Abstract: Foreign material exclusion devices especially adapted to be positioned in a construction, for example a tube or pipe to temporarily seal off a potentially sensitive area of the construction from foreign materials or debris. In one embodiment the device includes a specifically defined, fixed-size eyelet to assist with insertion and/or removal of the device from a construction. Still other embodiments of the device include cavities that retain a trackable coating applied to the device. Further embodiments include identification elements embedded and thus protected within the frame of the device.

Abstract: Provided is a container 1 for inspection which stores and pours out contents therein, and the container is provided with a container main body 2 having a mouth portion 22 formed thereon, a cover portion 3 attached to the mouth portion 22 to seal the container main body 2, and an opening cap 4 attached to the cover portion 3. The cover portion 3 has a closing wall 34 for closing the mouth portion 22, and the opening cap 4 is provided with an pouring outlet 421, and a cutting portion 431 for cutting the closing wall 34. When the opening cap 4 is attached to the cover portion 3, the cutting section 431 cuts the closing wall 34 to enable pouring out the contents. Thus, in the provided container 1 for inspection, sealing properties of the container main body 2 are ensured by the cover portion 3, and the closing wall 34 of the cover portion 3 is cut by the opening cap 4 attached to the cover portion 3 without removing the cover portion 3, whereby the contents can be poured out.

Abstract: A plug assembly for the oil gallery of an internal combustion engine. The engine has a cylindrical passage leading from the interior to the exterior thereof. There is a circumferential groove in the passage. The plug includes a seal piece and an outer skirt portion subdivided into a piece having an outer end portion with a radial flange for snugly engaging said engine block, and an axially extending free end portion with a radially extending locking tab porting engaging the circumferential groove. The locking tab can move into and out of registration with the circumferential groove.

Abstract: A beverage container (1) comprises a container body (3) including an opening, a cap (5) to close the opening, and a collar (7), mountable on the container body (3). The cap (5) and the collar (7) include cooperating securement means (19, 21) by which the cap (5) may be secured to the collar (7), thereby securing the cap (5) to the container body (3) when the collar (7) is mounted on the container body (3). The cap (5), the collar (7) and the container body (3) are configured such that removal of the cap (5) from the container body (3) causes removal of the collar (7) from the container body (3).

Abstract: A beverage container comprising a container body (3) including an opening and a plurality of recesses (80) in an exterior surface thereof, a cap (5) for closing the opening, and a collar (73) having a plurality of flaps (13) engagement with the recesses (80) to mount the collar (73) on the container body (3), the cap (5) and the collar (73) being connected to each other by a screw thread such that when secured together the collar (73) and hence the cap (5) is secured to the container body (3).

Abstract: An aluminum container is comprised of a base portion, a substantially vertical wall portion extending upwardly from the base portion, a transition portion extending from the wall portion, and a neck portion extending from the transition portion. The neck portion is tapered and has an upper end having a wall thickness that is preferably less than the thickness of the wall of the remainder of the neck portion. The upper end of the neck portion may also be chamfered. The aluminum container of the present invention may be combined with a threaded sleeve to form a receptacle. The sleeve has an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface has threads thereon and the inner surface has a taper complementary to the taper of the neck portion so as to form a friction fit with the neck portion. The sleeve may also have a notch formed in the periphery of its upper outside surface.

Abstract: A thin wall metal can is described having a converging neck portion and cylindrical chimney with a threaded sleeve encircling the chimney and restrained from rotation on the chimney by splines on an inner surface of the sleeve firmly engaged against an outwardly projecting shoulder on the can between the neck portion and chimney. The sleeve receives a threaded closure for closing and sealing the can.

Abstract: An anti-backoff closure assembly includes a container and a cap. The container has a neck portion forming an opening and having a protrusion and screw threads on an outer surface of the neck portion. The cap has on an inner surface a second protrusion, grooves, and a seal for releasably engaging the opening of the neck portion to form a leak free seal. The first and second protrusions engage to create an interference fit when the screw threads and the grooves are threadably engaged. Upon engagement, the second protrusion deforms the first protrusion sufficiently to form an indentation on the first protrusion that resists backoff as the pressure between the screw threads and the grooves is reduced as a result of plastic relaxation, thereby maintaining the leak free seal of the seal within the opening.

Abstract: A preform, a process for forming the preform and a container formed from the preform are disclosed. The preform comprises a tubular body portion having an open end and a closed end. At a location near the open end, a flange extends outwardly from the tubular body portion. A closure retaining element is provided for engaging a closure. The closure retaining element is formed separately from the tubular body portion and includes a manner for attachment to the tubular body portion. The closure retaining element is attached to the tubular body portion adjacent the flange via the manner for attachment.

Abstract: A flask for standard solutions comprises a flask body and a closure cap for sealingly closing the flask body. It has in an upper part of the flask body a capillary passage communicating with a chamber for containing the solution. The flask is filled and/or emptied through the capillary passage. The capillary passage acts as a recondensation zone and reduces evaporative escape of solvents upon removal of the liquid, even when the closure cap is closed. The risk of contamination of the solution in the flask is also reduced. The narrow opening of the capillary passage can be sealingly closed with the closure cap of the flask. After the closure cap is removed the solution can be easily completely removed through the capillary passage using a syringe, without having to tilt the flask.

Abstract: A twist-on/twist-off resealable assembly for a can-end, such as a metal can used in the beverage industry includes a first set of knuckles formed on the can body near its top opening. A plurality of cooperating fingers on the inside of the can lid engage the knuckles so that the lid is tightened by its progressive downward motion as the lid is rotated. The lid also includes a weakened or frangible portion for forming a straw opening. A second set of knuckles are located below the top set of knuckles for engagement by fingers extending from a pilfer-proof ring. The twist-off can lid may be made from the same metal as the can body or alternatively from a transparent plastic material or a combination of metal and plastic.

Abstract: A safety locking screw cap and container having locking projections on the container that are registerable with a flexible flange arm extending from the screw cap to prevent rotation and removal of the cap relative the container. The cap may be removed from the container by flexing the flanged arm away from the cap by pressing on a portion of the flanged arm thus clearing the locking projection allowing removal rotation of the cap on the threaded neck of the container.

Abstract: An adaptor and a closure are formed with cooperating child resistant elements so that the adaptor can be applied to any type of container and the closure can be removed from the adaptor only by manipulation of the child resistant stops. Both the adaptor and closure are molded with precision surfaces as by injection molding so that the closure can be sealingly attached to the adaptor without the use of excessive force.

Abstract: A spooning closure generally comprising a skirt a top, a spooning opening and a hinged spooning lid which is adapted to pivot from a closed position to an open spooning position. A locking means is provided, which is adapted to securely and releasably lock the spooning lid in the closed position. The locking means comprises a tongue and a friction engaging slot. It may further comprise an arcuate latch projection which extends at an acute angle to the spooning lid bottom surface and a cooperating keeper which partially defines the spooning opening and is formed by an arcuate cantilever. Also provided is a reinforcing web extending from the bottom of the spooning lid.

Abstract: An adaptor and a closure are formed with precision surfaces as by injection molding so that the closure can be attached to the adaptor without the use of excessive force to create a secondary seal. The adaptor-closure can then be attached to an imprecisely formed threaded container such as an extrusion-blow molded bottle to create a primary seal. The adaptor is permanently retained on the container with securing by thread wedging, cooperating ratchet teeth or the like.

Abstract: A vacuum-sealed shipping/storage system based on rigid cylinders of plastic or metal, of various diameters, permanently sealed at one end, with the opposite end having removable, double-sealed vacuum lids. In the case of three inch PVC pipe, the first, or primary lid is a common wide-mouth mason jar lid. Larger cylinders use a similar device. Over each primary lid, a single cap of molded or machined plastic or metal is threaded to a permanently affixed threaded collar, such threaded collar being fastened to the outer surface of the cylinder. Between this secondary cap and collar is found an O-ring, of common design, for the purpose of maintaining a secondary vacuum seal should the primary seal become loosened by shifting contents. Removal of both primary lid and secondary cap exposes the entire inner diameter of the cylinder for insertion or removal of materials. For storage-only applications, where little or no movement of the cylinder is anticipated, the primary lid alone will maintain course vacuum.

Abstract: A nursing bottle having an unthreaded neck portion to which an anatomically designed nipple is fixed by means of cap and a counter-cap. An accessory is provided to permit the nursing bottle to be used as a component of a practical and efficient breast pump. The body of the bottle can be utilized as a glass to teach the child to drink in an adult way.

Abstract: A plastic container which comprises a plastic blow molded container having an annular finish, an insert positioned in the finish and interengaged with the internal surface of the finish. The insert has internal threads for receiving an enlarged closure such in the form of a self-draining measuring cup having external threads on the lower end thereof and a peripheral flange sealingly engaging the free end of the finish.

Abstract: This relates to press-on closure assemblies for containers. It is known to provide containers which are formed of plastic or glass with a neck finish including an end sealing surface and a recessed, generally cylindrical, but possibly tapered, surface disposed between two opposed axially spaced shoulders. A separately formed insert is pressed over the neck finish and positioned between the two shoulders in opposed relation to the recessed surface of the neck finish. The insert has lugs or threads for interlocking engagement with a closure which may be removed by rotation. The closure and the insert are preassembled and pressed onto the container neck finish with a gasket or sealing material carried by the closure engaging the end sealing surface. The past problem is the rotation of the insert relative to the container neck finish, thereby preventing removal of the closure.

Abstract: This relates to a press-seal type transfer neck finish for a container wherein the neck finish is provided with an annular recess into which there is snapped a fitment which carries the thread elements for a threaded closure. In order to facilitate closing of a container which has been filled with the product to be packaged, the closure is assembled with a fitment having thread elements cooperating with the thread of the closure. Thus the resultant closure unit may be applied to the container by merely downwardly pressing the closure unit onto the container. In the formation of the fitment thread elements, openings are formed in a lower flange of the fitment through which tiny insects and foreign matter may enter into the space between the closure skirt and the fitment. These openings are sealed by fin segments or flaps molded in one piece with the fitment and being swingable to underlie the fitment flange in sealed relation in alignment with the openings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for retaining a cap with respect to the neck of a recipient. A bottle comprises a neck in which are hollowed two diametrically opposite grooves issuing from two top points and each terminating at a bottom point. The part of the grooves located above the top points is eliminated so that the bottom of said grooves opens out freely at the end of the neck. The bottoms of the ramps constituted by the two upper faces of the grooves are provided at their bottom points with a downwardly open notch. The cap comprises two fingers cooperating with the ramps to lock at the end of rotation in the notches. The invention is particularly applicable to the packaging industry.

Abstract: A seal assembly for bottles or flasks includes a neck member having a generally elongated hollow configuration adapted to non-rotatably fit about the exterior of a bottle or flask. A generally hollow cylindrical intermediate member has a portion which fits within the neck member and cooperates therewith to prevent relative rotation therebetween. The intermediate member has on the interior thereof a device to cooperate with the neck of the bottle or flask to prevent relative longitudinal movement therebetween. The intermediate member has at the upper end thereof a dispensing opening adapted to align and cooperate with the opening in the neck of the bottle or flask. A stopper member has a closed upper end and an open lower end and threads onto the exterior of the intermediate member such that the closed upper end of the stopper member blocks the dispensing opening of the intermediate member.

Abstract: A pressurized tennis ball container has a cover which fits onto a standard metal tennis ball can. The cover includes a hand pump having a sliding seal which opens to permit rapid refilling of the hand pump cylinder with air during the upstroke of the piston, an air pressure indicator, which indicates the pressure within the can, a pressure release member to release the air pressure within the can to facilitate opening the cover, and an improved diaphragm valve.