Abstract: A tamper-indicating, self-sealing disposable pouch is disclosed which is readily adaptable for use for sterilization and sterility maintenance of medical articles and the like. The pouch includes first and second coextensive webs which are at least partially joined together to define the interior of the pouch. The pouch defines an access opening through which the contents of the pouch can be inserted therein, with the pouch uniquely including a laminate adhesive structure in association with the access opening for effecting closing and sealing thereof. The adhesive structure comprises an adhesive carrier member having first and second layers of adhesive on opposite surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A tool caddy for holding a variety of small tools of varying sizes, such as drill bits, saw blades, or the like. The tool caddy is intended to be adhesively attached to an electric drill or saber saw or the like to keep the interchangeable tool elements readily at hand. The device comprises a flat sheet of flexible material having a plurality of parallel spaced apart longitudinal corrugated tool-receiving pockets on the upper surface of the base sheet. A layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive covers the bottom surface of the base sheet for attachment to a tool housing. A removable peelable cover sheet overlies the adhesive pending application to the tool housing. An elastic strap or band extends transversely over the top surface of the tool-receiving pockets to retain a chuck key, or the like.

Abstract: A radiographic film cassette having a plurality of magnet components integral with the cassette holder for adhering the cassette to ferrous material in X-raying for defects in welds or fissures in shipyards, pipe lines, or the like. What is provided is a substantially flexible cassette envelope comprising first and second layers of radiographic intensifying screens with a sheet of radiographic film positioned therebetween. The cassette would be a cassette envelope constructed of waterproof fabric or other suitable material providing a light-free environment, and having the ability to flex around the curvature of the surface of a pipe or the like to be x-rayed. There is further provided a plurality of magnet components, preferably situated in each corner of the cassette envelope and flexibly attached thereto for overall adherence of the envelope to the surface of the pipe or the like to be x-rayed during the process.

Abstract: To apply an electronic component such as an active or passive element of essentially block form with end strips or caps of conductive material to a substrate such as a printed circuit (PC) board, for subsequent soldering of the conductive strips or caps to conductors on the PC board by immersion or wave-soldering of the component and PC board in a solder bath, a controlled amount of adhesive is applied on the surface of the component between the end strips, to leave clearance space between the adhesive material and the end strips, so that the amount of material being applied can be accurately controlled. The adhesive material, preferably, is applied in form of a double-faced, double-sided adhesive strip, possibly with an intermediate foam or similar core so it can compress; the thickness of the core can be matched to the thickness of the end strips or caps.

Abstract: A protective envelope for a disk cartridge assembly including a disk for storage of information signals thereon and a jacket for housing said disk has a rear wall, a front wall and a cover. Each of the rear and front walls has corresponding bottom and opposite side edges joined together and unjoined top edges which form a pocket having an opening on one side thereof and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the disk cartridge. The cover is pivotally joined to the top edge of the rear wall and is capable of pivoting between an open position to allow removal of the disk cartridge from the pocket and a closed position to enclose the entire disk cartridge within the envelope. The rear wall may be extended above the top edge of the front wall to facilitate removal of the disk cartridge from the pocket, in which case the cover, when in a closed position, extends below the top edge of the front wall.

Abstract: A dust and contamination free packaging container is provided. A method of producing contamination free packaging is also included. The package includes mating exterior frame members and spacing blocks for displacing a packaged product from the interior walls of the frame. The interior frame surfaces are coated with a contact adhesive which captures and retains particulate matter with which it comes into contact. Prior to use the contact adhesive surfaces are protected by cover sheets or elements which are readily removed at the time the product is to be inserted into the container. The predominant usage of the containers and method is in the electronic and optical industries and particularly in the packaging of photomask pellicles.

Abstract: This relates to the formation of a carton or tray wherein a face panel is supported from a base panel by a plurality of struts each having a glue tab which is to be bonded at a local area only of the base panel. It has been found that the necessary glue or adhesive may be applied to the specific areas of the base panel by using a continuous adhesive applicator while at the same time eliminate any alignment of the blank with the adhesive stripe applicator by simply forming the base panel with longitudinally extending longitudinally spaced cut-outs leaving only those areas of the base panel which underlie the glue tabs and wherein when a continuous stripe of adhesive is to be applied, it is applied to only those portions of the base panel which do underlie the glue tabs.

Abstract: A packing assembly for form or sheet packages intended for data processing centers, comprising a box-like container having a front wing panel for the picking up of the last form or sheet of the package and a form package, wherein at least the bottom or last form is sideways positioned with respect to the lie plane of forms or sheets within the package.

Abstract: A segmented multi-product package assembly contains articles such as hypodermic syringe tip caps. The package assembly includes a tray which contains a plurality of receptacles having open ends associated with an upper surface of the tray. These receptacles are arranged so that sealing areas on the upper surface lie between adjacent open ends. A cover is removably sealed to the sealing areas and covers the receptacles. The cover is partially removable from the tray to expose a selectable number of articles while the unused articles remain protected in sealed receptacles.

Abstract: Two or more containers for various products, having a generally parallelepiped shaped, are joined to form a multipack by blanks made of cardboard and the like. The package has a V folded band which is placed and glued between two adjacent containers, and handles to carry it arranged on the extensions of the V folded band. The invention also relates to a method of joining the containers so as to form the multipack.

Abstract: An ample case is made of a base sheet folded into a rectangular form when seen in side elevation. Ampules are accommodated in the case, being spaced side by side at with the bottoms of the ampules adhering to the bottom wall of the case. When an ampule is to be used, a segment of the base sheet is separated off with the ampule attached thereto along a severance line formed in the base sheet between adjacent ampules. A side wall of the case bears the name of the preparation in the ampules and like required information, thus eliminating the necessity of printing or labelling the ampules individually.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a re-sealable dispenser-container and a process for producing the container. The dispenser-container comprises a main container body made of impervious material with at least one opening, a flap having a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface and fixed to the main body at one end thereof to cover the opening, and a non-adhesive member adhered to the adhesive surface and which member is used for closing the opening in order to prevent the adhesive surface from directly contacting the contents. The process comprises punching a perforated line in a sheet used for the main body, disposing a flap on the sheet so as to cover the perforated line, fixing one end of the flap to the sheet, and sealing the sheet longitudinally and transversely.

Abstract: A dispenser for a pad of advertising materials for dispensing and presentation on a one-by-one basis. The dispenser includes a hanger for supporting the sheets of advertising material. The hanger is attached to the sheets by a pivot through the sheets and the hanger so that the hanger can be rotated 180.degree.. In a first position, the hanger is engaged with a price channel as is commonly used in retail outlets. The hanger uses a tab punched into the hanger to engage the price channel when it is in this first position. Upon rotation of the hanger on the pivot 180.degree. to the second position, the hanger is attached to a vertical surface by an adhesive strip affixed to the rear of the hanger.

Abstract: Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is made by coating a sheet backing with a solution of iso-octyl acrylate:acrylic acid copolymer containing a tackifying rosin ester and an anti-oxidant, evaporating the solvent, and crosslinking the adhesive. The resultant adhesive has an excellent balance of the tack, peel adhesion, and shear properties, even at 70.degree. C., and adheres well to low energy surfaces.

Abstract: A pouch and method for making a pouch are disclosed wherein the pouch comprises first and second webs secured together at least partially around an interior portion of the webs and wherein a sealing strip extends across the pouch. The sealing strip has a carrier member with a first portion secured to the first web and with an unsecured second portion. Adhesive is provided on the second portion of the carrier member and the second portion is covered with a release paper which can be removed so that the carrier member can be secured over the pouch opening by adhering the carrier member second portion to the second web to form a closure seal at the pouch opening.

Abstract: A packing material especially for coil springs is proposed which provides for neat packing of springs without fear of springs intertwining each other. The packing material has a plurality of grooves or troughs for containing coil springs.

Abstract: A package for adhesive-surfaced sheet-like articles which may be delicate is formed by mounting the adhesive surface of the article onto a two-part release-surfaced carrier, one part of which supports the periphery of the article and the other part supporting the interior area of the article. With such a package, adhesive-surfaced sheet-like articles can be accurately placed onto an adherend without danger of contaminating the adhesive surface or allowing tearing, curling, or distortion of the article.

Abstract: A plurality of containers are interconnected in side by side generally parallel relationship by flexible substantially non-expandable belts so that such containers may be in abutting relationship when in stored position and may be spaced a predetermined distance apart when in use and such belts have limited axial movement while the axes remain substantially parallel with each other.

Abstract: A parenteral needle receptacle including a base, a case releasably mounted on the base, and a block releasably retained therebetween. The case includes an opening through which needles can be inserted into the block. In the preferred embodiment, magnets are secured within or on the base so that the receptacle can be mounted on a ferrous surface. An alternative embodiment of the receptacle includes a small, single-use case, a needle-receiving block positioned therein, and two-sided adhesive tape secured to the case so that the case can be mounted on an object.

Abstract: A carrier for articles having two opposed ends, the carrier having a sleeve and flapless latches for retaining the articles within the carrier. The latches may include cubic masses of cured foamed plastic adhesive proximate to or bearing on the end portions of the articles to retain and cushion them within the carrier.

Abstract: Novel arrangement for creating a unitized pallet-load of wax treated paperboard containers whereby the containers have applied to at least one interfacing surface a predetermined pattern of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer synthetic resin blended with mineral oils and microcrystalline wax acting as an adhesive and then are stacked on the pallet in an array to reduce slippage between individual containers on the same level and adjacent containers on other levels of the stack.

Abstract: A container for shipping automotive windshields in a generally vertical position has a pair of spaced logs mounted on the base. Each of the logs has an elongated member having an adhesive strip on a longitudinally extending sheet edge supporting surface and a row of recesses on each side of the strip. The windshields are urged toward the adhesive strip and held in continuous contact therewith by a spacer assembly and strap to prevent longitudinal and lateral motion of the windshields during shipment of the loaded container. The spacer assembly includes a plurality of spacers each having a recess for receiving upper edge portions of the loaded windshield and a tab portion or second recess for aligning each of the spacers by an elongated member. The windshields are secured in the container and continuously biased against the adhesive strip by the strap.

Abstract: A holder for paint brushes and other paint applicators which is attached or attachable to the paint container, and which is constructed of moisture resistant sheet or film-like materials to conform to and adhere to the container. The holder folds outward to form a pocket for the paint brush during the painting process.

Abstract: An air cushion foil (1) especially for packaging purposes, comprises a first smooth foil (2) of synthetic material and a second foil (4) having pocket-like depressions (3). The two foils are so connected with one another that the first foil (2) closes the pocket-like depressions (3) of the second foil (4) and forms pockets having pocket bases (6), pocket side walls (7) and curved transition regions (8) between the bases and the side walls. The pocket bases and curved transition regions are subjected to a roughening pre-treatment and are covered with a layer (9) of adhesive so that the foil can be stuck to goods to be packaged and pulled away without leaving adhesive on the goods.

Abstract: A storage/organizer unit for the fittings of detachable wrench sets of the polygonal socket and crowfoot design types. The units comprise a base member with one or more rows of spaced holes adapted to removably receive a multiplicity of circularly cylindrical posts of various diameters corresponding to the standard drive dimensions of the detachable wrench sets. The posts have tapered bosses on the bottom to be removably inserted into the spaced holes and the upper cylindrical post is of two styles: Tapered, or stackable, and straight sided, which latter can be used to hold, for example, several of the crowfoot design. The tapered design permits easy removal and replacement of the several kinds of individual fittings. The base member can have a magnetic material impregnated therein for mounting on iron or steel surfaces, or can incorporate on the bottom surface, a "non-sticky" adhesive for affixing to non-magnetic surfaces.

Abstract: Synthetic rubber based adhesives comprising a solution of(a) a linear branched-chain polyurethane rubber,(b) a carboxylated butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber, containing at least 50% butadiene by weight, and(c) the reaction product of sorbitol and benzaldehyde in a non-aqueous solvent system and, optionally,(d) a non-aqueous solution of a phenolic resin, are form-retentive and are useful in glue-sticks.

Abstract: A laminar child resistant package including foldable layers peelably secured together in facing relation, and fold indicia marking a fold location to effect relief of the adhesive securement between layers.

Abstract: New means are providedfor securing the free end of a roll of photographic film against unwinding. The means comprises a strip of flexible plastic which clings to the photographic film, at the free end of the roll and also on the body of the roll adjacent the free end.

Abstract: A roll of pretaped, laterally folded masking material is mounted on a dispenser which is attached to the legpiece of one of a pair of stilts worn by masking workers. When the stilts are secured to the feet and legs of a worker, the dispenser supports the roll generally vertically alongside the worker's body with the taped end of the roll facing upwardly and positioned approximately at the level of his shoulder. To mask the walls in a room, the worker unrolls the folded material and fastens the tape continuously along the tops of the walls around the perimeter of the room while moving along the walls. The unrolled material is then cut from the roll and the portion below the tape attached to the walls is unfolded downwardly to completely mask the walls. To subsequently mask the floor, the worker attaches the taped edge of another length of the material along one wall to the free edge of the material already taped to that wall.

Abstract: A holder for retaining sutures, needles and other surgical products used during surgical operations, with one form of the holder being made from sheet material and having intermediate portions folded over adjacent intermediate portions thereof to form a plurality of pockets which are adapted to receive and retain the sutures and needles. Such holder is provided with one or more detachable blocks of resilient material having indicia thereon for assisting in counting the needles carried by the blocks. The holder may be provided with a foldable easel stand. Another embodiment consists of a block of polyfoam material divided into first and second sections, with the first section having on the top wall thereof a decal with indicia thereon and with the second section having in the top wall thereof parallel slots for receiving surgical sutures, needles, etc. to hold them securely and conveniently in place.

Abstract: A pourable grout including a fast acting polyester adhesive systems and method of use comprising in a polyester resin cartridge a resin and a catalyst, the improvement lying in adding from 1 to 15% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and in replacing the presently used benzoyl peroxide catalyst with a catalyst mixture comprised of benzoyl peroxide and a halogen substituted benzoyl peroxide. The adhesive systems of this invention are utilized in a method of installation of resin bonded rock bolts in mining operations, particularly in cold climates, where speed of installation and reinforcement is essential.

Abstract: A protective package for an optical fiber splice comprises two elongate plastic members, each having a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on a front face. Elongate grooves are formed at each end of each member. The grooves are dimensioned so as to be a close fit over the uncoated portions of spliced fibers and intervening adhesive material, with the members in face-to-face assembly. The members may be hingedly connected by the adhesive layer or by a thin deformable hinge portion. A further groove may connect the end grooves, being of a dimension to fit firmly over the uncoated end portions of spliced fibers.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement for an electrical heater unit adapted for adhesive attachment to a surface, for example, to a window of a motor vehicle. The heater unit includes a plurality of heater strips which have an adhesive coating on one face thereof whereby the strips may be secured to the window. The strips are supported in a desired pattern for application to the window by being adhesively mounted on one surface of a backing sheet. The adhesive coated surfaces of the strips are remote from the backing sheet and a removable cover sheet overlies the heater strips. A clearance is provided between the cover sheet and the adhesive coating on the heater strips so that the cover sheet is not contacted by the adhesive coating on the heater strips.

Abstract: Thermoshrinkable or thermoexpansive tubes for corrosion prevention or lin of piping are disclosed which have their inner and/or outer walls covered with at least one protective cover to keep them clean from dust, dirt, water or any other foreign matter which might interfere with adhesion to the pipe connection, thus causing corrosion or poor lining.

Abstract: A simple, inexpensive package for dispensing a ribbon of magnetic tape or other thin non-adhesive material is disclosed. The package includes a roll of ribbon and a pair of annular paperboard sheets which each have a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface. To form the package, the adhesive surfaces are pressed against the respective flat surfaces of the roll. The adhesive is chosen so that the adherence of the sheets to the edges of the aligned ribbon coils is sufficient to maintain the ribbon in coiled condition but insufficient to prevent it from being progressively dispensed by drawing its free end away from the roll.

Abstract: A combination of a container and a lid is disclosed. The container has an open top and a frusto-conical or cylindrical side wall. The lid is formed with a tongue and provided with an adhesive layer on one side thereof. A release is fixed to the outside of the side wall of the container so that the lid is normally attached releasably thereto.

Abstract: PET bottle assemblies are prepared from a PET bottle which has been blow-molded and joined to a HDPE base cup with a hot melt adhesive which consists essentially of a blend of: (1) a block copolymer selected from the class consisting of: (a) A-B-A block copolymer where A is a monovinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and B is either a conjugated diene or a rubbery mono-olefin and (b) a teleblock copolymer comprising molecules having at least three branches radially branching out from a central hub, each said branch having polystyrene terminal blocks and a butadiene segment in the center; (2) at least one tackifying resin which serves to extend the adhesive properties of the system; (3) at least one stabilizer; and (4) at least one wax or oil diluent.The resultant assemblies are characterized by bonds or joints which possess an unusual combination of excellent low and high temperature adhesion and flexibility as well as high bond strengths.

Abstract: An extender and header card for a medicinal dispensing device and a fixture base converted for filling the same. The device includes a plurality of article-holding units, each having flanges detachably connected along predetermined weakened lines and a chamber depending from each flange. A cover sheet is secured over the chambers and includes perforated lines corresponding to the weakened flange lines to enable each unit to be separated from the other unit. The header card includes a panel having a front face for receipt of prescription indicia thereron, a transverse weakened line extending along a lower edge and a plurality of longitudinal weakened lines extending parallel to one another from the edge of the transverse line to form a plurality of separable sections. Adhesive is provided along the lower edge of the card for securing the card to the dispensing device.

Abstract: A greeting card with a removable decal, secured to one side by adhesive. A foldable side with an opening having the general outline of the decal, but of smaller perimeter, allows viewing of the decal when the card is folded closed and also assists in maintaining the decal in viewable register with the opening in the card. When the decal, which has an adhesive backing covered by a protective material, is removed from the greeting card, it may be applied to another surface.

Abstract: A laminar child resistant package including foldable layers peelably secured together in facing relation, and fold indicia marking a fold location to effect relief of the adhesive securement between layers.

Abstract: Solid, unvulcanized neoprene pieces are packed in thermoplastic bags compatible with neoprene; the bags are closed by means of a compatible synthetic polymer stitch, coated on one of their large surfaces with a hot melt adhesive for easy stacking on a pallet, and are delivered directly to rubber compounding equipment, where the bags are shredded, while neoprene is being compounded. In this manner, opening and emptying of kraft paper bags is avoided. Typical thermoplastic bags are made of low density polyethylene and the thread of polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A water-proof cap to protect the ends of rolled sheet stock has an outer chip board cover, an inner chip board cover, and a cylindrical skirt of creped kraft paper the top of which is sandwiched between the periphery of the inner and outer layers of chip board. A water-proof adhesive provides a circumferential seal between the edge of the skirt and the inner and the outer chip board layers. Polyethylene film laminated to an inner surface of the skirt and to one surface of one of the chip board covers further enhances the water resistant characteristics of the cover.Covers have also been constructed using corrugated board, liner board and heavy kraft paper in place of the chip board described above.

Abstract: A receiver for disposing of used surgical sharps particularly needles and scalpel blades, comprising an adhesive-coated, rectangular backing panel having a cover panel and two matrix panels attached along the sides thereof. The matrix panels have cut-out windows of different sizes to accommodate the surgical sharps. In use, one matrix panel is removed and discarded while the other is folded over and secured to the adhesive-coated side of the backing panel. Used surgical sharps deposited in matrix panel windows are retained on the adhesive coating of the backing panel which forms the floor of the matrix window. When all matrix windows are used, or the surgical procedure is complete, the adhesive coated cover panel is folded over the matrix panel to seal the matrix windows and the sharps contained therein. Preferably, the cover panel is transparent to allow the sharps to be visually identified and counted after the receiver is sealed.

Abstract: A container adapted to hold loose articles in place by securing them against a backing structure by means of a specially fitted resilient removable lid.

Abstract: A supermarket dispenser for informational sheets, formed of resilient synthetic resinous material with support means providing stress resistant capacity greater than that of prior art devices.

Abstract: A process for reinforcing or sealing solid structures or for anchoring bolts using macrocapsules which contain at least one part of a multi-part curable polymer system and which fracture under pressure to produce flake-like fragments that aid in mixing the components of the multi-part curable polymer system. The macrocapsules can be conveniently made a part of a sealing cartridge for ease of use.

Abstract: A heat-tempered film element having a core-set curling tendency and a net core-set curl at least about 15% below that of a similar non-heat-tempered film element is provided by a process which comprises heating a sheet or roll of self-supporting, core-set-prone thermoplastic polymeric film, which is non-coated or is coated with one or more layers on at least one surface, under ambient relative humidity of less than 100%, at a temperature in the temperature range of from about 30.degree. C. up to about the glass transition temperature (Tg) of said polymer for 0.1 to 1500 hours, said heating being continued until the change in the number of ANSI curl units that the resulting film undergoes upon subsequent core-setting at 21.degree. C. and 50% R.H. for 2200 hours is reduced by at least 15%, compared to the change in the number of ANSI curl units untreated thermoplastic polymer film undergoes upon core-setting under like conditions.

Abstract: A glazing strip of extruded polyvinyl chloride plastic or the like has a cross sectional shape such that a glazing putty can be provided in a central cavity for subsequent use by the installer. When used to glaze a window pane in a sash this strip is cut to length from a roll or the like, and a wax paper or the like is removed from mutually perpendicular lands on the plastic strip to uncover pressure sensitive adhesive areas on these lands. The lands serve to hold the strip to the sash, and to the glass pane, while the strip is squeezed by means of a roller or blunt tool or spatula, or one's fingers to cause the putty or caulking compound to issue from a slot provided for this purpose in the underside of the plastic strip. The putty is thereby urged from the cavity into an L-shaped space between the strip and the window sash and pane such that a positive seal is provided for the window pane to hold it in place in the sash.

Abstract: Fast acting polyester adhesive systems and method of use comprising in a polyester resin cartridge a resin and a catalyst, the improvement lying in replacing the presently used benzoyl peroxide catalyst with a catalyst mixture comprised of benzoyl peroxide and a halogen substituted benzoyl peroxide. The adhesive systems of this invention are utilized in a method of installation of resin bonded rock bolts in mining operations, particularly in cold climates, where speed of installation and reinforcement is essential.

Abstract: A glazing strip of extruded polyvinyl chloride plastic or the like has a cross sectional shape such that a glazing putty can be provided in a central cavity for subsequent use by the installer. When used to glaze a window pane in a sash this strip is cut to length from a roll or the like, and a wax paper or the like is removed from mutually perpendicular lands on the plastic strip to uncover pressure sensitive adhesive areas on these lands. The lands serve to hold the strip to the sash, and to the glass pane, while the strip is squeezed by means of a roller or blunt tool or spatula, or one's fingers to cause the putty or caulking compound to issue from a slot provided for this purpose in the underside of the plastic strip. The putty is thereby urged from the cavity into an L-shaped space between the strip and the window sash and pane such that a positive seal is provided for the window pane to hold it in place in the sash.