Abstract: A neck clip bottle carrier having angled side panels of two-ply construction. The lower edges of openings in the side panels engage the underside of bottle flanges to support the bottles. The outer ply of one of the side panels is divided into flaps which overlie tear-away sections in the underlying inner ply. The flaps are adhered to lower portions of the tear-away sections. When the tear-away sections are separated, the overlying flaps pivot upwardly to a point permitting removal of the associated bottle. The tear-away sections are designed so as not to cause failure of the carrier under high loadings.

Abstract: This invention relates to a can carrier for forming into a package and carrying one or more cans, normally six cans to form a six-pack. The can carrier is primarily formed of a sheet of readly foldable and deformable material including paperboard. For each can, the sheet is provided with a pair of cutouts defining foldable flaps. The flaps are foldable beneath the sheet with each pair of flaps being remote from one another. The result is that the connection between each flap and the sheet provides two layers of materials which are engagable beneath a can chime to interlock the can with the can carrier. The folded connection between each flap and the sheet may be reinforced by stretchable self shrinking glue disposed generally in the apex of the connection between each flap and the under side of the sheet. Another form of flap reinforcement is the bonding of a synthetic thread to the under side of the sheet and the flaps with the thread extending longitudinally of the sheets and the flaps.

Abstract: A bottle carrier of the type employing tabs surrounding bottle neck openings to support the underside of bottle flanges. The carrier is comprised of an inner clip member and an outer shroud, each having aligned bottle neck openings and tabs. The outer shroud incorporates side panels which fold around adjacent bottles and are adhered to the inner face of the end panels. The side panels are moved into place by the pulling action of gusset panels as the latter are folded into position at the inner face of the end panels. The outermost bottle support tabs are of greater height than the innermost tabs to accommodate bowing of the carrier during lifting, and the other tabs have angled edges adapted to contact the bottle flanges when the carrier is lifted. The inner clip includes short flaps underlying the side and end flaps of the outer shroud.

Abstract: A device for securing a plurality of cans having a plurality of apertures and a plurality of slits defining a plurality of tabs surrounding each aperture which engage the upper rims of cans to secure the cans when the upper rims thereof are inserted through the apertures.

Abstract: A paint bucket comprised of an open-top-end container. A lid is engageable over the open-to-end. The lid is provided with attachment brackets on an inner surface thereof for the retention of one or more paint applicating implements. A slot is formed in a top end of the bucket for accommodating passage of a paint roller connecting rod whereby a wet paint roller may be held inside the container connecting rod and handle extending outside the container to maintain the wet roller in an enclosed area to prevent the wet roller from drying, when not in use.

Abstract: A clip-type carrier especially suited for carrying beverage cans. The carrier is comprised of a panel having slots in a folded, wedge-shaped inner support section and in outer support sections for receiving the can chimes. The inner support sections include finger holes covered by tabs connected by transverse fold lines. Curved transverse fold lines extend toward the central portion of the panel from the ends of the first transverse fold lines to form support segments for receiving and withstanding lifting stresses. A reinforcing strip overlies the inner support section of the panel and includes finger holes which are aligned with the finger holes in the support sections.

Abstract: A self-storing collapsible implement includes: a collapsible handle; a grip at the proximal end of the handle; a tool at the distal end of the handle; and a cover, attached to the handle proximate the junction of the grip and the handle for covering and concealing the tool when the handle is collapsed.

Abstract: A neck clip bottle carrier having a handle panel extending up from the angled side panels. The lower edges of openings in the side panels engage the undersides of bottle flanges to support the bottles. The openings continue into the handle panel, and the upper edges also engage the undersides of the bottle flanges when the handle panel is folded down. This maintains the handle panel below the tops of the bottles to allow the carriers to be stacked. One of the openings extending into the handle panel is a handle opening. The upper edge of the handle opening is of arcuate shape in order to distribute lifting and carrying stresses into the side panels.

Abstract: A sheath and comb assembly is capable of protecting a paint brush and maintaining bristles of the paint brush in good condition. The comb can be stored within the sheath along with the paint brush. To use the comb, it is secured to the sheath so that the sheath acts as a handle. The useful condition of the bristles are maintained by combing the bristles with the comb.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier for packaging two or more cylindrical cans together in at least one line, each of said cans being provided with a neck with a reduced diameter close to an attached cover, said carrier being produced from a cardboard blank having two convex slots side by side for each can, the distance between said slots being smaller than the diameter of the cover, and wherein each of the arc shaped slots is complemented by at least two radially pointing tabs, when in use, each pair of slots being arranged outwardly running short slots for making a series of inward to grip with their outer edges immediately below the cover at opposite sides of each can.

Abstract: A paperboard clip-type carrier especially suited for carrying beverage cans. The top panel comprises overlapped inner and outer top panel flaps which provide double thickness in the handle area. Support edges in reinforcement sections connected to the bottom panel and the side panels engage the underside of the can chimes to support them, and stress relief score lines are provided to distribute stresses from the support edges through the reinforcement sections. The side panel has cutouts through which the can chimes can protrude, allowing the side panels to be positioned tightly against the cans to increase the strength of the carrier.

Abstract: A multiple product container carton having a rectangular base portion and substantially triangular side walls with opposing slots in the side walls for holding product containers. End walls are hingedly connected to the ends of the rectangular base portion and fold upwardly and lock to the side walls to securely hold the product containers in the carton. Perforation lines may extend between the opposing pairs of slots such that a product container may be removed from the carton by tearing along the perforation lines.

Abstract: A holder-container for paint roller may be utilized in various functions, particularly as a paint roller holder, as a protective enclosure and as a container, having a flat bottom and walls forming a reservoir to receive paint roller, wet paint, water or thinner, which is open at its upper end, opposite to the flat bottom and is provided with a flat snap-on lid (6) which has sufficient height around the perimeter of the lid to extend over the top open end of container (1) which is retained in operative position by suitable means, a groove (5) in container and a raised bead (8) in snap-on lid (6) by applying finger pressure downward on the top surface of snap-on lid (6) causing the raised bead (8) in snap-on lid (6) to pop securely into groove (5) in container (1), like a coffee can lid.

Abstract: A paint brush storage bag assembly for storing a paint brush in a storage liquid between uses and holding the brush while in use. The assembly comprises a foil bag for receiving the bristles and the adjacent portion of the ferrule therein. The bag has a relatively flat bottom for supporting itself in an upright position and also has a pair of vertical pleats therein for permitting an upper edge of the bag to be closed around the ferrule of the brush. A paint brush is provided and includes a relatively wide elastic band positioned in a stretched condition around the ferrule of the brush. The elastic band is rollable onto itself to form a band of increased thickness to serve as a drip guard. The brush can also be suspended on the edge of the foil bag by the rolled-up elastic band. The elastic band is unrollable downwardly over the upper edge of the foil bag to secure the bristles of the brush in the bag and seal the contents of the bag therein.

Abstract: A carrier for articles such as beverage cans of the type that grip the top portions of the cans so as to suspend them from the carrier. The upper ends of the cans extend through apertures in the bottom panel of the carrier, and the chimes or lips of the cans are engaged by locking tabs surrounding the aperture. Glue flaps foldably connected to the bottom panel adjacent the can apertures by connecting flap segments overlie the upper ends of the cans. The connecting flap segments contain support tabs which assist in supporting the cans, thereby providing support substantially throughout the circumference of the cans.

Abstract: A travel case for a tooth brush having a various shaped cases, rigidly attached to the case is a brush handle clip, the brush handle clip consisting of two opposing semi-rigid jaws with the entry side of each jaw rounded creating a narrow catch which opens to an open cavity, a bumper affixed to the case such that the bumper keeps the tooth brush from contacting the case in two directions, one surface of the bumper has a concave shape and the bumper is aligned with the centerline of the two jaws of the clip.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing liquids or viscous fluids, especially ABS and PVC type cement, includes an upwardly opening container having a large externally threaded mouth that communicates with an interior of the container. A downwardly converging well is positioned in the mouth and has a hole extending through a lower end thereof so that the well communicates with the interior of the container. The well acts as a funnel when the container is filled. An elongated brush or other applicator member is adapted to be inserted through the hole in the well and has an upper handle portion, a lower applicator and an intermediate enlarged intermediate portion that engages the portion of the well defining the hole to cover the same. An internally threaded cap screws over the mouth of the container and has a large central opening that communicates with the well.

Abstract: A container for a paint brush, which container comprises a body and a lid, the body having a base and a walled portion which upstands from the base, the lid having an aperture through which a handle of the paint brush passes and slits which extend from the aperture and which enables parts of the lid defining the aperture to grip the handle of the paint brush, and the walled portion of the body having an inwardly projecting integrally formed shelf portion on which to rest the paint brush, and integrally formed ribs which extend parallel to the base and which are for wiping excess paint from the paint brush.

Abstract: This invention concerns accessories for use with painting tools. Such an accessory may comprise an elongate member having means to suspend a paint brush vertically into an open topped vessel, means to scrape excess paint out of a paint roller, and a means for cleaning out grooves around the rim of a paint can.

Abstract: A holder for toothbrushes, the holder comprising a bottom member having a bottom portion and a continuous upstanding first wall, and a top member having a top portion and a continuous depending second wall, the first and second walls being connectable to form a chamber, the top portion having openings therein for receiving handles of toothbrushes with the top portion supporting bristle portions of the toothbrushes, the bottom member being adapted to receive and retain a disposable cup.

Abstract: A first housing has an opening for a toothbrush handle. A second housing within the first housing automatically rotates to an open position upon the removal of the toothbrush, exposing the pills or other medicine contained within the second housing to a potential pill taker. In a second embodiment, a toothbrush having a serrated handle cannot be removed from the housing until the pill drawer is first opened. In a third embodiment, the toothbrush cannot be reinserted in the first housing without first moving the second housing containing the pills towards the open position.

Abstract: An elongated device for applying lotion to the body which comprises a first elongated section and a second elongated section joined together through a pivot so as to be foldable upon each other in a closed condition. An applicator head hingedly attached to the first section at the end distant from such pivot and a compartment in one of the sections for storage of a plurality of soft absorbent pads attachable to the head.

Abstract: A toilet brush holder provided with a container for the brush and a cover having a frictional fit with the upper end of the container but which can be manually removed and applied to the lower end of the container to act as a supporting base for the container. The cover has a central opening through which the handle of the brush, but not the brush itself, can pass. The frictional fit of the cover and the container is such that the holder with the brush in the container can be suspended by the brush handle without detaching the cover from the container. The container has a projection at its lower end which fits into the opening in the cover when the cover is applied to the lower end of the container to act as a base.

Abstract: A caddy assembly for storing a cleaning wand. The caddy includes a housing for storing the wand cleaning head, the wand handle extending downward through a groove in the housing. The caddy housing may be readily locked in an open or closed position by engaging the cleaning wand with the housing lid or a bracket mechanism, respectively. The assembly also includes apparatus for mounting the caddy in a vertical, upright position.

Abstract: An article carrier of the top-gripping type which connects together and supports a plurality of bottles by their flanged neck portions is formed from a single elongate blank (10) of foldable sheet material having a series of panels (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) joined together and the blank including terminal panels (12, 20) at opposing ends thereof and which, when assembled provides a top (16) and a base (12, 20) interconnected by spaced side wall panels (14, 18) and together form a tubular structure. The top and base each have a plurality of article receiving apertures (A1-A4:N1-N4) with the apertures in the top disposed in registry with the apertures in the base.

Abstract: In a container having a removable sealing cover and, attached thereto, an application device for the contents of the container, in particular shoe polish, the seal is improved by providing, along the entire periphery of the container and in addition along the periphery of each compartment, a sealing lip which cooperates with corresponding sealing lips on the cover. To improve the usefulness, the cover or the bottom section of the container is additionally provided with a brush.

Abstract: A device is described for holding a paint brush or roller in wet storage in the sealed chamber of a container. The chamber is designed to hold a paint dissolving solvent which creates an atmosphere in which a paint ladened brush or roller remains soft and pliable until it can be thoroughly cleaned, or until it is reused. The device includes an open top container which is provided with a cover for sealing the chamber, within the container, from the ambient atmosphere. The cover, in turn, is provided with a relatively small opening from which a number of slits, cut through the cover, extend in radial directions. The slits form a plurality of flexible, pie-shaped segments which coact with the opening to readily adapt to receiving various size handles of the paint brush or roller.

Abstract: A combination of a plurality of bottles and a carrier therefor. The bottles are each formed with elongated necks having an annular flange forming a barb-like member intermediate the ends of the bottle neck. A carrier for a plurality of bottles, preferably six, is made of an integrally formed plastic sheet shaped to conform with the upper portion of the body of the bottle below the annular flange. The carriers are also formed with openings having four symmetrically arranged tabs projecting inwardly to engage the lower surface of the bottle flange.

Abstract: A molded container for displaying an article comprises a pair of recessed panels that hingably close along a rib portion at the upper ends thereof to form a compartment and to define an opening at the lower end of the container in communication with the compartment through which a portion of the article displayed within the compartment can extend. The container also includes closure means for releasably securing the recessed panels in the closed position to hold the article therebetween.

Abstract: The invention is a carrying case for drywaller's tools, which constitute primarily a series of paste applicator blades of varying widths, the case comprising a case body itself, and a rack contained within the case which defines a series of parallel slots into which the blades are inserted. The rack is of narrowing width from one end to the other to accommodate neatly the graduated blade size of a standard set of drywaller hanger's blades, and the lid for the case has an aperture through which protrude the handles of the blades. A specialized carrying strap, and mounting loops on the side of the case, hold tape and other tools.

Abstract: A novel crown support carrier is disclosed having a generally one-piece construction formed in an inverted U-shaped configuration. A pair of downwardly depending legs are formed on the apex of the U-shape and tape means are applied to the lower corner portions of each leg to tightly pull the downwardly positioned legs against the bottles contained in the carrier to thereby form a tightly secured beverage carrier. The tape means has indicia designating printing positioned thereon in the form of advertising or other copy material. In the preferred embodiments, the carrier is designed for two or six bottle capacity but may be used for other combinations of bottles such as three, four, five or more than six bottles.

Abstract: A crown support beverage carrier of the type designed to carry at least two bottles firmly locked within the carrier by the necks of the bottles with the carrier comprising an elongated inverted V-shaped upper section having formed therein bottle neck receiving openings which receive the necks of the beverage bottles and firmly retain the beverage bottles in the openings. A pair of side walls are hingedly attached to the inverted V-shaped upper section and a pair of end walls are hingedly attached to the pair of side walls.

Abstract: A bottle carrier for enveloping the flanged necks of a plurality of bottles arranged in two rows of at least two bottles each includes an apertured bottom panel arranged with the bottle neck receiving apertures disposed in at least two rows, a locking notch formed in each aperture and located adjacent the longitudinal medial center line of the bottom panel, an inwardly and upwardly tapered side wall foldably joined to each side edge of the bottom panel, an inwardly and downwardly tapered support wall foldably joined to the top edge of each of said side walls, a plurality of apertures formed in each of said side walls and in each of said support walls and near the upper edges thereof to define a plurality of neck receiving apertures for engaging the flanges of the bottle necks respectively and a plurality of locking tabs formed along the bottom edges of said support walls and arranged to engage said notches respectively thereby to interconnect said support walls with said bottom panel.

Abstract: An article carrier comprising bottom panel elements, inner and outer side wall means upstanding from the bottom panel elements, apertures formed in the side wall means for receiving the neck portions of the packaged articles, the bottom panel elements arranged to define bottom apertures, the bottom apertures aligned respectively with the apertures, pull tabs formed in one of the outer side walls and extending between each pair of aligned apertures, cut lines disposed in the inner side wall adjacent the pull tab, and an ad panel foldably joined to the other outer side wall and extending downwardly therefrom.

Abstract: A carrier for bottles having flanged neck portions is disclosed. The subject carrier includes a generally tubular triangle formed from a horizontal bottom panel hingedly connected to a pair of inclined side panels. The bottom panel is provided with openings which are vertically aligned with flange receiving apertures located at the apex of the triangular configuration. The bottles are received through the openings in the bottom panel, with the flanged neck portions being supported by the edges of the flange receiving apertures in the side walls. A plurality of inner support triangles are provided each including an apex coincident with the apex of the outer triangle and having side walls which are in abutting relationship with, and adhesively connected to, the inner surfaces of the adjacent side walls of the outer triangle. The bottom panel of each inner triangle acts as a support member which inhibits the spreading of the side walls of the outer triangle to prevent the accidental release of the bottles.

Abstract: A carrier package arrangement adapted for marketing bottled beverages or similar articles formed by securing on the top portions of a plurality of bottles arranged in a double row a carrier device which is formed by folding a cut and scored blank of paperboard, or similar material, into a tube with a generally rectangular cross section and securing the device on the tops of the bottles so as to engage the neck of each bottle in a position defining aperture in a base forming bottom panel of the device with downwardly directed flange formations on the cap on the top of each bottle engaging upwardly facing edge formations defining openings at the top fold line of upwardly converging wall forming panels which are arranged in paired relation and extend along opposite sides of the tube, with a top panel of the device extending between bottom edges of the innermost wall forming panels and having portions thereof secured to the base forming bottom panel which are scored, so as to fold downwardly in accordian fashion.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement which is especially adapted for marketing bottled beverages wherein a package is formed by securing on the top portions of a plurality of bottles in row arrangement a carrier device formed by folding a cut and scored blank of paperboard, or similar material, into a tube with a triangular cross section, which device is secured on the bottle tops by engaging the neck of each bottle in a position defining aperture in the base forming bottom panel of the device and placing downwardly directed side portions of a flange formation adjacent the top of each bottle in engagement with upwardly facing edge formations defining the lower extremities of oppositely disposed apertures in the associated upwardly converging sidewall forming panels of the tube, with the tube, in several forms thereof, having a double ply handle upstanding from the juncture of the sidewall panels and also in several forms thereof having foldable panels providing more than a single ply of material at the bottle engaging edg

Abstract: A package for a linear array of bottles or the like and a carrier included in the package made of sheet plastic material configured to be generally tubular, having side walls diverging downwardly from an upper region which is interrupted by longitudinally spaced openings for receiving the inserted neck portions of the bottles in supporting engagement with at least side marginal edges of the apertures. The bottom wall of the carrier is designed to include lower apertures formed therein in registry with the upper apertures. The portion of the bottom wall intermediate the lower apertures is V-shaped in cross section permitting lateral forces to decrease the upper aperture dimension as the carrier and package is grasped in regions intermediate the bottles.

Abstract: A culture specimen collection and transport package for collection of a specimen and for transport thereof to a test facility. The culture specimen collection and transport package comprises an elongated stem having a swab on one end, and first and second tubular members. The first tubular member is for sterilizingly housing the swab prior to collection of a specimen, while the second tubular member contains a culture medium therein for insertion of the swab thereinto after collection of the specimen for maintaining the specimen in a viable condition during transport to the test facility. A sealing cap member is slidably mounted on the elongated stem for sealingly closing the first tubular member when the swab is disposed in the first tubular member and for sealingly closing the second tubular member when the swab is disposed in the second tubular member.

Abstract: A cleaning device for water closets comprising a holder stick device having a handle part and a clamping member which is manually operable between a clamping position and a release position for releasably engaging a cleaning pad intended for usage during only a single cleaning operation. The cleaning pad is constructed of material whereby the pad will disintegrate in water and includes a material disintegratable by means of water and being provided with a cleaning compound. A receptacle arranged to contain a number of the pads laid in a pile one upon the other is arranged to support the holder stick device in a position whereby the clamping member rests against the top pad in a position facilitating clamping of the top pad by the clamping member.

Abstract: A paint brush holder for use in preserving a paint brush after it has been used. The holder includes a lid capable of tightly fitting a can, such as a fruit juice can or a quart or gallon oil can, which is customarily discarded in normal household practice. The lid has an opening capable of accommodating the handles of brushes of different sizes. Across the opening, there is freely supported a generally U-shaped spring capable of engaging the handle of a brush and holding the brush suspended from the lid in a paint solvent in the can. The opening around the brush is sealed by a tape penetrated by the handle. The brush is suspended with the lower ends of its bristles above the base of the can.There is also disclosed apparatus for preserving a paint brush including a can with a paint solvent and an emulsifier, to aid in cleaning a brush for permanent or very long-time storage such as periods of many months or years, having a lid as disclosed above.