Abstract: The package comprises a container made of resilient molded plastic that contains an impression and lid. The impression is located in the bottom of the container. The impression comprises two concentric cylindrically shaped tubes, a ring that connects the tubes and a closure. The lower tube has a larger diameter. This lower tube is attached to a ring along the ring's outside edge. The inner edge of the ring is attached to the upper, smaller-diameter tube. The tubes are identical to the diameters of two sizes of bottle caps. Bottles with caps can then be inserted into the tube. The invention then holds the container on top of the bottle. The lid of the container is removable and reattachable and forms an air-tight seal.

Abstract: A two container assembly comprises a first container for containing a fluid and a second container for containing a fluid. The first container has a handle and a handle opening, and the second container has a resilient sidewall, a top end and a bottom end. The second container is dimensioned to fit into the handle opening of the first container. The two container assembly has a means for snap-fitting the second container into the handle opening or frictionally engaging the second container in the handle opening. The means for snap-fitting preferably comprises a concave portion in the resilient sidewall of the second container. The concave portion has a shape that mates with a convex shaped portion of the handle. For example, the handle may have an oval cross-section. Also, the second container has a top-to-bottom axis which is substantially perpendicular to a top-to-bottom axis of the first container when the second container is located in the handle opening.

Abstract: A dispensing package system for a liquid product including first and second components which must be mixed together prior to use, includes a first container for containing the first component, and a second container for containing the second component prior to use. The first container includes a top dispensing nozzle sealed off by a cap when not in use, and a bottom port sealed by a removable plug from the interior thereof. To mix the components together a user unscrews a cap from the second container, and screws the neck of the second container into a threaded boss of a skirt secured to the bottom of the first container, for forcing a top portion of the neck of the second container into the bottom port of the first container for frictional engagement therewith, and for forcing the plug out of the port into the interior of the first container.

Abstract: A liquid container 1 comprises a larger glass bottle 2 and a smaller glass bottle 3 which are separately formed and adhesively bonded together. A base 11 of the smaller bottle 3 is spaced slightly above the base 10 of the larger bottle 2 so that in use, the base 10 of the larger bottle 2 forms a standing surface for the container 1 to prevent rocking.

Abstract: A dispensing display container of coffee or other spoonable particulate foodstuff comprises an upper, externally threaded cylinder and an internally threaded sleeve that the user discards when empty.

Abstract: A collapsible, thin wall, plastic container includes a closed end, an annular peripheral side wall and an open end, the peripheral side wall including a plurality of annular steps or shoulders for enabling controlled axial collapse of the container to a compact, collapsed condition wherein a plurality of substantially concentric folds surround a remaining uncollapsed portion of the container; and a removable cap securable to the open end, the cap having a sealed chamber formed therein for holding a predetermined amount of foodstuff material.

Abstract: A dual sided closure comprising a divider wall at its interior midsection, in combination with at least one substantially cylindrical container comprising a substantially centered and substantially cylindrical neck portion with said neck portion further comprising an external surface diameter substantially identical to the external surface diameter of the dual sided closure, whereby the attachment of a second and substantially identical container will assemble to resemble, and function as, a fillable dumbbell exercise device.

Abstract: A stackable collapsible container has a sidewall comprised of opposing conical sections. The upper conical section has a greater length and slighter angle than the lower conical section. Upon application of vertical force the lower section folds under the upper section, so the container assumes a stable collapsed state; and likewise, the necked conical top collapses to further reduce the overall length. The top of a collapsed container has a groove, so that when the top is mated to a ringed recess in a like second container, the containers resiliently lock to each other and thus may be readily stacked.

Abstract: A thermoformed bowl filled and sealed with a sample food product forms a sample package. The bowl is sized and shaped to the contours of and so as to nest upon the shoulders of a plastic one gallon jug or bottle. The package has a centrally located die-cut hole to lock under the bottle neck boss. Free samples of the food product can thus be distributed to accompany regular sales of one gallon plastic containers of milk.

Abstract: In combination, a molded bottle and a stick dispenser wherein the bottle comprises front and rear faces and side edges. One of the side edges has a cavity for nesting the stick dispenser. The stick dispenser has end surfaces and the cavity has end surfaces. Each of the end surfaces of the stick dispenser has a recess and each of the ends of the cavity has a domed surface. The domed surfaces are sized and spaced to receive each of the recesses of the stick dispenser in a snap fit.

Abstract: A dual bottle container has two bottles which are releasably interlocked together in side-by-side relation by a plateau on one of the bottles which engages a depression on the other bottle for transverse sliding movement. The plateau is bordered at opposite sides by rounded lip portions and the depression is bordered at opposite sides by rounded groove portions, the lip portions and the groove portions engaging each other to prevent undesired relative movement between the two bottles.

Abstract: A disposable and recyclable plastic container for use in a post-mix beverage dispensing system includes first and second openings at a top end thereof. The container may be filled with syrup through the first opening and withdrawn by a pump through the second opening. The second opening is defined by an upper end of a tube, which is integrally formed with the container by blow-molding. The tube extends from the top end of the container, down the exterior of the container sidewall and through the bottom. As syrup is withdrawn, the first opening, or an associated vent, vents the container to assist in the withdrawal of syrup. The second opening and tube have a valve actuator therein for a spring-loaded valve in a conventional quick-disconnect coupling such as used in bag-in-box type systems.

Abstract: A fuel can is provided which includes a receptacle for receiving fuel or other liquid therein and a tray for holding other items, the tray being complementally configured with the bottom of the receptacle whereby the tray and receptacle may be releasably coupled in mating engagement. The tray and receptacle are provided with coupling structure which includes a pair of bosses on one component and a pair of latch members on the other component, the bosses and latch members being preferably integrally formed with the tray and receptacle. The latch member is resilient and yieldable during engagement of the tray and receptacle whereby a hook on the latch member engages a respective boss and spreads the latch members apart and then resiliently snaps into position on the to hold the tray and receptacle in coupled relationship.

Abstract: A hollow stackable product including at least a section of a generally conically contoured sidewall having a number of longitudinal folds of alternating ridges and furrows. Each fold includes a first side strip laterally extending from the top of a ridge to the bottom of an adjacent furrow and a second side strip laterally extending from the bottom of the furrow to the top of the next adjacent ridge. The first side strip has a different lateral orientation than the second side strip. The first side strip has a greater wall thickness than the second side strip; and the first side strip also has a shorter lateral extent than the second side strip. When the product is stacked within a like product, a first product is placed inside a second like product so that the first side strips of the first product are positioned closely adjacent the first side strips of the second product and the second side strips of the first product are positioned closely adjacent the second side strips of the second product.

Abstract: A stackable plastic container, manufactured as one piece in a blow molding process and designed for transporting hazardous liquids has a parallelepipedal form with rounded corners and edges. The container is provided with a U-shaped protruding stacking surface with two legs, whereby the legs in the direction are sloped toward the front wall in a downward direction toward the upper corners of the lateral edges of the front wall to a point below the shoulder of the filling and pouring socket arranged at the front wall and from there in an upward slope toward the shoulder of the socket.

Abstract: A preform (70) has an open top portion (72), a cylindrical barrel portion (74) and a bottom portion (76) formed to close the barrel portion (74) at the end opposite to the open top portion (72). The preform (70) also has an internal partition wall (78) formed to extend across the interior of the barrel portion and from the bottom portion (76). In the transverse direction relative to the longitudinal center axis of the preform (70), the internal partition wall (78) has the maximum wall thickness (a2) at the connection (84) between the inner wall of the barrel portion (74) and the internal partition wall (78), the maximum wall thickness of the internal partition wall being gradually reduced toward the longitudinal center axis of the preform with the minimum wall thickness (a1) at a position (82) near the longitudinal center axis of the preform.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for forming a collapsed and folded thin-walled container. In collapsed and folded form, the container has first and second folded portions concentrically adjacent one another in generally surrounding relationship to tapered shoulder and reduced diameter neck portions of the container. The apparatus includes inner and outer, concentrically arranged and relatively movable pusher members for forming the first and second folded portions, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vial for storing a substance in a condition in which it is excludeded from the ambient air, comprising a reservoir having a closed end and an open end, the open end communicating with a closable tubular member via a neck portion. The vial comprises a cap having a central aperture which is sealingly but detachably connected to the neck portion of the reservoir, while the tubular member constitutes a separate component of the vial and is proportioned so that it can be connected in the aperture of the cap in a circumferentially sealing manner, a rear end portion of the tubular member extending within the neck portion of the reservoir and a front portion which comprises a sealing means extending beyond the reservoir.

Abstract: A baby bottle is formed with a truncated conical cap. The truncated conical cap includes an annular ring adjacent a top wall of the cap, and wherein the bottle portion of the organization includes a truncated conical cavity directed coaxially into the bottle from the bottom wall formed with a plurality of projections for receiving the groove therewithin for storage of the cap structure during periods of non-use.

Abstract: An outer container having a container insert therein for holding a predetermined volume of material. The outer container includes a container bottom having a periphery and a container wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior container portion of predetermined volume sized to accommodate the container insert. The container wall includes a neck portion complementarily sized to accommodate the exterior surface of the container insert. The container insert includes a bottom having a periphery and a wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior portion of predetermined volume for holding the material. The insert wall includes a vent which allows air to pass from the interior container portion to the atmosphere when the container insert is positioned therein. For assembly, the outer container is maintained at a temperature greater than the container insert and the container insert is positioned therein.

Abstract: A dual container is disclosed having two bottles which are releasably interlocked together in side-by-side relation by a mortise and tenon. The bottles are held together to prevent undesired relative movement between the two bottles. A single cap covers both bottles. The cap has a separate outlet for each bottle which may be opened independently of each other.

Abstract: A package container for liquid products. The package includes a larger container and a smaller container. The smaller container is insertable into a recess formed within the larger container, permitting the larger and smaller containers to be joined together. The smaller container may also be shaped so as to insert within the cap of the larger container. The containers may further be packaged by placing the smaller container within a shell defined on a face of the larger container.

Abstract: A five or six gallon blow molded plastic water bottle has a regular hexagonal cross-section. The bottle is preferably made of polycarbonate and has a wall thickness of between 0.040 and 0.060 inch. An integral protrusion is formed on one face of the bottle and a depression is formed in a second diametrically opposite face of the bottle. Adjacent bottles may be stacked by inserting the protrusion of one bottle into the depression of an adjacent bottle. With the protrusion and depression of adjacent bottles engaged, the adjacent faces of each bottle contact each other so that the weight of the upper bottle which is borne by the lower bottle is distributed across the face. When the protrusion and depression of adjacent bottles are engaged, the top surface of the protrusion does not engage the bottom surface of the depression, so that indica labels or the like attached to the depression are not defaced or damaged.

Abstract: A vessel containing perfume is placed in an accommodating space in an outer case consisting of two half shells articulated one upon the other. A cap ensures both that the vessel is tightly closed and that the case is locked in a closed position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a container for use in a closed application system for liquid or granular agricultural treatment agents. The agent is introduced into the container through an inlet opening on the upper surface of the container. Thereafter, a valve is removably mounted to seal the inlet opening and prevent inadvertant discharge of the liquid from the container. Hand grips are provided to manipulate the container, and the container is configured so that it nested or stacked on other similar containers having valves extending from the respective inlet openings when the containers are transported in an upright position. The handgrips are also employed to mount the containers in an inverted position in agricultural application equipment.

Abstract: A container comprising an inner container, inner lid, outer container and outer lid which is suitable for commercial transport and legible display of required label information, and can be readily grasped and handled such that the lid and contents can be safely and completely removed. The invention further relates to a plurality of such containers, each container having a different maximum capacity but a label area of at least the same size as the label area of the smallest container and the same distance from the bottom of the container such that application of the labels to the containers can be performed by automated means. These containers are useful, in particular, for storing and transporting hazardous materials such as thick film paste materials.

Abstract: A polyethylene shipping drum especially suited for shipping hazardous materials is disclosed. The drum comprises a molded container and closure which are threadably connected to each other to form a seal therebetween. A thread lock is provided for the threaded connection between the container and closure. The container has a plurality of indentations in the side wall thereof to provide ledges for stacking the containers one inside the other in a stable, nested relationship. An annular rim is provided on the closure with an inclined annular surface for retaining the sealing gasket in a groove without adhesives.

Abstract: A double container comprised of a first larger container into which is removably nested a second smaller container.

Abstract: A disposable and recyclable plastic container for use in a post-mix beverage dispensing system includes first and second openings at a top end thereof. The container may be filled with syrup through the first opening and withdrawn by a pump through the second opening. The second opening is defined by an upper end of a tube, which is integrally formed with the container by blow-molding. The tube extends from the top end of the container, down the exterior of the container sidewall and through the bottom. As syrup is withdrawn, the first opening, or an associated vent, vents the container to assist the withdrawl of syrup. The second opening and tube have a valve actuator therein for a spring-loaded valve in a conventional quick-disconnect coupling such as used in bag-in-box type systems. The top and bottom of the container have complementary shapes to permit vertical nesting and stacking of plural like containers.

Abstract: A system for creating liquid gradients is disclosed, comprising at least two containers that can be manufactured separately, such as by molding plastic. Each container has an outlet near the bottom and an air vent near the top, and the outlets are connected via tubing to a receiving device in which the liquids are mixed. One container has a horizontal cross-section which decreases as a function of vertical position between the top and bottom of the container; the other container has a horizontal cross-section which increases vertically in a complementary manner. The containers preferably are held together by a rack or other means. As the liquids drain from both containers simultaneously, they remain in hydrostatic balance with each other.

Abstract: A combination drinking vessel and cup holder having a chamber at one end of said vessel, said chamber having a bottom at an intermediate point of said vessel and an open end with a lip at one end of said vessel; a cavity at the other end of said vessel on the other side of the bottom of the chamber, said cavity having an open end with a lip at the other end of said vessel; an insert that fits in the bottom of said chamber for supporting a cup, and in said cavity for storage thereof; complementary holders in said cavity and in said insert for removably retaining the insert; and a cap that snaps over the lip of the chamber to serve as a cover, and that snaps over the lip of said cavity to serve as a coaster.

Abstract: A package of personal care commodities comprised of a plurality of separate containers each charged with a supply of a care commodity and sectionally configured individually as a triangular truncated wedge. The individual containers are capable of being arranged and detachably retained together in a nested relation when assembled to collectively form either a compact enclosing package unit of square cross-section or a relatively flat section that can be conveniently stored or hand carried for travel.

Abstract: Receptacles designed to enable their juxtaposition and/or superposition without loss of space and without the addition of external packaging, enabling the reception of a large number of everyday contents. Said receptacles each consist of a hollow modular cell, comprising at least one neck and one hollow into which an identical neck fits. Preferably said receptacles are composed of interconnectable cubic modular cells. Three consecutive faces of the cube are each provided with a neck, the three other consecutive faces being each provided with an identical hollow. Each neck and each hollow is provided with engaging complementary groove and ribs, brought into action by the insertion of the neck of a receptacle into the hollow in the juxtaposed receptacle.

Abstract: An improved light weight liquid-containing stackable bottle made of plastic such as polycarbonate. The bottle is preferably of rectangular cross-section with parallel oppositely disposed mating sides which permits secure and space-saving stacking of the bottles. Complementary projections and receptacles are formed in the mating sides of the bottle to permit interlocking of the bottles when they are stacked. Desirably, vertical and horizontal corrugation are formed in the sides of the bottle to provide strength and reinforcement against both sideways and axial forces. The non-parallel corrugations preferably do not intersect to avoid the creation of stress points which could lead to cracking and flaws in the bottles. Horizontal corrugations are remote from the bottom and shoulder parts of the bottle in order to improve impact resistance.

Abstract: An assembly of beverage bottle/can and cup consisting of a beverage bottle or can for containing the beverage and a cup for encasing the lower part of said bottle or can to be integrated as one body, wherein a plurality of parallel linear projections are provided to the inner wall at the upper part of cup whereon a plurality of vent grooves are spaced in a suitable distance in the direction perpendicular to the said projections, and a clip is provided to the outer upper edge of cup; the said assembly provides the consumers with the convenience of pouring the beverage for drinking as they like by taking the advantage of the cup, fixing the bottle or can onto their knapsack bag or girdle optionally by means of the clip, and bringing the beverage bottle or can with them if the beverage therein has not been drunk up.

Abstract: A bottle used for housing an emergency water ration which is made of high density polyethylene. The material of the bottle is stabilized with UV light. After filling the bottle with water it is sterilized under high pressure conditions in a water bath at a temperature of 120.degree. C. for at least 10 minutes and cooled by means of compressed air. The body of the bottle has a side ratio equal to 1:0.6:0.4 with all sides containing round edges. The bottom surface has a concave configuration. Such a bottle is completely undeformable and may be dropped into the water without damage from a height of 36 m. The water in the bottle has a lifetime longer than 5 years.

Abstract: The packaging for the liquid composition which is ready for use, produced by some suitable dilution and mixing in a support product such as water of a concentrated liquid composition, comprises a bottle (1) having an overall rigidity which gives it a self-supporting property, the bottle having a hollow body (2) of known volume, having an opening (3) and a removable cap (4), the bottle (1) being intended to finally receive the composition which is ready for use and to permit the preparation of the latter; a container (6) of smaller size than the bottle (1), having an overall rigidity which gives it a self-supporting property, the container having a hollow body (8) for receiving the concentrated liquid composition, in the extension of the body (2), having an opening (9), an integral measuring device (11) fixed rigidly in the opening (9), a removable cap (10) closing the measuring device (11); a hollow recess (17) in the body (2) in which the container (6) may be accommodated, this recess (17) having an opening

Abstract: A tissue culture flask having a flat bottom wall with optical properties on the inner surface of which cells are grown. A top wall opposite the bottom wall has a large opening therethrough which provides access to the growing surface for the removal of cells growing on the surface. The opening is closed by a flexible transparent film which is sealed to the top wall and which may be peeled off the top wall to provide access to the flask interior.

Abstract: A combined sprayer container and refill container for containing a liquid concentrate for later dilution and which containers nest and interlock. A sprayer container including a sprayer head for spraying liquid contained in the sprayer container. The sprayer container also including at least one level indicia foro indicating a level to be filled to with the liquid concentrate for dilution. A refill container for containing a liquid concentrate for use in repeated refilling of the sprayer container. The sprayer container and refill container each including complementary surfaces to provide nesting of the containers one against the other. An interlock provided on both the sprayer container and refill container for interlocking the nested containers to resist separation of the nested containers.

Abstract: A container for beverages, particularly beverages, such as coffee, which form a froth upon being dispensed in the container for consumption, has an interior base portion extending to a sidewall portion and defining an interior beverage containing surface having a shape in the form of an ellipsoid of revolution having an eccentricity of from 1.15 to 5.0, a hyperboloid of revolution having asymptotes forming an angle of less than 90.degree., or a paraboloid of revolution wherein a distance from a focus of the parabola to its directrix line is from 0.5 to 3.0 for promoting the formation of a shell of froth when the beverage is dispensed into the cup.

Abstract: A bottled water container for a water cooler of the type in which the container is supported upon the water cooler for selective removal and replacement, the bottled water container having a handle straddling a recess located in the body of the container at the intersection of the side wall and the upper end wall of the container body and bridging a gap created by the recess in the peripheral edge along the intersection of the side wall and the upper end wall of the container, such that the container is lifted readily by the handle and easily up-ended for facilitating placement of the container in proper position in the water cooler. The handle is hollow and molded separate from the body of the container and is integrated with the container body such that the interior of the handle is isolated from the interior of the container body for ready cleaning of the interior of the container, enabling practical reuse of the bottled water container.

Abstract: An assembly for the containment and dispensing of a beverage includes a portable container fabricated from a pressure deformable, synthetic polymeric resin. An integrally molded projection of the container wall is used to mount one or more drinking vessels such as cups. A single chamber is defined by the container wall, including the projection and functions to contain the beverage to be dispensed. The structure of the container is highly compact, with minimal interior space not utilizable by beverage containment. This avoids an imbalance of the container when it is carried from place to place.

Abstract: A plastics can 15 has a screw closure comprising a screw cap 34. In the closed position, a flat surface 44 of the screw cap 34 lies in one common horizontal plane with the upper edge of two edge handles 28, 29. When several such cans are stacked one upon another, as the result of the additional support on the flat surface 44, greater stability is achieved. Such cans can, therefore, be stacked with less danger. Of particular importance for cans of more than 10 liter capacity (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A cup-shaped bottle base is provided with four upright, circumferentially spaced apart centrally projecting flanges that have downwardly and centrally inclined upper edges which act as ramps or skids to prevent the lower end of a similar base from becoming jammed inside it.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a new and improved rectangular bottle for motor oil and the like fluids. The rectangular bottle of the present invention is of the type having an offset spout, and is particularly designed to be stacked and shipped on a standard 40 in..times.48 in. GMA pallet.

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 cup for coffee, or similar drinks, formed of synthetic thermoplastics material comprises a portion (3, 3', 3") provided with a base (5, 5') and a shoulder (7) having a collar (8, 8') ending in a flare (14) at the top (9) of the cup, a portion (4, 4', 4") running from this top which is provided with a shoulder (11) which is, in turn, connected to a lower edge (13) by means of a section of wall (12, 12'), in which the shoulder (7) rests at least partly on the flare (14) in a plane other than that which includes the top (9) of an identical cup placed beneath it.

Abstract: A microbiological culture device which affords improved lapping over a surface to be tested comprises an elongated plate carrying a culture medium, a tubular case for the plate, and a stopper for the case made fast with one end of the plate and providing a handgrip for holding the plate, as well as an elastically deformable bridge formed on the plate the one end.

Abstract: A culture vessel used for microorganism culture, cell culture, tissue culture and the like, which has features with regard to a shape of the opening neck for enabling to perform various operations such as introduction of a culture area solution and insertion of pipettes or the like. In the conventional culture vessel, the opening parts at the opening end of the neck and the connecting part joining the vessel body with the neck have been of circular shapes and they have diameters of equal dimension to provide a straight pipe configuration for the opening neck. This gives rise to the problems that a dead angle is formed for a culture area during operation.

Abstract: A container is divided into two receiving chambers by a partition wall. Each chamber houses a material, such as yogurt in one and cereal flakes in the other. The container includes structural components which will create an opening in the partition wall in response to a predetermined manipulation of the outside of the container so as to enable the material contained in the two chambers to be combined in a single chamber.