Abstract: A coating composition for a food or beverage container, the coating composition comprising an additive being operable to disrupt the chromophore of a colourant, upon absorption of the said colourant into the cured coating composition.

Abstract: A beverage container comprises a label. The label includes sections that are designed to be selectively removed. A plurality of indicia associated with the sections identify the removed sections.

Abstract: A VFFS bag is provided that is dimensionally stable, aesthetically pleasing, and renders items stored in it highly visible. The bag includes first and second gusseted side walls that span a depth of the bag and front and rear walls that span a width of the bag. The bag has a substantially rectangular closed bottom end. In order to maximize the viewability of stored items and reduce the amount of film material in the bag, the bag has a depth to width ratio of at least 1.5:1 at the bottom end of the bag. Stability is enhanced by sizing the gussets such that they closely approach but do not overlap a line longitudinally bisecting the bag. A VFFS machine also is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of incrementally stretching polymeric film formed from a blown film extrusion process. The present invention is further directed to a polymeric bag formed from an incrementally stretched polymeric film. The incremental stretching is performed on a collapsed polymeric bubble via a pair of intermeshing rollers. The incrementally stretched polymeric film may be stretched only along a portion of its width. The polymeric bag may be a drawstring trash bag with an extended hem where only the extended hem of the polymeric bag comprises incrementally stretched polymeric film.

Abstract: A co-extruded plastic film for use in a refuse-containing bag that is used in an autoclaving process. The plastic film has three layers that are co-extruded together, and the plastic film includes an inner layer, a middle layer, and an outer layer. The inner and outer layers include a thermoplastic polyolefin and a quantity of polypropylene, and the thermoplastic polyolefin comprises at least 40% by weight of the inner layer, and the polypropylene comprises less than 50% by weight of the inner and outer layers. The middle layer has at least 50% by weight of a thermoplastic polyolefin, and at least 7% by weight of a filler. Polypropylene comprises less than 50% by weight of the plastic film, and the film is capable of withstanding an autoclaving process in which the environmental temperatures reach 250° F. for twenty minutes or longer.

Abstract: Described herein are packaging systems having a receptacle and one or a plurality of expandable members that are configured to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. In some variations the expandable member includes one or a plurality of folded pieces of material (e.g., tissue paper or fabric (e.g., tulle)), which are attached to the receptacle. In the expanded configuration, the expandable member(s) obscure an object (e.g., a gift) placed within the receptacle without closing the receptacle.

Abstract: A paper bag is disclosed. The paper bag may include a bag container formed of white solid bleached sulfate paper with at least 60% post-consumer content.

Abstract: A rope fixture 11 fixes a closing rope 12 for binding a bag opening of a flexible container bag 20A as a bag body, and includes a plate-shaped body in which a through-hole and a slit are formed, wherein a through-hole 13 allows the closing rope 12 to pass therethrough and a slit 14 nips and locks the closing rope 12 and has an insertion opening 17 provided at one end located at a lateral side of the plate-shaped body 15 and has a rope locking portion 18 allowing the closing rope 12 to pass therethrough and locks the closing rope 12 provided at the other end.

Abstract: There is provided a plug member that is detachably mounted to a liquid inlet to close the liquid inlet. The plug member comprises a sealing part configured to close the liquid inlet, such that at least part of the sealing part is inserted in the liquid inlet; and a cover part arranged around at least part of circumference of the sealing part.

Abstract: A storage container includes a cover portion, a body portion disposed below the cover portion so as to form a storage space together with the cover portion for storing an end of an article therein, and a connecting portion connecting the cover portion and the body portion to each other and imparting a tensile force in an opening direction when the cover portion is moved in an opening direction with respect to the body portion and a tensile force in a closing direction when the cover portion is moved in a closing direction with respect to the body portion. The storage container can be provided in which a cover portion and a body portion are included, and a connecting portion is included inside the storage container to impart tensile force in connection with the cover portion. Thus, storing and withdrawing articles can be done conveniently.

Abstract: A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container.

Abstract: A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container.

Abstract: A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container.

Abstract: A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container.

Abstract: A lid assembly including a camming lever and a sealing member for selectively sealing and unsealing a drinking aperture of a lid main body. The camming lever is rotatably to selectively move the sealing member between a sealed position adjacent to and an unsealed position spaced apart from the drinking aperture. The camming lever includes a lever arm extending from two cams having a cam axle extending therebetween. The cam axle is pivotally attached to the sealing member, which is pivotally attached to the lid main body. The cams engage an upper surface of the lid main body. A stub axle extends laterally outward from each cam and engages a ledge which limiting upward movement of the cams.

Abstract: An enclosure can include a top enclosure portion having a top flange and a first top engagement feature. The enclosure can also include a bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the top enclosure portion, where the bottom enclosure portion has a bottom flange that mechanically couples to the top flange and a first bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the first top engagement feature. The enclosure can further include a first fastening device mechanically and movably coupled to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature. The first fastening device, in an engaged position, can maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange. The first fastening device, in a disengaged position, can fail to maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange.

Abstract: A closure assembly for a container is provided, the closure assembly comprising: a closure body for securing to the container to extend across and seal an opening in the container; the closure body comprising a bore therein, the bore communicating with the opening in the container and providing a conduit between the interior of the container and the exterior of the container through which product within the container may be dispensed; a closure member having a port therein, the closure member slideably mounted to the closure body and slideable between a closed position in which the port is out of alignment with the bore in the closure body and the closure member acts to close the bore in the closure member and an open position in which the port is aligned with the bore in the closure body. A measuring vessel for use with the closure assembly is also provided.

Abstract: A food dispensing container having a removable dispensing member that includes a hinged flow gate configured to cover, in a closed position, a corresponding aperture in a bottom of a dispensing compartment of the dispensing member. The dispensing member also includes a hinged lid configured to cover a top of the dispensing compartment, the hinged lid having a notch that allows a range of rotation of the hinged flow gate when the hinged lid is in a closed position covering the top of the dispensing compartment and the rotation of the hinged flow gate opening the corresponding aperture when the food dispensing container is tilted from an upright position. The hinged lid and the hinged flow gate interlock, limiting the hinged flow gate to the closed position, when the hinged lid is in an open position uncovering the top of the dispensing compartment.

Abstract: A closure comprises the unitarily molded single-piece combination of: a base for mounting to a container body; a living hinge; and a cover coupled by the living hinge to the base and shiftable between a closed orientation and an open orientation via rotation about the living hinge. A tamper-evident feature comprises: a tab connected to one of the cover and base by a second living hinge and having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion separated from the proximal portion by a pre-defined rupture zone in a pre-rupture condition and having a first engagement feature; and a second engagement feature on the other of the base and the cover positioned to engage the first engagement feature in the closed orientation and pre-rupture condition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispensing closure and a container with such a dispensing closure. The dispensing closure comprises a base element, a spout element and a rotatable operating element, wherein the spout element can be axially moved between a retracted position and an extended position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide dispensing caps, containers, and methods for quickly and easily dispensing liquids of varying viscosities at different flow rates. In one embodiment, an adjustable dispensing cap is provided that permits a user to rotate a first member to select an appropriately sized pour hole and achieve a desired flow rate for the particular liquid to be dispensed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a slider valve assembly for connection to a spout of an aseptically-packaged flexible container for filling and dispensing flowable material. The slider valve assembly comprises a cap member, a valve member, and an outlet member. The cap member has a central opening and is adapted to be secured to the spout of the container. The valve member defines one or more side openings in communication with a central bore, is slidable within the central opening of the cap member and is lockable into a closed or open position. The outlet member is detachably engaged to the valve member and is used for actuating the valve member. The outlet member also defines a hollow interior portion which is in communication with the central bore of the valve member.

Abstract: A lid may include a lower portion and an upper portion that is pivotally attached to the lower portion. The lid may also include a locking member coupled to a bottom surface of the upper portion of the lid. The locking member may be slidable between a locked and an unlocked position. When the locking member is in the locked position, the upper portion of the lid may be pivotally coupled to the lower portion of the lid and movable between an open position that allows the one or more fluids to be poured from the container and a closed position that prevents the one or more fluids from being poured from the container.

Abstract: A foil of a tagger ring foil (TRF) closure system for a container, such as a can, is provided. The foil comprises a composite of two or more layers made from different materials instead of aluminum only.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a bottle cork with a built-in removal mechanism. The bottle cork may include a cork body having a hollow sleeve positioned therein, the hollow sleeve housing a mini-corkscrew, the mini-corkscrew having a corkscrew end extending toward a bottom surface of the cork body and an end opposite the corkscrew end; a gas cartridge configured to be punctured by the end of the mini-corkscrew opposite the corkscrew end; and a knob top attached to the gas cartridge, such that when the knob top is rotated, the gas cartridge is pierced by the end of the mini-corkscrew opposite the corkscrew end while the corkscrew end is drawn into and through the bottom surface of the cork body. The pressure exerted by the pierced gas cartridge may force the bottle cork out of a bottle, thus negating the need for an external cork removal tool.

Abstract: A capsule cap for a beverage container of the present invention includes: a cylindrical lower coupling unit (10) keeping an additive (A) therein; a cutting unit (20) having a cylindrical cutting body (21) inserted in a lower body (11) and vertically moving down to cut a seal (12) so that the additive (A) drops; and an upper coupling unit (30) disposed over the lower coupling unit (30) to be turned and vertically move the cutting unit (20), in which drinking water contained in the beverage container an additive are separately kept, so the drinking water and the additive are prevented from spoiling. Further, spiral guides are formed, so torque is easily changed into straight force, thereby achieving easy cutting and opening.

Abstract: A portable cup attached to a product container in eludes a cup lid attached to the portable cup or the bottom of the portable cup, and the cup lid has a sealing device sealed and combined to the mouth of the portable cup. With the cup lid appropriately sealed and combined to the mouth of the portable cup, a product contained in the container has the easy packing, easy-to-carry and easy-to-use effects and the portable cup has the moistureproof, leakproof and quality assurance functions to the packed product. Such portable cup achieves the expected effects of environmental protection, cost-effectiveness, and waste reduction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a membrane seal (1) for a container (2) for products, for example a container for food products, cosmetic products, products for medical use, etc. The membrane seal comprises a control device and is configured to facilitate inventory management, authenticate contents, and protect against an ill-intentioned attempt to siphon the content stored in the container (2). The invention also relates to a stopper and a container provided with such a membrane seal.

Abstract: A locking mechanism having a male locking pin and a mating female locking slot is disclosed. Once the male locking pin and female locking slot are engaged with one another, they may not be separated without damage. The locking mechanism may be incorporated into a secure storage container, and storage container kits.

Abstract: A purpose is to render a gripping operation of grip tabs more stable. A hose clamp (1) includes a clamp body (3) formed by bending a plate spring into an annular shape while two ends of the plate spring are caused to cross each other on a circumferential plane and grip tabs (51, 52) formed to be raised radially outward from both ends of the clamp body (3), respectively. An expanded-diameter state of the clamp body (3) is retained when a locking claw (34) is locked by a catch (35). The clamp body (3) is released from the expanded-diameter state when a gripping operation is further carried out in this state. The second grip tab (52) has a distal end formed to be wider than a distal end of the first grip tab (51). The distal ends of the grip tabs (51, 52) are bent in respective directions in which the distal ends depart from each other with respect to a thicknesswise direction, thereby serving as bent portions (61, 62) for the gripping operation, respectively.

Abstract: A reusable hose bundling sleeve having hooks and loops attached to an elongated section of material. The loops have a portion that extends beyond an edge of the elongated section and the portion of the loops has an identifiable portion.

Abstract: Liners for cooking vessels, cooking systems, and methods of making liners for cooking vessels are disclosed. The liner can be a multi-layer liner having a bag-like structure with a closed bottom having a bottom edge, a top opening having first and second top edges, and two sealed sides. The liner can have a first side seal extending along a first end from the top opening toward the bottom edge and a second side seal extending along a second end from the top opening toward the bottom edge. The liner material can include an aluminum foil sheet thermally laminated to a polymer film. The polymer film can include a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate layer coextruded with an amorphous polyethylene terephthalate sealant layer.

Abstract: Methods and packages for storing film strips while reducing or eliminating stress cracking during storage, including use of packages having an inner surface made from polymeric materials exhibiting various physical properties and including films and pouches that are annealed.

Abstract: A bundle of containers like bottles or cans comprises a structure (2) for holding containers (3), having a base wall (4) intended to support the containers (3) and lateral walls (5) extending from the base wall (4), which define a compartment (6) intended for the support of the containers (3). The compartment (6) is impermeable for receiving a predefined amount of ice intended for cooling the containers. The bundle (1) also comprises a wrapping (7) made of thermoretractable plastic material which wraps the structure (2) for holding containers (3) and the containers (3) arranged therein. The wrapping (7) has at least one access opening (8) for the introduction of the ice into the housing compartment (6) of the structure (2) for holding containers (3). An optional spacer between containers provides gaps for receiving the coolant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pressure relief one-way valves for hermetic packaging, A pressure relief one-way valve for hermetic packaging is provided, comprising a valve body (A), a valve cap (B) and a valve membrane (C), wherein the valve body (A) comprises a base (13) comprising a sealing seat (11) for the valve membrane (C) and one or more holes (6) adapted to let the gas flow through the valve (1), wherein the valve cap (B) is housed in the valve body (A) and comprises a pressure relief one-way opening (4) wherein the valve membrane (C) is flexible and is placed between the valve body (A) and the valve cap (B) in the sealing seat (11).

Abstract: A container for the storage of goods within a cavity of the container. The container includes retrieval means configured to be detachably coupled with an attachment mechanism in the cavity of the container. A rim and opening of the cavity of the container is angled with respect to a horizontal plane. The container may include a lid for engaging with the rim and/or side walls of the container to substantially close or seal off the opening and, thereby, the cavity. The lid may be configured to form a substantially horizontal top surface, or a top surface that is angled with respect a horizontal plane when it is engaged with the rim of the container. The lid may include a lip or side wall that allows two containers with angled top surfaces to be securely stacked on each other on the top surfaces.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a packaging for at least one false eyelash. In one embodiment, the packaging for the at least one false eyelash comprises a tray comprising one or more openings and at least one adhesive tab comprising an adhesive side coupled to a bottom side of the tray, wherein the adhesive side sticks to the at least one false eyelash via the one or more openings in the tray, wherein the at least one adhesive tab comprises a non-adhesive member that is used to pull the adhesive side away from the bottom side of the tray to release the at least one false eyelash from the tray.

Abstract: A storage container is particularly configured to house one or more disposable tubes (such as grease tubes) in a manner where the tubes are protected from the environment and restrained from movement (i.e., no longer “rolling around” within a vehicle, for example). The container is preferably configured to store the tubes in a vertical position, with the top end of the tubes (i.e., the dispensing end) facing up, thus, ensuring that any entrained air will rise to the top of the tube.

Abstract: A package cushioning material for liquid crystal glass includes two air sack sheets arranged on and parallel with two major surfaces of a piece of liquid crystal glass and two scratch protection layers in the form of U-shaped channels formed of a foamed cushioning material and arranged at two opposite ends of the liquid crystal glass to separate the air sack sheets from the ends of the liquid crystal glass. The air sack sheet is formed by connecting a plurality of air sacks. The package cushioning material uses an air sack sheet as a basic cushioning material that is protected from being damaged by the corners of the ends of the liquid crystal glass by being separated from the corners of the liquid crystal glass by the scratch protection layers.

Abstract: A package cushioning material for liquid crystal glass includes an air sack sheet and scratch protection layers arranged between the air sack sheet and corners of a piece of liquid crystal glass. The air sack sheet is formed by connecting a plurality of air sacks. The package cushioning material uses an air sack sheet as a basic cushioning material that is protected from being damaged by the corners of the liquid crystal glass by being separated from the corners of the liquid crystal glass by the scratch protection layers.

Abstract: A reusable modified atmosphere packaging system, including a package having a plurality of walls that define an interior space and an opening, an exterior space circumscribing the package, the exterior space being selectively joinable with the interior space, a closure selectively separating the interior space from the exterior space, atmospheric gases positioned in the interior space, an exit port extending from the interior space to the exterior space, an entrance port extending from the exterior space to the interior space, the entrance port being a one-way valve, product positioned in the interior space within the atmospheric gases, and a modified atmosphere source containing modified atmospheric gases, the modified atmosphere source selectively sealable through the entrance port, the modified atmospheric gases selectively in fluid communication with the interior space.

Abstract: A method of making a container includes applying an insulating material in an inactive form to form a layer on a first substrate. The applied insulating material includes expandable microspheres. The method further includes joining a second substrate to the first substrate to adhere the first substrate to the second substrate and to create at least a portion of a multi-layer composite having at least one air gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The method further includes heating the applied insulating material to activate expandable microspheres thereof to form expanded microspheres. The method further includes increasing the thickness of the applied insulating material layer to thereby increase the volume of the air gap between the first substrate and the second substrate of the multi-layer composite by the heating of the applied insulating material. The method further includes forming the multi-layer composite into a container having expanded microspheres.

Abstract: A ready-meal shipping container includes: a housing comprising a plurality of walls bounding an interior cavity and a food-tray-retention assembly. The food-tray-retention assembly includes a plurality of racks arranged in a stacked configuration within the interior cavity of the housing, and an elongated sleeve aligned with the racks.

Abstract: An insulator for a Mason jar that includes: a top; a main portion, where the top removably seals the main portion; and an opening within the main portion, where the opening receives the Mason jar. The top may cover a twist off lid of the Mason jar or alternatively simply cover the opening where the opening receives the entire Mason jar. Preferably, the insulator is made of a material that diminishes heat transfer such as foam rubber or Styrofoam.

Abstract: Among other things, one or more systems and/or methods of forming a device housing, such as a hygiene device housing of a hygiene device, are described herein. An in-mold decoration (IMD), comprising an adhesive layer between an outer layer (e.g., a sacrificial layer) and an aesthetic layer (e.g., a layer comprising color, a design, a logo, a shielding material, etc.) is formed. A device housing is formed to comprise the IMD, such as through a molding process. A metallic layer is deposited over the device housing. The device housing is exposed to an energy emission to disrupt the adhesive layer, such as to remove a bonding property of the adhesive layer. The disruption of the adhesive layer may remove the outer layer and a portion of the metallic layer overlaying the outer layer, thus exposing the aesthetic layer such as a design of the aesthetic layer for the hygiene device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dispensing a bag which are configured to receive and retain one or more objects. Some bag dispenser embodiments can comprise a pair of guiderails angled toward each other so that a bag positioned between the two guiderails can slide along guiderails to press open the mouth of bag. Other dispensers can comprise a pair of guiderails that are parallel. Other embodiments of the present disclosure comprise bags that are configured for use with the dispenser. Still other embodiments are described.

Abstract: Pressurized compositions propelled by a pressurizing component (preferably a propellant such as compressed gas) and further including at least one active ingredient, at least one high molecular weight nonionic surfactant, and water which is a major component of the composition and is at least substantially ion-free and/or salt-free (preferably ion-free and salt-free), wherein the composition is stored in and dispensed from a plastic pressurized container. The plastic is preferably PET or PEN. The composition has a pH of about 4 to about 8.5. The composition can include as active ingredient(s), one or more of a fragrance component, an odor eliminating compound, an insecticide, an antimicrobial, and a disinfectant.

Abstract: A package for tobacco products or tobacco related commodities or smoking devices, including an openable closure with at least two walls sliding over another when the closure is being opened and closed, at least the one wall includes a sequence of magnetic elements, extending in the direction of the relative movement of the two walls when they slide over another and having alternating positive and negative poles, and that the other wall includes at least one magnetic element with a magnet pole, which slides along the magnetic elements of the one wall when the two walls slide over another. Methods of use are also described.

Abstract: A non-woven mono-component, mono-constituent poly lactic acid (PLA) web is disclosed. The web material is useful for production of infused and brewed beverage filtering media such as tea bags and other pouches and filters. The nonwoven network of PLA fibers in mono-component, mono-constituent configuration provides enhanced liquid infusion properties, superior wet strength and weight properties that surpass current beverage bags and pouches because of its unique composition and structure. The manufacture of Biodegradable Tea and Coffee filter fabrics utilizing PLA powders in place of low melt mono-component, mono-constituent fibers to improve fabric elongation and reduce cost. The addition of a Chlorine scavenger allows preserving the taste and essence of the beverage.

Abstract: Pad for use in a coffee machine for preparing at least one part of a single beverage serving which pad, for use in the coffee machine, is adapted to receive an aqueous fluid that is supplied under pressure so that the aqueous fluid is forced through the pad for obtaining the at least on part of the beverage serving that then exits the pad. The pad includes a covering defining an interior space that is filled with a beverage preparation product for preparing the beverage wherein the beverage preparation product includes a product soluble in an aqueous fluid. The covering comprises a flexible first sheet and a rigid shell, wherein the first sheet and the shell are connected to each other around their perimeter edges, and wherein the shell is equipped with at least one outlet opening.