Permanently Secured In Stopper Cavity Patents (Class 215/299)
  • Patent number: 10144556
    Abstract: An integrated cork opener that is integrated into a cork. The cork comprising a body configured in size and in shape to seal a container. The cork further comprises a body pulling apparatus, which includes an anchor and a foldable handle, said body pulling apparatus is integrated into said body. In some exemplary embodiments, a container, such as a wine bottle, may be sealed using a cork comprising an integrated body pulling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventor: Shalom Ohayon
  • Patent number: 10094128
    Abstract: An Adjustable Hole Cover. One size of hole cover will accommodate a wide variety of hole diameters, and fit snugly. The device is made from a lightweight, yet durable material. A version having a cap with an internal metal core is also available. The cover costs less than prior plugs by incorporating a durable cap element to which a low-cost stem is attached. The stem is selected from a group of different-sized stems made from a low-cost material, such as wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Hartman
  • Patent number: 9216325
    Abstract: Embodiments of shaft plugs for golf clubs and methods to manufacture golf clubs with shaft plugs are generally described herein. Other embodiments of shaft plugs may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gil Vald'Via, Frank Gunshinan
  • Patent number: 8336723
    Abstract: A stopper which engages a neck of a container. The stopper includes a circular bottom section and a head section which rises above the container and encompasses a slide. The rim of the head section has a maximum diameter that does not exceed the external diameter of the opening of the container. The slide can be pushed against the force of a spring device in one direction and, when released, returns to its retracted initial position as a result of the spring force. Opposing sides of the slide each end in circumferential sections. A first one of the circumferential sections forming an outer surface for receiving a first applied force for advancing the slide and causing the second one of the circumferential sections to protrude from the stopper. The second one of the circumferential sections receiving a second different applied force to remove the stopper from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Gaplast GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Kneer, Frank Janssen
  • Publication number: 20110297638
    Abstract: A stopper apparatus for closing wine bottles and like receptacles having an elongated stopper body of flexible material adapted for insertion into the neck of the bottle so as to create a water-tight and air-tight seal between the media contained within said bottle and the outside environment. The stopper body has a generally cylindrical shape with a slight taper near the base of the cylinder and features a cavity near the top of the cylinder. The cavity features a concealed apparatus therein. At least one self revealing handle is attached to the stopper body for extracting said stopper from the neck of the bottle, wherein extracting said stopper body from the neck of said bottle exposes said concealed apparatus contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Walter Karabin
  • Patent number: 8002131
    Abstract: A stopper apparatus for closing wine bottles and like receptacles having an elongated stopper body of flexible material adapted for insertion into the neck of the bottle so as to create a water-tight and air-tight seal between the media contained within said bottle and the outside environment. The stopper body has a generally cylindrical shape with a slight taper near the base of the cylinder and features a cavity near the top of the cylinder. The cavity features a concealed apparatus therein. At least one self revealing handle is attached to the stopper body for extracting said stopper from the neck of the bottle, wherein extracting said stopper body from the neck of said bottle exposes said concealed apparatus contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventor: Walter Karabin
  • Patent number: 7770747
    Abstract: By achieving an extruded, foamed core formed from plastic material peripherally surrounded and integrally bonded with a plurality of cooperating synthetic, plastic, extruded, outer layers, a unique, multi-component, multi-layer synthetic closure is provided which may be employed as a bottle closure or stopper for any desired product, whether the product is a liquid, a viscous material, or a solid distributed in a bottle or container and dispensed through the open portal of the container neck. The present invention achieves a mass producible, resilient, synthetic bottle closure which is employable for any desired bottle, including wine. By employing the present invention, a multi-component or multi-layer synthetic closure is attained which possesses physical properties substantially equal to or better than the physical properties found in cork material, which has caused such cork material to be the principal closure material for wine bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Nomacorc, LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Lauer, Daniel R. Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20090008355
    Abstract: A stopper apparatus for closing wine bottles and like receptacles having an elongated stopper body of flexible material adapted for insertion into the neck of the bottle so as to create a water-tight and air-tight seal between the media contained within said bottle and the outside environment. The stopper body has a generally cylindrical shape with a slight taper near the base of the cylinder and features a cavity near the top of the cylinder. The cavity features a concealed apparatus therein. At least one self revealing handle is attached to the stopper body for extracting said stopper from the neck of the bottle, wherein extracting said stopper body from the neck of said bottle exposes said concealed apparatus contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventor: Walter Karabin
  • Publication number: 20040232102
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a stopper from a bottle by rotating a threaded capsule surrounding the threaded neck of a bottle. The capsule is preferably received over a narrowed neck of the bottle to maintain the appearance of a foil-wrapped and cork-closed bottle. The bottle may be sealed with plugs (natural cork, synthetic cork, molded plugs), planar seals, or a combination thereof. The capsule may engage the stopper directly or by way of a stopper anchor. Aspects of the invention include preventing uncontrolled egress of stoppers from pressurized bottles, the resealing of various forms of bottles after removal of the stopper, locking the closure in place, and providing evidence of tampering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: William A. Gardner, Patrick M. Whelan, Alan Virdee
  • Patent number: 6763961
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a cork from a bottle in which an anchor is embedded in the cork and a cork-pulling sleeve is provided for engaging the anchor for removal of the cork. The cork-pulling sleeve includes inner threads that mate with external threads on the neck of the bottle, and rotation of the cork-pulling sleeve in relation to the bottle extracts the cork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Gardner Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Gardner, Gil G. Gilley
  • Publication number: 20040131506
    Abstract: A closure assembly is provided for a specimen collection container. The closure assembly includes a bottom ring and top ring assembly. The bottom ring is removably attachable to the open end of the container. The top ring assembly, which is removably attached to the bottom ring, includes a mounting ring and a pierceable, resealable septum that closes the bottom ring and permits pierceable instrument access therethrough. The container interior can also be accessed by the removal of the bottom ring from the open end of the container or by the removal of the top assembly from the bottom ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Robert G. Zurcher
  • Publication number: 20030146184
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a cork from a bottle in which an anchor is embedded in the cork and a cork-pulling sleeve is provided for engaging the anchor for removal of the cork. The cork-pulling sleeve includes inner threads that mate with external threads on the neck of the bottle, and rotation of the cork-pulling sleeve in relation to the bottle extracts the cork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: William A. Gardner, Gil G. Gilley
  • Patent number: 6510957
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a cork from a bottle in which an anchor is embedded in the cork and a cork-pulling sleeve is provided for engaging the anchor for removal of the cork. The cork-pulling sleeve includes inner threads that mate with external threads on the neck of the bottle, and rotation of the cork-pulling sleeve in relation to the bottle extracts the cork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Inventors: Gil G. Gilley, William A. Gardner
  • Patent number: 6435362
    Abstract: The invention refers to the attachment for extraction of cork and similar bottle stoppers enabling extraction of cork stopper without application of additional tool and/or special opener, designed for the respective purpose. The attachment referred to in this invention consists of the basic threaded body (2) with a tape shaped pull cord (5) coming out of the upper part of the attachment. The attachment referred to in this invention may also be built in the body (1) as a screw (2′) with a preliminarily inserted washer (3) provided with a groove (4) that serves as a channel for the pull cord (5′). In the second example the attachment in the body (1′) is shaped as a screw (2′) with recess (7) with an edge (8) at the bottom, while the pull cord (5′) is attached to the bayonet plug (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Inventor: Drago Dekorti
  • Publication number: 20010013500
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a cork from a bottle in which an anchor is embedded in the cork and a cork-pulling sleeve is provided for engaging the anchor for removal of the cork. The cork-pulling sleeve includes inner threads that mate with external threads on the neck of the bottle, and rotation of the cork-pulling sleeve in relation to the bottle extracts the cork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Gil G. Gilley, William A. Gardner
  • Patent number: 6179140
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a cork from a bottle in which an anchor is embedded in the cork and a cork-pulling handle is provided for engaging the anchor for removal of the cork. The cork-pulling handle can be connected to the anchor by any of several means, and can be stored with the bottle as an integral part of the bottle/capsule/label package or provided separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: William A. Gardner
  • Patent number: 5884789
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a cork from a bottle in which an anchor is embedded in the cork and a cork-pulling handle is provided for engaging the anchor for removal of the cork. The cork-pulling handle can be connected to the anchor by any of several means, and can be stored with the bottle as an integral part of the bottle/label package or provided separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: William A. Gardner
  • Patent number: 5722548
    Abstract: There is provided a new and useful combination of a bottle stopper and stopper-remover comprising cylindrical stopper means (10) of resilient material, the stopper means (10) having top, bottom and side surfaces and a deep well (14) extending into the stopper (10) from the top surface (16); a hollow sleeve (30) in and substantially conforming in cross-section to the well (14), the sleeve (30) having top and bottom ends and inner and outer surfaces; a series of protruding interference members (36) on the outer surface, at least one detent member (46) on the inner surface (43,44) spaced a predetermined distance from the top and bottom; a pair of openings (47) through opposite sides of the sleeve (30) adjacent the detent (46) on a side of the detent (46) remote from the top end; a pair of longitudinal slits (45) extending from respective ones of said openings (47) to a position spaced from said top end; and puller means (50) for insertion into the sleeve (30), the puller means (30) comprising a top gripper membe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Kwik Kork International Inc.
    Inventor: David E. Hojnoski
  • Patent number: 5299702
    Abstract: A safety stopper for a receptacle includes a top portion and a sealing ring having an inner bead embraced around a rib at the receptacle opening. The stopper is press fitted into the receptacle. A weakened seam is provided between the top portion and the sealing ring. A slide may be provided in the top of the stopper and is moved outward to enable the stopper to be removed after the seam is broken. The stopper may also include a segment which blocks movement of the slide until the sealing ring is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: GAPLAST GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Kneer, Christoph Heiland
  • Patent number: 4535903
    Abstract: A child proof medicine vial is provided having a bead for mating in a recess in a flange in the cap whereby the cap is tightly secured to the vial. The cap is provided with a recess and complimentary slots and inner chamber whereby a panel may be slidable into and out of the cap. When the panel is fully inserted in the cap, there are no projections on the cap for facilitating removal of the cap from the vial. When fully retracted from the cap, the panel permits the user to raise the cap thus permitting access to the vial. When fully retracted, the panel may have indicia to the effect that the vial is nonchild proof. An integral hinge is provided between the cap and vial so that the cap may be flipped away from, yet attached to, the vial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Inventor: Roberto D. Franchi
  • Patent number: 4483451
    Abstract: A bottle closure device adapted to be attached to a cork used to seal bottles and including a cork piercing shaft with a bottom adapted to be inserted through the cork and until the bottom disk portion comes in contact with the bottom of the cork. A top cap is then threaded onto the portion of the shaft extending through the cork and tightened and brought into contact with the cork to firmly restrain the cork at both ends to allow it to be reinserted into a bottle. Thus, after a cork is removed by a conventional corkscrew, this attachment allows the cork to be reused without disintegrating or breaking into pieces and entering the bottle or coming into contact with the fluid in the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Inventor: Florian J. Gorski
  • Patent number: 4462501
    Abstract: A child proof medicine vial is provided having a bead for mating in a recess in a flange in the cap whereby the cap is tightly secured to the vial. The cap is provided with a recess and complimentary slots and inner chamber whereby a panel may be slidable into and out of the cap. When the panel is fully inserted in the cap, there are no projections on the cap for facilitating removal of the cap from the vial. When fully retracted from the cap, the panel permits the user to raise the cap thus permitting access to the vial. When fully retracted, the panel may have indicia to the effect that the vial is nonchild proof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Inventor: Roberto D. Franchi
  • Patent number: 4458819
    Abstract: A removal-resistant plug or closure for a container has a slide radially extensible beyond the circumference of the plug and container to provide a gripping surface for removal of the plug. With the slide retracted, the exterior surfaces of the plug is smooth and devoid of any gripping surface. A seal attached after the container is filled and the plug inserted is provided by a cavity which extends across a lateral edge of the slide and the adjacent portion of the slide guide in the plug. A marker plate is attached to cover the cavity such that when the slide is moved, the portions of the cavity are misaligned to break the marker plate from the plug to provide a visible indication that the seal has been broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1984
    Assignee: Geiger Plastic GmbH
    Inventor: Albert Geiger
  • Patent number: 4358022
    Abstract: A packaging unit has a container closed by a safety plug which has a maximum diameter equal to the outer diameter of the container opening and a smooth exterior to avoid any gripping surface. A cylindrical lip adjacent to the peripheral edge of the plug cooperates with the inner surface of the container opening to seal the opening. A slide is movable along a radial direction of the plug to extend beyond the edge of the container opening to provide a gripping surface for removing the plug. Safety detents may be provided which must be manipulated to permit movement of the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Inventor: Albert Geiger