includes straps or a closure top that secures the child or pet within the pouch.

Abstract: A child or animal carrier and a method of carrying a child or animal on the user's body are described in this invention. The carrier has two loops 1, 2 joined together by a connecting device with an optional sash. The method of carrying the child or animal involves wearing the loops 1, 2 and placing the child or animal in the loops 1, 2 in a variety of positions. In certain positions the child is carried vertically on the front of the user's torso and either faces the same direction as the user or faces inward toward the user's torso; or the child is carried vertically on the user's back facing toward the user's back. In other positions, a child or animal can be fully or partially cradled in the loops 1, 2. In another position, the child or animal is slung in the loops 1, 2 and carried against the user's hip or at the front of the user's torso. The connecting device allows the user to adjust the position of the loops 1, 2 for comfort and back support.

Abstract: A system for carrying and securing portable devices such as cellular phones, pagers, personal digital assistant (PDA) organizers, IPOD® devices, CD players, radios, digital cameras, keys, utensils or tools on a person, bicycle or vehicle. In particular, an ergonomic system for carrying and securing portable electronic devices such as cellular phones, pagers, personal digital assistant (PDA) organizers, IPOD® devices, CD players, radios, digital cameras and the like on a person in a manner that reduces stress on the human body and that prevents the device from being lost or dropped. The system allows a person to carry one or more portable devices that are secured against loss or damage, while the carrier's hands are free for other activities. The portable devices are maintained in proximity to the person's body, allowing unencumbered access to the device when desired.

Abstract: A scabbard for a baton attachable to a belt of a user. The scabbard includes a receiver for the baton of the user, a resilient belt clip disposed on the receiver and a lock that releasably locks an open end of the belt clip, said lock preventing the belt from being laterally removed from the belt clip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device, for nail varnish bottles or similar, comprising two circular arcs (12), for clamping the holding device (10) between two fingers of a hand and a mounting device (16), arranged between the circular arcs (12), for mounting a nail varnish bottle (24) whereby the mounting device (16) is suspended from both circular arcs (12).

Abstract: Sheath structure for flash-fire pressure-wave protecting a selected, contained utility tool or device including a fabric sheath jacket formed of a fibre-strand-reinforced silicone foam material, and a sheath pocket defined by that jacket, and sized for freely receiving such a tool or device. The silicone foam jacket is capable of sustaining it own structural integrity when exposed for a time period of up to about 10-minutes to an external, flash-fire pressure-wave proximity temperature of up to about 1000-degrees Fahrenheit.

Abstract: A magazine holster includes an elongated hollow housing for carrying a spring-loaded magazine carrier therein. A pivot body is mounted by a pivot to the lower part of the housing for movement of the housing to at least one position away from body armor worn by a user. Movement of the housing may be selectable at various locations along an arc from the pivot. A clamp bracket attaches the pivot body to a duty belt. A lockable strap fits over a magazine carried downwardly to secure it in a stored position.

Abstract: A belt clip mechanism is constructed in a manner to provide a positive lock between a support arm and a securement arm of the clip. The support arm has a top end with a tongue and a bottom end with a barbed flange. The securement arm has a top end with a planar hand and a bottom end with an offset. The support arm includes a pair of opposed bosses near the top end while the securement arm includes a pair of opposed flanges near its top end. The two arms are held together by a shaft that extends through the bosses and flanges. A torsional spring is attached about the shaft to provide biasing of the offset in continuous contact against the barbed flange, thereby forming a positive locking of the securement arm to the support arm. The barbed flange includes a base that flexures upon a downward external force to allow the offset to unseat within the barbed flange as a simultaneous force is applied to squeeze the tongue and planar hand together to overcome the spring bias.

Abstract: The current invention is a walker bag that is attached to a walker. The walker bag will attach to the walker with an attaching means like a hook and latch means such as Velcro. Zippers, snaps or buttons are not used so that the current invention is easier to use for those who may not have the dexterity to use those items. Different styles of bags will have different placements of Velcro each with very defined positions for the Velcro. These positions are over the top of the bar and along the side bars at the bottom of the bag. In the preferred embodiment there will be 6 pockets—3 on the face of the unit and 3 on the inside of the unit. These pockets will be elasticized so that they can easily enter the pocket without using zippers, buttons or snaps.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hitching apparatus for use with a vehicle that facilitates the coupling of equipment to a vehicle in a non-hinged manner so as to inhibit the lateral pivot of the equipment in relation to the vehicle. The present invention further relates to a novel hay bale suspension system that may be coupled to a vehicle through the hitching apparatus of the present invention and used to support and enable transportation of a round hay bale.

Abstract: The present invention provides an athletic hydration system for cyclists which includes up to four containers having inverted fluid-filled bottles contained therein, in which the containers are placed either within the frame of a bicycle or at the rear of the bicycle behind the bicycle seat. A system of valves determines whether a cyclist drinks from one, two, three or all four fluid-filled bottles simultaneously. The athletic hydration system is hygienic, versatile and flexible, and provides adequate hydration over extended periods of time in which quick removal and installation of hydration products are possible by the cyclist while maintaining the speed, cadence and aerodynamic posture of the cyclist.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for portable electronic devices (hereinafter “PED”). More particularly, the present invention relates to a mounting bracket and PED holder that allows the user to use and store their PED in a compact disk (“CD”) player of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a trigger switching mechanism for a single and continuous trigger of a nailing machine, which allows different operating sequences. First, a safety rod is pressed, and then the trigger; or the trigger is first pressed and then the safety rod. With the relative shift between a hook of the flexible spacer and activating tab of the trigger, it is possible to implement single and continuous trigger modes for more convenient operations. The present invention mounts the flexible spacer onto the main body of the nailing machine, making it possible to achieve more efficient fabrication and assembly for industrial applications.

Abstract: A nailing tool with a displaceable discharge tube includes a palm nailer, a first guiding sleeve fixed to the palm nailer, a second guiding sleeve, and a displaceable discharge tube. The first guiding sleeve includes a spring, and the second guiding sleeve moveably engaged in the first guiding sleeve. The spring abuts against the second guiding sleeve and causes it outwardly elongate or inwardly retracts relative to the first guiding sleeve. The second guiding sleeve defines a joint member disposed at a bottom portion thereof for engaging with a discharge tube accommodating a single nail or a discharge tube of a magazine. With this configuration, the nailing tool can conveniently select the driving mode of striking a single nail or continuously striking nails.