Abstract: Separation members are described herein that prevent two stacked storage containers from sticking to each other. In some embodiments, the separation member can have a slot in a first body portion configured to receive a handle of one storage container and have a second body portion that is configured to rest on a top edge of a another storage container. Thus, the separation member is readily positioned between two storage containers to limit the distance that the top storage container can descend into the bottom storage container to prevent a detrimental suction forming between the two storage containers. The separation member can be integrated with a storage container during the manufacturing process or can retrofit existing storage containers.

Abstract: A tag for a consumer product is securely placed on the consumer product. The system including the tag and consumer product includes a container having a bottom surface, a handle, and a spout. The system also includes a tag including a first part and a second part, the first part configured to be attached to the bottom surface, the second part including a first end coupled to the first part and a second free end, the second free end of the second part including a handle hole configured to receive the handle.

Abstract: A shield for protecting the eye of a patient who is undergoing treatment of a facial area, such as the nose-bridge, forehead, temple, or an area immediately surrounding the eye. The shield has an outer shell of a formed semi-flexible or rigid metal foil that extends all the way to the edge of the shield, including an adhesive area of the shield that holds the shield around the eye of the patient. The foil layer is combined with one or more layers of polyester to avoid reflection of the light energy on the user or one or more layers of foam to provide for heat insulation, adhesion and patient comfort. The shield is formed at the contact portion to fit over the orbital area of the patient's eye.

Abstract: A sheet pan that includes a baking surface with an upwardly-extending tension bow formed therein that provides structural reinforcement to the baking surface; a sidewall portion surrounding the entire baking surface and defines an interior surface of the sheet pan and an exterior surface of the sheet pan, wherein the sidewall portion further includes a structural reinforcement rib formed therein, wherein the topmost region of the sidewall portion is rolled downward and away from the baking surface to form a rim having both an outside portion that defines the outer edge of the sheet pan, and an inside portion, and wherein the inside portion of the rim abuts the sidewall portion on the exterior surface of the sheet pan, and a reinforcing wire surrounding the upper region of the sidewall portion, wherein the wire is completely enclosed by and sealed within the rim, and wherein any significant open volume between the wire and the rim has been eliminated.

Abstract: A transaction product assembly includes a perimeter frame defining a footprint, a plurality of parts maintained within the footprint of the perimeter frame, a transaction card, and a plurality of sprues. The transaction card includes a machine-readable account identifier linking the transaction card to an account or record, wherein the transaction card is maintained within the footprint of the perimeter frame. The plurality of sprues extend between the perimeter frame, the plurality of parts, and the transaction card to hold perimeter frame, the plurality of parts, and the transaction card together as a single piece. Areas within the footprint of the perimeter frame other than the plurality of parts, the transaction card, and the plurality of sprues remain substantially open and free of material.

Abstract: This is a stackable cleaning bucket composed of two adjacent compartments divided by a partition, where the bucket has the merit of being able to be stacked inside a similar bucket practically up to the top edge, and which is equipped with sufficient structural rigidity when in use, with the positioning at the bottom of the two compartments of a spacer element that connects them.

Abstract: A tray for a food product is thin-walled, unitary, and plastic. The tray comprises a central portion. The central portion comprises a plurality of downwardly extending recesses for receiving at least one of the food products, and a plurality of upwardly extending posts interspersed amongst the recesses. A first set of the posts is positioned on a first side of a horizontal axis of the tray, and a second set of the posts is positioned on a second side of the horizontal axis. The first set of posts and the second set of posts are positioned asymmetrically on either side of the horizontal axis. Each post comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending lengthwise therealong. The reinforcing ribs are integral to the posts. The tray further comprises an outer wall portion extending about the central portion. A plurality of webs extend between the outer wall portion and the central portion.

Abstract: A container separation system and method is provided, wherein the container separation system includes a first container having a first container bottom and a first container side wall which defines a first container cavity. A second container is also included, wherein the second container has a second container bottom and a second container side wall which defines a second container cavity having a second cavity width which increases with the height of the second container sidewall. Additionally, a separation device is also included, wherein the separation device includes a device base having a device base width that is smaller in size than the second cavity width, wherein the separation device and the first container are located within the second container cavity such that the separation device is located between the first container bottom and the second container bottom.

Abstract: The device fits over the outer surface of a beverage container at a first surface, and a structural member extends between the first surface and a second surface which contacts a second container stacked on the first. The structural member serves to support the separation between the inner surface of the second container and the outer surface of the first container. The related process involves the stacking of beverage containers one upon another employing one device between two containers to create stacks of containers.

Abstract: The invention is a multi functional box for storing circular tool accessories . The blade solution would contain and organize circular blades. The storage box would allow a blade for cutting metal, masonry, plywood, plastic, framing lumber and concrete all within one location. The make up of the invention is a box, inserts, latch and hinge. All pieces manufacture out of light metal or plastic for durability. The invention would still remain light and small enough so a person could carry from one place to another by means of the handle. Once the desired blades are in place, the container latches closed and the inserts sit inside. The compact design allows a person to keep it within another storage container if desired.

Abstract: A system for separating a plurality of storage containers stacked by fitting one within another includes a plurality of U-shaped devices installed onto a peripheral rim of each storage container and forming a peripheral side gap between an exterior surface of the tapered wall of the upper storage container and the interior surface of the tapered wall of the lower storage container with the gap being sufficient to separate the storage containers with minimal force and effort. Each device includes a first leg, a second leg spaced from the first leg, and a hill portion joining adjacently disposed ends of the first and second leg and sized to operably receive the portion of the peripheral rim.

Abstract: A blank for a stackable shelf and the shelf formed from it. The blank comprises a substantially rectangular shelf member having attached walls. Each of the sidewalls has an integral extension which extends into and is detachable from the shelf member. The height of the integral extension is greater than the height of the side wall. Each of the integral extensions has a transverse score line which divides the extension into an upper and a lower section. The height of the lower section is substantially equal to the height of said side wall.

Abstract: A stackable refuse cart includes a container, an axle, a set of wheels. The container includes first and second axle supports. The first axle support supports the axle in an operative position to rotatably support the container. The second axle support supports the axle in a stowage position enabling the container to be stacked with other containers without interference from the axles. In one embodiment, the second axle support includes a recess defined in the floor of the container. In another embodiment, the second axle support includes a pair of supports that hold the axle against a sidewall within the container. In yet another embodiment, the second axle support is a cradle integral with the container handle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bowl stacking separation device and a method of stacking bowls using the bowl stacking separation device. In one embodiment the bowl stacking separation device comprises: (1) a spheroid body; and an (2) elastic surface on the spheroid body with the spheroid body being of a size such that it separates the bottom outer surface of an upper stacked bowl from a bottom inner surface of a lower stacked bowl.

Abstract: A shoe storage box includes a bottom board, a first side board, a top board, a second side board, a rear board and a front board. A V-shaped notch is formed at a joint between each of the bottom board and the first side board, the first side board and the top board, the bottom board and the rear board such that the first side board is able to be vertical to the bottom board, the top board is vertical to the first side board, and the rear board is able to be vertical to the bottom board. A ventilation layer is received in the shoe storage box so that air circulation between inside and outside the shoe storage box is secured.

Abstract: A handle structure for a low depth case for holding containers is provided. The low depth case includes a bottom portion and a pair of opposing sidewalls. The handle structure is disposed in a side wall and is adapted for handling by a user in one of a palm-up or palm-down orientation. The handle structure includes an inner wall member and an outer wall member. The outer wall member is disposed in a corresponding one of the pair of opposing sidewalls. The outer wall is also attached to the inner wall member to define a finger receiving area therebetween. The outer wall member has an upper portion and a lower portion which has a lower edge. The lower portion and corresponding sidewall define a hand-opening area which extends into the low depth case.

Abstract: A transportation container used for transportation of products includes a generally box-shaped body and a lid attached to the body. The body has a plurality of side walls and a bottom. The body has an open upper end with two pairs of corners. The side walls are inclined downwardly inward so that a cross-sectional area of the container is gradually decreased from the upper end to the bottom. The lid of one container is placed inside the body so as to support the bottom of another container and so as to define a space between the bottoms of the one and another containers when the another container is fitted into the one container to be put one upon the other.

Abstract: The invention is a can with a full taper on the sidewalls, as opposed to a straight side or expanded shoulder, thereby enabling the cans to be nested with less distance between cans. To prevent the cans from wedging together or locking, stand-offs in the form of inwardly indented ribs or bubbles are incorporated into the bottom surface of the can. In one embodiment, there are two ribs transecting the bottom of the can. The two ribs are off-center, so that when two adjacent cans within a nested stack are rotated 180° from each other, the ribs in the upper can are not in alignment with the ribs in the lower can. The inward facing ribs in the lower can thus contact the flat outer surface of the upper can so as to maintain space between the nested cans and prevent locking or wedging. In a second embodiment, there are six bubbles in two rows of three on the bottom of the can. In one row, the middle bubble faces outward and the two side bubbles face inward.

Abstract: A container assembly is provided, including a container and a flexible lid. The container includes a base, and a sidewall extending upwardly and outwardly from the periphery of the base toward an open upper end defining a container opening. A rounded-ridge extends upwardly outward from the upper end. The flexible lid has an inner rim and an outer rim. An interior portion of the inner rim forms a mechanical lock with a peripheral edge on the lower base of the container thereby preventing loss of the lid, while also providing a more stable container assembly. The outer rim forms a mechanical lock with the rounded ridge to close the upper end of the container during use.

Abstract: A stackable bakery tray which can be stacked upon an identical bakery tray to provide three levels of storage for bake goods. An identical upper tray can slide on rails of a lower tray when the upper tray and lower tray are each oriented in the same direction and when one tray is orientated 180° from the other tray. Two of the side walls are mirror images of each other and include extending feet and complementary level portions and openings so that extending feet of an upper tray matingly fit within either appropriate level portions or openings of lower tray. End extending feet can pivot within their appropriate level portions or openings to blendly stack and unstack the upper tray to and from the lower tray.

Abstract: A cup structure with heat isolation effect is disclosed, thereby, if two cups according to the present invention are overlapped, the combined cups have a preferred heat isolation effect. The bottom of the cups are installed with respective isolation elements. When th user overlaps two cups, he (or she) can rotate the inner cup with an angle, so that the isolation element of the inner cup can rest against the isolation element of the outer cup. Therefore, by the shielding the isolation element of the outer cup, the bottom of the inner cup can not rest against the bottom of the outer cup, thus a space is formed therebetween. Especially, the handle on the lateral side of the cup has a preferred effect. Therefore, it a hot food is filled into the cup, because of the isolation of the space, the hot temperature of the inner cup can not be transferred to the outer cup and thus the good heat isolation effect is attained.

Abstract: A nestable crate for bottles having an upright retainer wall surrounding a horizontally disposed floor. The retainer wall has an upper portion, a lower portion, a vertically disposed interior surface and an exterior surface. A plurality of tangency pads are integrally formed in the upper portion of the retainer wall of its interior surface. A nesting window is formed in the interior surface of the retainer wall below each tangency pad. The crate accommodates both single bottles placed in the crate separated as well as bottle-filled cartons.

Abstract: Stacking frying pans on top of each other tends to damage their non-stick coatings. Accordingly, a frying pan protector comprises a concave dish positioned between two stacked frying pans. The dish is made of a sufficiently yielding material to prevent scratching the non-stick surface on the bottom pan. The top surface of the protector is shaped to conform to the underside of the top frying pan. Spacers projecting from the bottom of the dish elevates it so that it supports the underside of the top frying pan. The spacers also minimize the surface area in contact with the non-stick coating on the bottom frying pan for further reducing the possibility of damage.

Abstract: A device for ensuring the transport of tanks in the form of containers with a truck so as to prevent the containers on the truck from sliding during the trip includes at least two holding supports attached in such a manner to a holding frame that pairs of holding supports are opposite each other and between them form a space for the shape-locking accommodation of the container, a container put into the space between the holding supports, and a holding frame connected to the respective bearing surface of the truck transported on water, by land or in the air.

Abstract: A container nesting device comprises a base and a plurality of resilient flexible spokes emanating from and forming the base for supporting a plurality of containers, one container above another in a spaced relationship without damaging the inside surface of the container and to prevent the containers from binding together.

Abstract: A plastic open frame basket is made by molding from plastic material, a tapered body portion, having integrally interconnected smoothly contoured longitudinal rib members and cross members in an interconnected, open frame configuration. A plurality of raised diagonal parting lines extend between said outer and inner corners formed by adjacent cross members to define a stepped configuration, thereby enabling the resulting plastic molded open frame basket to be made from a relatively inexpensive mold apparatus.

Abstract: A plastic storage container with wheel assemblies having an axle pin rotatably fixed to the container, a secure lid latch having a double-wall construction to ease opening and closing as well as an offset hinge to allow protection of the latch during distribution, and an internal tray having dependent flanges which mate to the storage container to prevent the walls of the storage container from splaying.

Abstract: A plastic open frame basket is made by molding from plastic material, a tapered body portion, having integrally interconnected smoothly contoured longitudinal rib members and cross members in an interconnected, open frame configuration. A plurality of raised diagonal parting lines extend between said outer and inner corners formed by adjacent cross members to define a stepped configuration, thereby enabling the resulting plastic molded open frame basket to be made from a relatively inexpensive mold apparatus.

Abstract: A stackable container for computer media, such as floppy disks or the like. The container comprises a base and a removable cover. During ordinary use of the container, the cover fits in an upright orientation securely atop the base to provide closure of the container. The cover is constructed so that when it is removed and inverted, it nests in the base of the container. Thus, during packing and shipment (or storage) of the container, the cover is removed and inverted and nested in the base. The cover, which is typically made of clear styrene, is relatively brittle, and the ability to nest the cover in the base, which is typically made of a more resilient plastic, provides protection from physical damage to the cover during shipment. Also, the base is constructed to at least partially nest in the inverted cover, so that multiple containers can be packed and shipped more compactly.

Abstract: The container has an enclosure member and a body member which together enclose a volume to accept wafers for storage, for handling, or for transportation. The body member has a base, and a plurality of spaced upright arcuate members supported on the base that are adapted to encircle wafers stacked on the base. An enclosure member has a circular top wall and a cylindrically shaped wall that is adapted to encompass and enclose the arcuate members. The retainer element has a flat central portion, and a plurality of flexible outwardly extending flaps depending from the central portion. The retainer element fits within the arcuate members of the body member with the end portions of the flaps positioned in the slots between the arcuate members.

Abstract: A thermoformed thermoplastic blister has a forwardly extending bubble which defines a container cavity. A flange extends sidewardly from the bubble and a skirt extends rearwardly from the flange. The skirt is thermoformed with a number of undercut detents which extend inwardly and are spaced approximately the thickness of a paperboard card from the flange. A card is positioned adjacent the blister flange beneath the bubble and within the skirt. The lower portion of the card is affixed such as by heat sealing to the blister flange. The card is formed with a laterally extending fold line or weakened area which divides the card and permits the upper portion of the card to be pivoted rearwardly to alternatively cover and expose the container cavity of the blister. The detents retain the pivoted portion of the card within the skirt. The plastic blister is deformable to allow portions of the card to be pivoted rearwardly past the detents and enable recloseable uncovering of the container cavity.

Abstract: This container system can be used for a delivery van (10) having an interior floor covering (18) providing the loop component of a hook and loop fastener. The floor covering provides attachment for a tray (24) having VELCRO strips (32) on the bottom (26) providing the hook component of the hook and loop fastener. The tray (24) can have tapered sides (28) adapted to receive the compatibly configurated container (40) of a relatively tall floral package (22). The floral package (22) includes a cooperating, tapered sleeve (42) which is sandwiched between the two containers when the floral package (22) is placed within the awaiting tray (24). The gripping interaction between the VELCRO strips (32) on the tray (24) and the floor covering (18) resists the tendency of the package to overturn and slide.

Abstract: A nestable and stackable container is provided with the bottom, end walls and side walls fixedly secured to each other to form a unitary structure. The container further comprises a plurality of alternately inwardly and outwardly offset portions on the side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, the inwardly offset portions each having a generally horizontal shoulder defining its upper edge. A stacking shelf is mounted on each side wall for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis extending longitudinally of the side wall at a location below and outwardly of the wall from the shoulder. The stacking shelf is pivotal about the axis, between a stacking position wherein the shelf overlies and projects inwardly of the shoulder, and a nesting position wherein the shelf is inclined upwardly and outwardly of the shoulder. A stacking rail is formed at the bottom of each opposed side wall, with the rail being receivable in a recess formed in the stacking shelf when the shelf is in its stacking position.

Abstract: A spacer tray 2 for containers 32 is formed of a moldable sheet material and is shaped to provide a plurality of container-bottom receptacles 4. Each container-bottom receptacle 4 is shaped to receive at least a part of a bottom portion of a container 32. A container spacer wall 30 is located between each pair of adjacent container-bottom receptacles 4 to maintain bottom portions of containers seated in the receptacles spaced apart from one another. The spacer tray includes a plurality of container-loading-guide-pin caps 36 which permit end portions of container-loading guide pins 78--from a high-speed spacer-tray loading machine, for example--to project into and fit within the interiors of the caps for locating the spacer tray 2 and for reinforcing the caps for guiding bottom portions of containers 32 into container-bottom receptacles 4 during loading of the spacer tray.

Abstract: An apparatus for collecting and preserving fluid biological evidence comprising a specimen vial and lid, the lid having an adhesive coated disk inserted therein with the lid initially being inverted on the rim of the specimen vial and encased in a tamper evident plastic wrapper. The specimen vial and lid, encased in the tamper evident wrapper, are sealed along with a pair of adhesive backed sealing tapes, an instruction manual, and a compressible foam cushioning pad, within an outer container with a second tamper evident plastic wrapper.

Abstract: A package assembly includes a pallet, an outer shell supported on the pallet, and a plurality of inner cells disposed within the outer shell. A plurality of package elements are utilized to separate and support a stack of video glass funnel parts within each inner cell. The upper pyramidal surface of a package element has step means formed therein for receiving and supporting the edge of a larger end of a glass funnel part, while a lower surface of the pyramidal element is configured to receive and mate with upper surfaces of the contoured sides of a glass funnel part. Stiffening support posts may be disposed in the corners of the inner cells. A cover has a top panel and downwardly depending side walls which extend around the upper edges of the sides of the outer shell.

Abstract: A package insert between two layers of articles comprises a rigid plate formed with openings spanned by at least one and preferably two flexible and advantageously elastic films which are deformed when upper articles are stacked on lower articles through the openings to nest the articles in place.

Abstract: In a wire shipping and dispensing package comprising a wire-carrying spool disposed vertically in a generally rectangular carton having side and end walls extending upwardly from a substantially square bottom section to define a substantially square open top, the lower end portion of the carton is adapted to frictionally fit within the upper end portion of a substantially identical carton disposed therebelow. A pad sheet is removably secured in the open top of the carton in engagement with the rim of an upwardly cupped upper end flange of the spool and provides a seating surface for the bottom section of a substantially identical carton disposed thereabove with its lower end portion fitted into the upper end portion of the lower carton.

Abstract: A bundle of tubular pipes 1 is assembled by laying a first bed of p pipes on lateral support beams 2, banding it to the beams, placing key blocks 4 between at least the two outermost pipes on each side of the bed, laying a second bed of p pipes on top the first in vertical columns, clamping the ends of the two outermost pipes on each side of the second bed together, laying an upper bed of p-1 pipes on top the second bed in a staggered manner, and strapping the bundle near its ends.

Abstract: A protective liner for vessels such as cooking pans, which have interior surfaces either natural or covered with thin, nonstick coatings. The liner protects the interior surfaces from damage during manufacturing, packing, shipping, unpacking and display by covering the surfaces. The liner also prevents vessels from binding together when they are nested, by spacing the vessels to prevent tight insertion of one vessel within another. The liner is made of a thin flexible material. Its edge section grasps the rim of the vessel to be protected, while its bottom web section and spacer web section substantially cover the interior surfaces of the vessel.

Abstract: A separator sheet for disposition between layers of newspaper bundles on a movable pallet, for stabilizing the newspaper bundles as the pallet is moved. The separator sheet has a central portion and an outer portion circumscribing the central portion. The outer portion includes inclined sections extending at acute angles to, and in both directions from, the central portion. The inclined sections engage, and exert pressure against the peripheral edges of the layers of newspaper bundles both above and below the separator sheet for stabilizing the layers of newspaper bundles on the pallet. The separator sheet is preferably a unitary structure, formed of a resilient plastic material.

Abstract: A dual container apparatus is provided which enables two different materials to be contained in the same integral unit separately from one another and to be dispensed separately from their associated container, while that container is still connected to, or is separated from, the other container. Each container includes a detachable cover and these covers are hinged to a common cover member. The covers are also detachably connected together by the common cover member so that the containers can be stacked. A projection and socket arrangement is used to connect each of the covers to the common cover member. In one embodiment, the sockets are formed by a plurality of apertures in the covers which also serve to dispense the materials contained therein (e.g. salt and pepper) and the common cover member includes corresponding projections.

Abstract: The wrapper is made from a sheet of semi-rigid and foldable material such as paperboard and has two surfaces which are cut-out of the sheet. The two surfaces are applied respectively against the internal face and the external face of the bottom of the utensil. The surfaces are joined to each other by means of four tongues spaced at intervals around the lateral wall of the utensil. The tongues cover the free edge of the side wall and are applied against the internal and external faces of the wall.

Abstract: An improved container for holding and displaying a plurality of beverage bottles. The container is of the type typically fabricated from corrugated particle board and has a base and a cover. The container has an improved bottle holder which has first and second inverted V-shaped bottle support members formed therein. The bottle support members hold the neck and body of a plurality of bottles which are positioned in the bottle support members.

Abstract: A spacer for use between two adjacent recorded discs in a stack of the discs includes a flat, circular, relatively rigid plate having opposed major surfaces and a hole through the center thereof. The plate has portions around its peripheral edge and the edge of the hole which are thicker than the rest of the plate and project beyond the major surfaces of the plate. The thicker portions of the spacer engage unrecorded surface portions of the adjacent recorded discs so as to space the recorded portions of the adjacent recorded discs from the major surfaces of the spacer plate to prevent dust, dirt and other contaminating particles from being pressed into or against the recorded portions of the recorded discs which may damage the recorded discs.

Abstract: A commodity can assembly comprising upper and lower cylindrical cans having beads around opposed ends which are releasably gripped by a storage unit connector. The connector is molded of stiff but slightly resilient plastic and includes a cylindrical wall having annular lips inside it which grip the can beads. Between the lips a spaced pair of inwardly extending shoulders serve as stop for the can ends and define a compartment between them in which a third commodity is stored for marketing.

Abstract: An inexpensive, easily produced device is provided for insertion between layers of wooden boards, which device has sufficient resistivity against longitudinally directed stresses, sufficient frictional engagement with the wooden boards, and sufficient ease of insertion, that the device may be advantageously utilized with piles of boards to prevent the piles from falling apart during handling. The device comprises a longitudinally enlongated strip of stiff cellulosic material having a predetermined constant width and formed by a pair of adhesively secured layers over the majority of the width thereof, and defining a plane. A pair of longitudinally elongated projections, one disposed on either lateral edge of the strip, and formed from at least one of the layers of stiff cellulosic material, stands upright from the plane of the strip substantially the entire length of the strip.

Abstract: A spacer for separating coils of steel, or other metal coils commonly stacked vertically in edge-to-edge relationship with the axis of the several coils in general alignment and disposed vertically with the spacer used in plural between the tiers of coils to provide spaces therebetween for the entrance of handling equipment such as the forks on a lift truck. The spacer comprises a single metal strip formed to provide a plurality of load supporting columns defined by reversely bent areas of the strip in the form of corrugations, of either rounded contours, or rectangular shape and all of which in the spacer as a whole, are formed on a radius to provide an automatic positioning of the spacer when dropped onto a coil so that the columns are always disposed vertically and the edges disposed in engagement between adjacent coils.

Abstract: A separator for supporting stacked layers of items within a container comprising a first plastic section having a honeycomb pattern embossed on its top surface for rigidity and to distribute any applied force equally in all directions and a second plastic section joined to the underside of the first section, the separator being substantially rectangular in shape and having rounded corners to aid in expelling air trapped between successive layers of items.

Abstract: A plurality of lengths of at least one flattened flexible polymeric tube disposed in superposed relation. Each length in cross section includes enlarged folded edge portions with a flat center portion between the edge portions. Means such as a separator or spacer having substantial thickness is inserted between or within the tube lengths to support the weight of at least a substantial part of the center portion of each length to prevent the formation of edge creases longitudinally along the edges of the tube lengths. The invention is particularly useful in the processing of uncured or unvulcanized rubber tubes either in a stacked or rolled condition.