Abstract: A system enables management of dispensable units by supporting functions such as retrieval, scheduled distribution, analysis, and notifications. To this end, a dispensable retrieval mechanism may be programmed to carry out blind retrievals of dispensable units using a retrieval strategy with a predetermined sequence of retrieval attempts (e.g., fixed or varying two-dimensional retrieval patterns), which may be open loop or closed loop. Techniques may also include the identification of dispensable units through optical sensors and weight measurement devices that can detect, e.g., a texture, a shape, and a size of dispensable units. Such identification can be used to program retrieval attempts by a retrieval robot and in the formulation of the retrieval pattern. Additionally, networked notification systems for dispensable units can be used for updating rules or schedules related to the dispensable units, or alerting users and remote resources of any potential misuse or hazards of the dispensable units.

Abstract: A brake pad kit includes a container enclosing an interior volume, a plurality of brake pads positioned in the interior volume, and an absorbent fabric article. The absorbent fabric article substantially surrounds each brake pad of the plurality of brake pads so as to separate each brake pad from the other brake pads and from the container.

Abstract: A fastener assembly for coupling together two or more articles includes a plastic fastener and an anchoring member. The plastic fastener includes a pair of parallel cross-bars that are interconnected by a transverse filament. The anchoring member is constructed as a unitary, solid, plastic disc with opposing flattened surfaces. In use, the anchoring member is disposed against an outer surface of the articles to be coupled together. During the fastener dispensing process, the ejected cross-bar penetrates through the articles as well as the anchoring member. Upon completion, the ejected cross-bar lies directly upon the exposed surface of the anchoring member. As such, the stiffened anchoring member provides structural integrity to articles that are deformable in construction. In this manner, the anchoring member prevents intact removal of a dispensed fastener by either intentional or unintentional widening of the hole in the articles through which the fastener extends.

Abstract: A tamper-evident product and related methods of production. A container includes a neck, and a tamper-evidencing component separate from the container and carried by the neck of the container in direct contact with a corresponding portion of the container neck. The component is composed of material that has higher thermal conductivity than that of a material of the container so as to concentrate heat in the corresponding portion of the container neck. The neck is thermally responsive to application of heat pursuant to tampering with the product by at least one of the following responses: an irreversible change in visual appearance of the corresponding portion of the container neck, or fracture of the container neck at the corresponding portion of the container neck.

Abstract: A blow-formed container having a liquid layer 3 formed in an amount of not more than 10 g/m2 on the whole inner surface of the stretched portion thereof. The container has a liquid layer that is thinly and uniformly formed on the inner surface thereof, the liquid layer exhibiting slipping property for the fluid content and enabling the container to exhibit excellent slip-down property maintaining stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a container storage system (1) for transporting and/or for securing cargo in a container (3), and/or for partitioning the container (3), wherein the container (3) comprises side walls made of trapezoidal sheets having vertical creases (4), characterized in that the container storage system (1) comprises: At least two lateral supports (5a, b), which can be arranged vertically in at least two opposite creases (4) of at least two opposite side walls of the container (3). The supports (5a, b) each have at least one recess (13) that can be oriented to the inner chamber of the container (3) for receiving a cross bar (7). In the recess (13), at least one bearing element (11) for supporting the cross bar (7) is provided.

Abstract: A foldable box with a base and a sidewall extending from the base is provided. The sidewall includes an upper edge forming an opening into the box. The box further includes a first flap foldably attached to the upper edge of the sidewall and a second flap foldably attached to the upper edge of the sidewall opposite the first flap. A pair of side flaps are each foldably attached to the upper edge of the sidewall on opposite sides of one another. Each of the side flaps include a side flap slit. Each of the first flap and the second flap include a handle hole formed through an upper portion, and at least one tab extending from an upper edge. At least one of the first flap and the second flap include a flap slit. The tabs are formed to fit and secure within the side flap slits in an extended position and the flap slit in a stackable position.

Abstract: A foldable box template includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth segments. Each of the segments has a length, a width, and one or more flaps. The first segment is positioned at a first end of the template and the fifth segment is positioned at a second, opposing end of the template. The first and third segments are each divided into two subsections by an intermediate crease. The intermediate creases facilitate folding of the foldable box template during the creation of a manufacturer's joint.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pizza box having a lower compartment and a cover hingedly connected to the lower compartment for movement between open and closed positions, and a vented panel that is positioned in overlying relation to the upwardly facing surface of the lower compartment. The vented panel includes several holes formed therethrough. When a pizza or other food item is placed upon the vented panel and the cover is closed, any steam emanating from the food item will dissipate at least partially through the holes, and any condensation resulting from the steam will be absorbed by the lower compartment's bottom, thereby minimizing any moisture from being absorbed by the food product.

Abstract: A friction lock adaptable spacer configured to provide suitable separation between two or more objects. The spacer may be used during the storage, transport, display, and/or use of the objects to separate them and protect them from their surrounding environment. In some embodiments, the spacer is designed to maintain a suitable separation between two or more beverage containers. The spacer has a single piece construction, which reduces assembly and disassembly labor, and also reduces materials required for construction and disposal. The spacer may be constructed from a single piece of material, such as corrugated cardboard.

Abstract: A beverage can end for pressurized contents includes a score that defines a pair of The lobes have longitudinal axes that are not mutually parallel and in some embodiments substantially perpendicular to improve flow.

Abstract: A can includes a body, a sealing area on a wall delimited by a breaking edge, an opening element which in an initial position abuts the wall and is connected to the wall by a connecting element of the opening element. Pivoting the opening element into an open position tears the sealing area along the breaking edge and forms an emptying opening in a region delimited by the breaking edge. The opening element has a carrier body of electrically and/or magnetically insulating material, the opening element carries an antenna on or in the carrier body and a transponder chip connected to the antenna. An electric connection line electrically conductively interconnects and short-circuits terminals of the antenna in the initial position. The electric connection line is irreversibly interrupted and activates the antenna when opening the can by pivoting the opening element from the initial to the open position.

Abstract: An end closure for food and beverage containers is provided which comprises a novel pull tab for collecting and distributing juice from fruit or vegetables into a pour opening in the end closure of the container. In some embodiments, the pull tab comprises a catch basin, raised rim, and fluid flow openings.

Abstract: A transport pallet made from plastic material, comprising a cover plate (1) forming a support surface (2) for goods to be received, and a base element (3) and support elements (5) between the cover plate (1) and the base element (3), wherein the support elements (5) are formed separately or as a part of the cover plate (1) and/or the base element (3) and connect the cover plate and the base element with one another at a distance from one another or form openings between one another for an engagement of lifting devices, in particular for an engagement of fork prongs of a forklift, characterized in that the cover plate (1) and the base element (3) are connected with one another by closure elements (11) which are respectively formed with a rated breaking point (25).

Abstract: This invention relates to shipping pallets 10 that may be constructed, at least in part, from structural members 100 that are largely fabricated from paper and paper based materials. One or more of the structural members 100 may include a wrapper 60 secured in tension to a core 20. The core 20 may include one or more laminated fiberboard sheets 40. Because of the use of paper and paper based materials, the one or more aspects of shipping pallets 10 in accordance with the present inventions may be recycled.

Abstract: A pallet adapter kit for aircraft cargo pallets, with a plurality of beams each with a top side and an underside, wherein the beams comprise at least one peg beam which on the underside comprises a first peg receiver and a second peg receiver each for receiving a peg, and on the top side a first beam peg and a second beam peg for engagement in container corners, in particular corners of ISO containers, wherein the first beam peg is arranged offset in relation to the first peg receiver and/or the second beam peg is arranged offset in relation to the second peg receiver in the longitudinal direction of the peg beam.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to be mounted on a first repository, such as a five gallon bucket, and further configured to allow a second repository, such as another five gallon bucket, to be mounted on the apparatus such that it is supported at an inclined angle which allows contents of the second repository, which may be a viscous material such as honey, to empty into the first repository.

Abstract: A plastic container with a base region, a main body which adjoins this base region and is suitable to receive a volume of liquid, and with a mouth region, wherein a carrying element for carrying the container is disposed on the mouth region is provided. The carrying element is designed to be at least in sections flexible and has a fastening portion by which it can be fastened at least intermittently to the mouth of the container and at least one first gripping portion which is connected to this fastening portion and has an opening through which a region of a human hand can be passed, wherein this opening is delimited by several edge regions, wherein a holding element which is flexible relative to this edge region and extends in the direction of the opening, is disposed on at least one edge region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container including a container body with a removable tray wherein the container can house at least two materials that must be kept separate until use. The container also may have upwardly extending fingers in the removable tray for securing a material.

Abstract: A multilayered container with excellent heat resistance which is obtained by melt molding and has an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container comprises inner and outer layers comprising an olefin resin and, sandwiched between the inner and outer layers, an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container is one formed by melt molding. In thermal analysis of a container barrel part, it has a quantity of heat of isothermal crystallization after heating from 30° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min of 0.5 J/g or larger. In the analysis, the barrel part, after cooling from 200° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min, gives an isothermal crystallization profile in which the time period to a peak top is shorter than that in a multilayered container including an interlayer consisting only of the base resin (oxygen-barrier resin) constituting the oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition.

Abstract: A storage device and method for storing, protecting, and cataloging a plurality of thumb drives.

Abstract: A two-way reusable shipping container has a plurality of flexible walls, the walls surrounding an internal cavity when the shipping container is in an open state. A pouch is located on a first wall of the plurality of flexible walls, and is configured to form a pocket into which the walls of the shipping container are collapsed when the shipping container is in a compact state. A closure device is configured to retain the shipping container in the pocket in the compact state. In some embodiments, the shipping container includes inflatable pillows, each pillow being secured to one of the walls. In some embodiments, the pouch inverts when the shipping container is converted between the open and compact states, such that interior surfaces of the pocket when the shipping container is in the open state become exterior surfaces of the pocket when the shipping container is in the compact state.

Abstract: A flexible pouch having multiple compartments is provided. The compartments are formed by providing additional sealed areas in the flexible pouch that bond a front panel and a back panel of the flexible pouch together thereby creating a barrier between open spaces within the pouch.

Abstract: A child-resistant packaging comprises a packaging container having a mouth and a drawstring positioned along the mouth for selectively opening and closing the mouth. A first cord lock is adapted to receive first and second ends of the drawstring. Actuation of the first cord lock enables the first cord lock to slidably engage the drawstring. In one aspect of the invention, a second cord lock has first and second lobes. The first lobe is adapted to receive the first end of the drawstring while the second lobe is adapted to receive the second end of the drawstring. Simultaneous actuation of the first and second lobes enables the second cord lock to slidably engage the drawstring.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cylindrical closure for a product-retaining container constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal-forming neck of said container, said closure comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one natural organic filler wherein the lateral surface of said closure has a hardness of 40 to 90 Shore A. Such closures are particularly suitable for sealingly closing wine bottles.

Abstract: A closure having enhanced oxygen barrier capabilities includes a cap body formed from a first material, the cap body defining a cavity therethrough, a stopper formed from a second material, the second material being different than the first material and disposed within the cavity, and a barrier layer formed from a third material, the third material being different than at least the second material and associated with at least one of the cap body and the stopper. A container assembly including a closure and a method of forming the closure is also provided.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cap (1) for a container neck, including a tubular skirt (20) which defines a central axis (X-X) and which includes, successively along this axis, a first skirt part (40), provided internally with means (41) for removably fixing it to the exterior surface of the container neck (2), and a second skirt part (50) including: a first axial end (51) which connects the rest of the second skirt to the first skirt part and which is provided internally with at least one surface (54A, 57A) adapted to abut axially against the free end (4) of the container neck, a second axial end (53) which is axially opposite the first end and which is blocked transversely by an end wall (10) of the cap, and an intermediate part (52) which extends axially between the first and second ends, from which project radially ribs (55, 57) substantially parallel to the axis (X-X) and distributed in a direction peripheral to this axis and which, in an axial section half-plane of the skirt, have, outside said ribs, a rad

Abstract: An apparatus and method for coating an end of a stoppered beverage bottle in wax are provided. A cap assembly is positioned over a mouth of the bottle prior to coating the end of the bottle in wax. The cap assembly may facilitate removal of a portion of the wax from the bottle to allow removal of the stopper and dispensing of the beverage. In an implementation, the cap assembly includes a cap portion sized to be received over at least a portion of a bottle mouth and the stopper. A spike protrudes downwardly from the cap portion, and is configured to at least partially pierce a bottle stopper. A tear ring is frangibly attached to the cap portion by one or more regions of mechanical weakening. A pull tab extends outwardly from the tear ring to facilitate frangible separation of the tear ring from the cap portion.

Abstract: The present invention includes a lockable safety container that incorporates a pop-up lid to enable person having disabilities to open the safety container, while the safety container retains childproofing features. The childproofing features include a locking pin, a locking tab, and a slide detent. The locking pin is internally biased by a spring that urges the pin to slide in a slideway in the lid of the container. The locking pin may be locked into a closed position by positioning the locking tab into a lock-out position. In the lock-out position, the locking tab cannot slide within a mating slot in the lid and thus the locking pin cannot slide in the slideway in the lid. The childproofing features of the safety container may require the user to engage in at two least distinct hand motions in order to open the container.

Abstract: An encased dispenser (100, 100?, 200, 300, 400) comprising a casing (102) and a dispenser (104, 104?, 204, 304) is provided. The casing (102) comprises a cap (120, 120?, 220, 320, 420) and a cover (140, 140?, 240, 340, 440). The dispenser (104, 104?, 204, 304) comprises a top part (107) and a bottom part (106). The top part (107) comprises a dispensing mechanism (135). The casing (102) and the bottom part (106) are engaged to each other, and the cap (120, 120?, 220, 320, 420) and the top part (107) are engaged to each other. The engagement of the casing (102) to the bottom part (106) is stronger than the engagement of the cap (120, 120?, 220, 320, 420) to the top part (107), and the encased dispenser (100,100?, 200, 300, 400) excludes threading.

Abstract: A vent prevents a vacuum within an inverted container of liquid and eliminates components found in other container vents. The vent utilizes a conical or other shaped venting tube extending from the closure or a reservoir with reservoir extension and an air conduit extending inferiorly from a closure. The closure is either a leak resistant or leak proof seal. The superior aspect of the reservoir contains an inferiorly projecting air conduit, opening at the volumetric center of the reservoir. The reservoir extension projects distally into the container to reach the inferior aspect of the container. The vent provides an airway between the outside and the interior of the container so air freely passes to the distal aspect of the container without contaminating the liquid. Any liquid within the reservoir extension then collects in the reservoir during inversion of the container and then returns to the container when upright.

Abstract: A decorative cap for use on a container that may contain liquid or semi-liquid food or drink or other products, the decorative cap including a display portion and a connector configured to couple the decorative cap to the container.

Abstract: A thread protector comprises a hollow cylindrical body with a substantially closed end and a threaded inner annular wall extending from the substantially closed end. An annular ring extends inwardly from the substantially closed end. The annular ring has a sloped wall which is spaced-apart from and faces the threaded inner annular wall.

Abstract: A carton includes a bottom panel (12/22), and first (14/16) and second (side panels (24/26) each having upper (16, 26) and lower (14, 24) portions. The first side panel has first (32a, 32b) and second (30a, 30b) apertures. The first side panel (14/16) is arranged to be disposed on opposing sides of an article B while the second side panel (24/26) is arranged to be disposed on opposing sides of a second article B. The carton includes a reinforcing panel (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) coupling the first and second side panels together. The reinforcing panel is disposed in face contacting relationship with the upper portions (16, 26) of the first and second side panels so as to substantially ‘V’ shaped.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magazine apparatus may include a plurality of dividing straps positioned substantially parallel with one another and a plurality of support straps positioned substantially parallel with one another. The plurality of support straps may intersect with the plurality of dividing straps to form a plurality of ware receiving channels. An upper end and a lower end of each ware receiving channel may be at least partially open. The magazine apparatus may also include a plurality of ware seats. Each ware seat may extend at least partially across a corresponding ware receiving channel proximate a lower end of the corresponding ware receiving channel. Each ware seat may provide a seat for glassware positioned in the corresponding ware receiving channel. A plurality of ware spacers may be positioned below and spaced apart from a corresponding ware seat and extending at least partially across the corresponding ware receiving channel.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for holding may include a plurality of ware keepers for receiving glassware. Each ware keeper may include a retention body comprising a wire coil circumscribing a glassware receiving volume. A lower-most winding of the wire coil forms a ware stop in the retention body. The retention body may include a spacer coil extending from the retention body below the ware stop. A base frame may include a plurality of apertures extending through the base frame. Each of the plurality of ware keepers may be positioned in a corresponding aperture in the base frame such that the retention body of each ware keeper is above a top surface of the base frame and the spacer coil of each ware keeper is below a bottom surface of the base frame.

Abstract: The device enables a free-standing package to be formed with an open, light structure for packing a bundle of individual flat articles placed in direct juxtaposition and aligned along a straight longitudinal axis in the direction of the thickness of the flat articles. The device includes a pair of individual rigid lateral supports which are opposite each other and which rest directly on the respective sides of the bundle. The rigidity of the flat articles in the width direction is used to form the free-standing package. In particular the device enables the longitudinal compression of the flat articles to be controlled, which is useful in the case of flat articles which have a shape memory, such as folding cartons.

Abstract: A package for display and sale of a card product comprising a first portion including a first panel connected to a second panel via a first fold line and a third panel connected to the second panel via a second fold line, the first panel including a first opening, the third panel including a second opening, which, in a folded state where the first panel has been folded to overlap the second panel via the first fold line and the second panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via a second fold line and the fourth panel has been folded to overlap the third panel via the third fold line, the first opening at least partially overlaps the second opening, a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, wherein the second portion displays information about the card product, a first fastener, and a second fastener releasably attached to the first fastener when the first portion and the second portion are in a closed position, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener re-attachably separate

Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing, among other things, cannabinoid unit dose forms. Also described are packaging, systems, devices, methods, and compositions including, among other things, phyto-cannabinoid unit dose forms for treating various diseases or disorders.

Abstract: An air bag packaging arrangement and a self-adhesive checking valve, the air bag packaging arrangement includes an air bag and an air valve which is the self-adhesive checking valve. The air bag includes first and second cell overlapped layers to form an air chamber and a valve opening. The air valve includes first and second sealing films overlapped between the first and second cell layers, and a strengthening film provided between the first valve film and the first cell film to strengthen a joint strength between the first valve film and the first cell film, so as to prevent the first valve film from being broken, so as to further avoid an air leakage.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a packaging process and the resultant package produced from the process. The process includes introducing, into a mixing device, pellets composed of ethylene/propylene/diene polymer (EPDM). The EPDM comprises greater than 60 wt % units derived from ethylene. The pellets have a residual moisture content from 500 ppm to 2500 ppm. The process includes adding a silica-based powder to the mixing device and coating at least a portion of the pellets with the silica-based powder. The process includes sealing a bulk amount of the coated pellets in a bag made of a flexible polymeric film The process includes absorbing, with the silica-based powder, the residual moisture from the pellets, and preventing moisture condensation in the bag interior for a period from 7 days after the sealing step to 1000 days after the sealing step.

Abstract: A double bag vacuum insulation panel for use in a temperature assured shipper made in a steam chest molding machine is provided. The double bag VIP comprises a porous core, a heat sealable inner envelope and an outer bag. The inner envelope is made from a substantially gas impermeable first material having a first thickness and defines an interior having a pressure of less than or equal to about 30 millibar. The outer bag is made from a substantially gas impermeable second material having a second thickness. The outer bag encapsulates the inner envelope. The double bag vacuum insulation panel has an R value of at least about 28 hr-ft2—° F./BTU-in and the R value drops less than about 10% after being exposed to a temperature of up to 95C for up to 7 seconds.

Abstract: A container for reducing energy consumption by encapsulating air space in a climate-controlled environment is disclosed. The container includes a valve for enabling air to move between the inside of container and the outside of the container. The container further includes an anchor for securing the container inside the climate-controlled environment. The container further includes at least one insulated wall. The container further includes an expanding and collapsing mechanism for facilitating, the expanding, and collapsing of the container when air moves between the inside of the container and the outside of the container.

Abstract: According to a first aspect, a spray insert includes a sidewall and a first vane extending from the sidewall. The spray insert also includes an endwall including a discharge outlet. The spray insert further includes a first boss including a tip and a side to direct a fluid product toward a swirl chamber. The boss is disposed on the endwall and extends from the vane. The side has a point of inflection.

Abstract: A dispenser system and method for creating and dispensing one or more solutions formed from a plurality of separate and distinct solid products which are eroded or dissolved in a liquid. The one or more solutions may include at least one of a first solid product and a second solid product, dissolved in the liquid. The dispenser system may include one or more dividers within a solution forming assembly of the dispenser system to maintain separation between the first solid product and the second solid product.

Abstract: A collapsible, reusable plastic container that can be used for the storage and transportation of produce, having dimensions optimized for such storage and transportation and for folding down of the container. The container may also have a novel footprint for “six-down” stacking. The container may also be designed to provide increased ventilation to its contents during storage and transport. The container may also have a sample door with a clip for easy access to the produce contained in the container when it is stacked among other containers. The container may also have a latch system to secure its endwalls and sidewalls in an erected configuration during storage and transport. The container may also have lead-in in its dimensions to facilitate stacking and de-stacking of containers.

Abstract: A package for a particulate laundry scent additive.

Abstract: A disassembleable, reusable plastic container that can be used for the manufacture, storage and transportation of cheese products. The container may utilize wrap-around interlocks. The endwalls of the container may be flexible to allow the container to undergo minimal deformation when filled with cheese products. The container may also have a recessed pressboard that allows for increased capacity in the container. The container may also utilize positive corner interlocks that minimize unintentional disengagement.

Abstract: A capsule for preparing beverages including at least one lateral wall, at least one upper wall for injection of a brewing liquid and at least one lower wall for outflow of the beverage which define a hollow body for housing one or more ingredients for preparing the beverage. The capsule further includes at least one vertical axis and at least one flange extending laterally from the lateral wall of the hollow body of the capsule, and defined by at least one upper surface and at least one lower surface, the flange including, at its own end, at least one element projecting with respect to the upper surface of the flange. The at least one projecting element includes a side surface incident to the lower surface of the flange, extending at least partially decreasing its own distance with respect to the vertical axis of the capsule.

Abstract: A mini-container for inter-modal shipping includes panels forming a pair of oppositely disposed side walls, a front wall, a back wall opposite to said front wall, a floor, and a roof. The side, front and back walls may releasably lock to another to form an enclosure and unlock from one another. The panels are positionable between an erected-for-use configuration and a collapsed storage configuration. In the storage configuration, the side, front and back panels are stacked lying flat to form a stack of the panels laying on the base. The stack of panels is overlaid with the roof. The erected mini-containers are sized for space efficient loading of an inter-modal mobile transport conveyor such as an automobile carrier, train, ship or plane. In their storage configuration the mini-containers may be carried on the mobile transport conveyors for later use carrying cargo and may be carried in a stack simultaneously with mini-containers carrying cargo.