Frangible Member Or Portion Patents (Class 220/265)
  • Publication number: 20140008366
    Abstract: A cartridge for use with a beneficial agent delivery device having a fillable reservoir. The cartridge includes a reconstitution, unit dose package having first and second compartments and a fitment. The first compartment contains at least a first constituent of the beneficial agent. The second compartment contains at least a second constituent of the beneficial agent. The fitment is disposed on the package for interfacing the package to the fillable reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: AKTIVPAK, INC.
    Inventor: Amir Genosar
  • Patent number: 8590774
    Abstract: A reusable item shipping container comprises a housing that is configured to retain an item therein and has an opening for inserting or removing the item therefrom. First and second sealing flaps are disposed on the housing adjacent the opening. In a first configuration, the first sealing flap is configured to be folded into the housing or across the opening and the second sealing flap is configured to be folded over the opening to seal the housing. In a second configuration, the first sealing flap is configured to be folded across the opening and to seal the housing after the second folding flap has sealed the opening and the item shipping container has been opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey S Sauer
  • Publication number: 20130299495
    Abstract: A closure assembly comprises an article (1) forming a tubular neck (2) around a product passage (3) in said article. The neck forms a mouth at a top end of said product passage. The assembly further comprises a rotational cap (20) that is injection moulded of plastic material and that is secured on or to be secured on said neck of the article. The cap seals the product passage in closed position of the cap on said neck, and the cap—for removal of the cap from the neck of the article by a user to open the product passage—is adapted to be manually rotated from the closed position in an opening direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: IPN IP B.V.
    Inventors: Laurens Last, Peter Jan Van Der Molen, Jeroen Gerrit Anton Gebbink
  • Publication number: 20130263940
    Abstract: A flow cell with a temperature-control chamber for holding a fluid, the temperature of which is to be controlled, whose boundary wall is formed at least partially by a thin foil for transferring heat between a temperature-control element and the fluid. The foil has several layers joined with one another, such that the layer that faces the fluid is a plastic layer, and at least one other layer is of a metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: THINXXS MICROTECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Lutz WEBER
  • Patent number: 8544666
    Abstract: A container system for storing material includes a container and a mating closure having a tamper-evident ring frangibly attached to the closure. The container includes a neck having a container thread and an annular rim for engaging the tamper-evident ring when the closure is removed from the container. In some embodiments, the neck includes one or more retaining structures for engaging the tamper-evident ring during retort sterilization processing, packaging, shipping or handling. The retaining structure in some embodiments includes one or more ramps having multiple inclined surfaces. Each inclined surface is oriented at an acute angle between about five and about forty-five degrees such that the tamper-evident ring can slip past the retaining structure when a threshold removal torque is applied. A method of sealing a container using a tamper-evident container system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Marc S. Velmer, Thomas C. Horton
  • Patent number: 8522996
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a disposable bioreactor, consisting of a container and a cap, which is connectable to the same and cannot be detached without destruction. For this purpose, the cap comprises a retaining structure with a plurality of locking arms running in the lateral direction, while the locking arms are adapted to be resiliently shortened in the longitudinal direction and to be locked vertically to the longitudinal direction in the container by way of a retaining surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Jochen Beese, Sven Eikelmann
  • Patent number: 8511500
    Abstract: There is disclosed a container for receiving and sealing material in an internal cavity. The container is configured to be shiftable about an intermediate hinge portion and provides a dispensation port defined by a frangible connected panel of the container. The panel can be reclosed after initial severing of the frangible connection upon initial opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Sands Innovations Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bradley Donald Teys, David Michael Prickett, Neil Stewart Waldbaum
  • Publication number: 20130186897
    Abstract: A container and lid assembly is described for storing or transporting contents therein. Embodiments provide a protective security feature in the container and lid assembly. In at least some aspects of the invention a container body is disclosed having an opening, and a lid body is configured to cover the opening of the container body to form an assembly. An extended bumper portion is disposed at a periphery of the container body and substantially at the opening, wherein the bumper portion comprises a removable tear strip integrated into the material of the bumper portion. The tear strip is configured to prevent access to security mechanism of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: ROPAK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frano LUBURIC
  • Publication number: 20130186898
    Abstract: A lid for a container includes a central portion; a channel at a periphery of the central portion configured to form a substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal with the container, the channel including an inner skirt for contacting an inner surface of the container and an outer skirt; and a protrusion protruding from the inner skirt and being configured to form an interference fit with the inner surface of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Ropak Corporation
    Inventors: Frano LUBURIC, Terrance IKER, Josef BINGISSER, Kirk SAMLALSINGH, Dennis WILLIS
  • Patent number: 8485360
    Abstract: A container fracturable along a break path having a generally constant wall thickness about the break path is disclosed. In order to provide a specific break path without reducing the structural integrity of the container, the body of the container is configured to concentrate stress along the break path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sands Innovations Pty, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bradley Donald Teys, David Stevens
  • Patent number: 8479936
    Abstract: The present invention provides an enhanced water product, wherein a solid dosage product is conveyed with a bottle of water in an attached dosage cup. The attachment is achieved with a novel frangible feature that flexes out of the way during a simplified snap-on assembly. The feature breaks away when any attempt is made to separate the dosage cup from bottle, thus rendering the product safe from malicious tampering. In an alternate embodiment, the dosage cup is used to measure any liquid product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventors: Eric William Gruenwald, Lawrence Lambelet, Patrick James Mulligan
  • Publication number: 20130153575
    Abstract: A closure includes a body adapted to mount on a container having a discharge outlet and a cap configured to move relative to the body from a closed position covering the discharge outlet to an opened position uncovering the discharge outlet. The closure also includes frangible links coupled to the body and cap that break in response to first-time movement of the cap from the closed position to the opened position to alert an observer that the cap has been opened once before.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Berry Plastics Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130145601
    Abstract: A personal-care appliance having a handle defining a cavity. A fluid connector is positioned within the cavity. A fluid reservoir is positioned within the cavity. The fluid reservoir has a frangible seal that is spaced apart from the fluid connector. A cover is mounted to the handle over the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Lee Burrowes, Paul Michael Jessemey, Kevin James Wain
  • Publication number: 20130119061
    Abstract: Closure (1) comprising a ring shaped base (12) laterally surrounding a cap (13) which is functionally interconnected to the ring shaped base (12) via a hinge arrangement (14), whereby the ring shaped base (12) is having an in general horizontal section (15) on which a first end of the hinge arrangement (14) is fixed protruding vertically (z) above the horizontal section (15) of the ring shaped base (12) and whereby a second end of the hinge arrangement (14) is laterally fixed to an outer sidewall (30) of the cap (13) .
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: Mark Smith
  • Publication number: 20130043247
    Abstract: The present invention is a tamper-resistant and tamper-evident container for holding solid and liquid goods, such as food items. The container has a base portion with a male member extending upwardly from the base and extending about an opening in the base, the outer surface of the male member having a guard lip extending outwardly. The container has a cover with a female member extending upwardly for frictionally engaging the male member when the container is closed. The guard lip renders the lower edge of the outer portion of the female member relatively inaccessible. The container has a hinge connecting the cover to the base having a removable portion that may be removed to facilitate opening the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Behdokht Nikaein
  • Patent number: 8371468
    Abstract: A product storage container that includes a container body, a slide mechanism, and a frangible tear strip. The container body includes a base portion that is joined to a cover portion through a hinge section. The cover portion provides an upper flange extension that defines a first slot, the base portion provides a lower flange extension that defines a second slot, and the hinge section allows the cover portion to move between an open position and a closed position. The slide mechanism is positioned within the first and second slots and is configured to secure the cover portion in the closed position when arranged in a first position. The frangible tear strip maintains the slide mechanism in the first position, and upon severing, allows the slide mechanism to travel to a second position which enables the cover to be moved to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Inline Plastics Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Sellari, Peter Boback, Tadeusz J. Klimaszewski, Bruce Stein
  • Publication number: 20130020322
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integral packaging and including a tube, a lid, and a divisible area, the divisible area connecting the head of the tube to the lid and surrounding an axial channel that is shut off by the lid arranged in a turned-up position, the lid and the head having respective outer surfaces facing one another and respectively concave and convex, and the divisible area extending in a half-space defined by a plane perpendicular to the axis and containing the lid. The outer surfaces of the lid and the head have two corresponding respective points an angular distance of which, with said angular distance being measured by an angle at least partially covering the divisible area and with the top of said angular distance belonging to the axis, is no larger than 20 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Gery Bernard Marie Cornil Dambricourt
  • Publication number: 20130001228
    Abstract: Tamper-resistance is provided in spice container closures and containers through use of tamper-evident and/or tamper-resistant elements. A tamper evident closure includes a base, a cover, and a tamper strip, with the tamper strip being joined to the base and cover by a first hinge connecting the tamper strip to the base and a second hinge connecting the tamper strip to the cover. At least one dispensing port in the base is selectively coverable by a flap of the cover. The tamper strip is adapted to be manually torn away and fully released from the cover and base. The flap is hinged to the cover by a third hinge. In addition, or alternatively, a snap lock connection is formed between a container closure and the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: J.L. Clark, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Newberry, Joseph P. Valley, III
  • Patent number: 8336730
    Abstract: A protective seal for application onto a beverage can, which is capable by virtue of its geometric configuration of providing efficient sealing against possible contamination that may come into contact with the upper outer portion of the can, and providing high resistance to penetration of substances and/or contaminants onto the can surface by virtue of the cooperation of compressive forces exerted by the surfaces of the protective seal onto the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: CBE—Companhia Brasileira De Embalagens S/A
    Inventor: Jacques Pontes
  • Publication number: 20120279967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a panel for a container, which panel has an outer edge to be connected to the container and a tab connected to the panel, wherein the tab has a rear tab part for gripping by a user and a front tab part for engagement with the panel and forming an opening in the panel, and wherein the panel is provided with deformation means which structurally deform upon a transition of the panel into a convex shape and which locked in the deformed state urge the panel to a substantially flat or concave shape, to a container provided with such panel and to a method for making the panel and container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: IMPRESS GROUP B.V.
    Inventor: Fabrice Leboucher
  • Patent number: 8302772
    Abstract: A secure hanging structure is provided for a tool case and includes a cap like cover board member, of which a cover inside surface forms projecting retention pawls at locations corresponding to recesses defined in an open rim of a package case and positioning tabs that protects the case against deformation and thus disengagement caused by depression, whereby the cover board member is positionable to close the enclosure opening rim of the case and realize the function of secure retaining engagement for suspension and hanging. At the connection of the positioning plate of one side to the cover board member, an open slot is defined and a fixing framing bar is provided above the slot opening, whereby after cutting of the framing bar, the positioning plate is allowed to move for opening the cover board member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Chi-Tsai Chang
  • Patent number: 8256340
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiment of the present invention is a launch system that includes a missile canister cover that, in use, is attached to a missile canister. The cover is capable of being blown off of the canister before there is any contact between the nose of the missile and the cover and is further capable of withstanding a higher ambient pressure than internal canister pressure. These capabilities are achieved based on an attention to material mechanics and the prevailing geometry of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian E. Bohs, William E. Everitt
  • Publication number: 20120211492
    Abstract: Collapsible storage device and system having a container with a planar section and side wall pivotably joined to the base so that the container is movable between a collapsed configuration in which the container is substantially flat and an expanded configuration defining a top opening and a side opening to an interior of the container. The storage device further includes a cover frame. Locking members are provided for securing the frame to the sidewall to close the top opening of the container and to form a rigid structure. The locking members include a complimentary shaped locking tooth and slot. The storage device is further provided with a closable flap or door which provides access to the interior of the container through the side opening when the container is in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Joseph Patrick Kelly
  • Publication number: 20120187815
    Abstract: A container is described. The container includes a receptacle, lid, and fastener. The receptacle includes a latch. The lid is coupled to the receptacle and moves between an open and a closed position. The fastener is coupled to the lid and fastens the lid to the receptacle. The fastener includes first, second, third, and fourth portions. The first portion is coupled to the lid and extends along a first axis that is perpendicular to a plane of the lid when the lid is in the closed position. The second portion is coupled to the first portion and extends along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The third portion is coupled to the second portion and extends along an axis that is parallel to the first axis. The fourth portion is coupled to the third portion and includes a contact member that couples to the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Dean Weber, Christoph Potakowskyj, Johannes Pollhammer
  • Publication number: 20120152954
    Abstract: A rigid or semi-rigid tray is provided, including a bottom and at least one side wall which forms at least one recessed product-receiving compartment, and a flange extending around the tray which forms distal edges of the container. The tray further includes a lidding film affixed to the flange which forms a peelable heat-seal extending around the product-receiving compartment and the distal edges of the container, and an easy-open member positioned between the product-receiving compartment and the distal edges of the container. The easy-open member has a frangible portion of the lidding film which forms a tab member when punctured, for example by the force of a human finger, to provide a means for removing the lidding film from the flange and gaining access to the product-receiving compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Curwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Brian Bruehl, Scott Gregory Pockat, Aaron John Wallander
  • Patent number: 8186531
    Abstract: A container includes a receptacle having a bottom panel, at least one wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel, and a lid coupling region extending from an upper portion of the at least one wall. The lid coupling region includes an upstanding barrier wall, and a locking member movable from a blocking position to a non-blocking position. The container further comprises a lid having a receptacle coupling region extending about the periphery thereof. The receptacle coupling region includes an outer edge that seats behind the barrier wall. A portion of the outer edge can be exposed for gripping access to remove the lid when the locking member is moved to the non-blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Par-Pak Ltd.
    Inventors: Samir R. Parikh, Sajith Chenat
  • Publication number: 20120103980
    Abstract: A packaging container with anti-counterfeit effect is a hexagonal packaging box, wherein, an insertion tongue (13) formed by bending a cover board (10) along a folding line (12) is inserted into the inner chamber of the packaging box. From the insertion tongue (13), at least one sealing strip (11) is separated and connected to the cover board (10) at the folding line (12). The sealing strip (11) is not inserted into the inner chamber of the packaging box along with the insertion tongue (13), but is pressed on the corresponding outer surface of a second panel (30) and securely connected with the panel. A tearing line (70) is provided on the second panel (30). The packaging container provides a new way of sealing anti-counterfeit and a new buckle arrangement, thus improving the anti-counterfeit effect of the packaging box, bringing about a more attractive products packaging, saving cost and meeting environmental protection requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Zhendong Wu
  • Publication number: 20120097677
    Abstract: Hermetic container provided with an upper opening having a longitudinal axis and surrounded by a first folded edge coaxial to the longitudinal axis; and a closing assembly of the upper opening comprising a cap and a connector element; the connector element having a second folded edge coaxial to the longitudinal axis arranged in contact with the first folded edge and an external thread; the cap having an internal thread for screw type coupling with the external thread of the connector element; the closing assembly comprises an adapter which is coaxial to the longitudinal axis and has a third edge folded on the first edge with the interposition of the connector element so as to obtain a reinforced rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Moreno Casoni
  • Publication number: 20120080350
    Abstract: A medication storage lock box that can be easily opened in an emergency includes a storage chamber to which a lid is hingeably connected. A severable strap couples the lid to a clasp that engages the locking mechanism of a combination lock. The lid may be opened either by entering the proper lock combination and releasing the clasp or, in a medical emergency caused by the owner becoming incapacitated or forgetting the combination of the lock, by cutting the strap which couples the lid to the clasp. The lock box may be made of materials such as leather, imitation leather, fiberboard-reinforced fabric, fiberboard, thermoplastic resins, thermosetting resins, or resin impregnated paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Mac Powell
  • Publication number: 20120061413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container assembly comprising a container part with a circumferential wall and a bottom wall, and a lid part comprising a connection portion for connection to a rim of said circumferential wall and a lid which is pivotably connected to said connection portion, said connection portion comprising an upper wall provided with an access opening which can be sealed with said lid, and said connection portion is provided with stacking provisions which enclose said access opening and which are complementary with stacking provisions at the bottom of said container part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Merijn DOLS, Alexander Josephus Maricus VAN PUIJENBROEK
  • Publication number: 20120048859
    Abstract: A container includes a container body having a short pipe shape in which one end is an open end and the other end is provided with a bottom plate which is formed with a pouring hole and a first sealing member which is joined to an end surface of the open end of the container body to seal the open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Hideyuki KARAKI
  • Publication number: 20120031904
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tip cap assembly for closing a distal opening of a receptacle like a syringe body or a tube in a sealed manner, and to a method for producing the tip cap. A cap assembly according to the invention comprises a frangible tip of a receptacle, preferably a pre-filled receptacle. An upper portion of the tip closes the receptacle respectively a lower tip portion comprising a passage as known from the state of the art. Hence, the receptacle is reliably sealed to prevent contamination or loss of the medication. Compared with the state of the art, a receptacle has a more effectively sealed tip. It is necessary to break the upper tip portion away in order to open the receptacle. A cap element protects the tip on one side. On the other side, unscrewing the cap breaks the upper portion away without hurting a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: VIFOR (INTERNATIONAL) AG
    Inventors: Peter Kuhn, Gallus Egli, Philippe Kern, Mario Schüpbach, Ludwig Daniel Weibel
  • Publication number: 20120000929
    Abstract: Packaging for a powdered beverage includes a container of powdered beverage, and a dispenser secured to the container. The dispenser includes an outer dispensing member having an exit opening, and an inner dispensing member in opposed relationship with the outer dispensing member and in part defining an interior space of the container. The inner dispensing member has at least one dispensing opening. At least one of the outer dispensing member and the inner dispensing member is moveable relative to the other one of the outer dispensing member and the inner dispensing member between a blocked position and a dispensing position of the dispenser in which the at least one opening of the inner dispensing member is at least in part aligned with the exit opening of the outer member to permit powdered beverage to be dispensed from the packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: David Carl Ulstad, Wilson George Zeitler, Dean Maune, Tobe Cohen, Ilan E. Moyer, Andrew Boyce, Philip Charles Walker, Allan Lee Cameron, Elizabeth M. Kneen, Gaurav Rohatgi, Jeffrey Kalman, Bill Rabbitt, Marc Vitantonio, Craig Saunders, Keith E. Antal, Chad Lagace
  • Publication number: 20110303671
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention feature devices and methods for containing one or more compounds. The inventions feature devices having an ampoule-like closure to preserve the integrity of materials contained therein with vial-like features to allow closure after opening. The devices are sized to be received in a tray or carousal of an autosampler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE ASSOCIATES
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. Lowry
  • Patent number: 8047754
    Abstract: An improved convenience closure that is adapted for sealing an end of a can includes an end panel having a peripheral score, a rivet formation, a mustache score and a flex line score defined therein. The mustache score may include a central portion that is positioned radially inwardly on the end panel relative to the rivet formation. The central portion is preferably curved, with a concave side of the curvature facing the rivet formation. The mustache score also may include first and second preferably symmetrical end portions, each of which is continuous with the central portion. Most of the total length of each of the end portions may be curved away from a nearest portion of the peripheral score, with a convex side of curvature facing the nearest portion of the peripheral score. Tooling for making the convenience closure and a method of making such a convenience disclosure are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul R. Heinicke
  • Patent number: 7997435
    Abstract: A container (1) for a plurality of test strips, in particular for strip-shaped indicator sticks, has a housing lower part (2) and a housing upper part (3), which can be brought into engagement with the housing lower part (2) in a positive manner, where the housing upper part (3) has an opening with a sealing flap (14) mounted in a pivotable manner, where the housing lower part (2) has a plurality of projecting snap-in elements (7), which can be brought into engagement with matched recesses (10) of the housing upper part (3), and where the sealing flap (14) is connected along its periphery to the housing upper part (3) by means of at least one connecting strip which can be torn off. The snap-in elements (7) project by more than one wall thickness of the housing upper part (3) in the region around the recesses (10). The sealing flap (14) preferably has a tear-off connecting strip on each of two opposite sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Mueller, Horst Langkau, Berthold Wagner, Gerhard Wieland, Norbert Stork, Stefan Bernhard
  • Patent number: 7992737
    Abstract: Container for products, such as surprises or similar accessories, comprising two half-shells (2, 4), with a containing wall (2a, 2b; 4a, 4b) and with an open mouth (10, 12), able to be coupled together mouth-to-mouth so as to form a closed container (1), where the two half-shells (2, 4) are connected together by means of hinging means (20), with a hinging axis (a-a) such as to allow the movement of one of the, half-shells (2, 4) with respect to the other one between a closed position of the container (1) and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Magic Production Group (M.P.G.) S.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Salice
  • Patent number: 7967163
    Abstract: A pre-filled disposable container has a rigid tubular body, a flexible bag positioned within the rigid tubular body, a cap, and a base sealing element. The rigid tubular body has an open-ended top and an open-ended bottom. The flexible bag has a top portion with a dispensing aperture, a bottom portion, and an outwardly extending annular flange. An annular retaining ring is adapted to lock the outwardly extending annular flange of the flexible bag against a top rim of the rigid tubular body. The cap is adapted to fit over the top portion of the flexible bag. A tear strip removably connects the cap and the annular retaining ring. The base sealing element is adapted to engage the open-ended bottom of the rigid tubular body to seal a vacuum aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: George E. Martin
  • Publication number: 20110151069
    Abstract: An infant feeding system comprising a sterile sealed laminated bag having a predetermined quantity of liquid infant food sealed therein, a compressed integral sterile teat sealed with the bag closure and or spout and a protective cap for the teat, the system being arranged such that the cap can be removed to enable the infant to feed from the sterile teat and food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Edward James Harding
  • Publication number: 20110120998
    Abstract: A lid (16) for closing an opening (12) of a container (10) comprises a sealing foil (26) which is sealable to a fringe (14) of the container opening (12) and the sealing foil (26) is formed tearable and/or is attachable tearable to the fringe (14) of the container opening (12). Therefore, the sealing foil (26) is fixed directly at the lid (16) and the fixing connection (28) is formed between the sealing foil (26) and the lid (16) more weakly than the intended sealing connection (34) between the sealing foil (26) and the fringe (14) of the container opening (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: JENS BRAUER
  • Patent number: 7947928
    Abstract: A slow cooker for heating food stuffs includes a housing defining a heating cavity and a housing rim. A heating element is disposed within the housing to heat the heating cavity. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim and is shaped and sized to fit within the heating cavity for heating thereof by the heating element. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover an opening of the container and includes a gasket around an outer edge thereof for sealing engagement with the container rim. The slow cooker further includes at least one clip for selectively retaining the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim to inhibit leakage of the food stuffs. The at least one clip is an over-the-center clip and includes a hook and a catch to selectively retain the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Tynes, John D. Barnes, Guoyao Ye
  • Publication number: 20110100859
    Abstract: A break-open single-dose sealed package having: a first sheet of semi-rigid plastic material; a second sheet of flexible plastic material set on top of and welded to the first sheet of semi-rigid plastic material to define a sealed pocket that contains a dose of a product; and an incision made in the first sheet of semi-rigid plastic material for guiding controlled breaking of the first sheet along the incision so as to bring about formation, through the first sheet, of an opening for exit of the product; the incision has along its own length a variable depth in order to determine a progressive breaking of the first sheet along the incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: DIAPACK LIMITED
    Inventor: Christian Burattini
  • Patent number: 7922034
    Abstract: A paper dispenser includes a casing for housing a roll of paper, the casing having a front face, with a dispensing nozzle through which the paper is dispensed, wherein the front face has a hatch for access to the inside of the casing, through which a free end of the roll can be extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Neveu, Nicolas Pommier, Philippe Guillemette
  • Patent number: 7909555
    Abstract: An improved convenience closure that is adapted for sealing an end of a can includes an end panel having a peripheral score, a rivet formation, a mustache score and a flex line score defined therein. The mustache score may include a central portion that is positioned radially inwardly on the end panel relative to the rivet formation. The central portion is preferably curved, with a concave side of the curvature facing the rivet formation. The mustache score also may include first and second preferably symmetrical end portions, each of which is continuous with the central portion. Most of the total length of each of the end portions may be curved away from a nearest portion of the peripheral score, with a convex side of curvature facing the nearest portion of the peripheral score. Tooling for making the convenience closure and a method of making such a convenience disclosure are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul R. Heinicke
  • Publication number: 20110036868
    Abstract: The invention aims at providing a container for refill that enables transfer of the contents with one action and successfully secure the self-supporting property of the container for allowing the safe transfer. The opening portion (2A) of body (2) of a cup-shaped container is provided internally with a hopper (3) tapering toward the opening portion (2A). Ribs (12) are integrally provided between the outside of the hopper (3) and the inside of a ring (3A) and arranged circumferentially at predetermined intervals. Height H from the top surface of the rib (12) to the opening (3C) of hopper (3) is approximately a quarter or more of diameter ? of the opening (3C) of hopper (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicants: NESTEC S.A., TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masachi Gotoh, Takashi Terayama, Noriyuki Sasaki, Takeshi Saitoh, Daiji Takeuchi, Toyoaki Naitoh
  • Publication number: 20110024421
    Abstract: A container and lid includes: a container body having an opening; a lid body configured to cover the opening of the container body; a lid skirt at a periphery of the lid body, the lid skirt having a tooth slot therein; and a container tooth at a periphery of the container body configured to extend into the tooth slot of the lid skirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Frano Luburic
  • Publication number: 20110006062
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lid (8) of a container, especially a beverage can, comprising a substantially flat lid surface (9) and a preferably folded edge area, with at least one re-closeable pouring opening (10) being provided on the lid surface (9), a closure means (1) associated with the pouring opening (10) being provided on the bottom side of the lid surface (9) and an actuation means (6) which penetrates the lid surface (9) being arranged on the upper side of the lid surface (9) accessible from the outside, and the closure means (1) being movable from a closed position to an opened position through actuation of the actuation means (6), the closure means (1) being of integral configuration and being fixed entirely in a torsion-proof manner to the bottom side of the lid surface (9), and the actuation means (6) comprises a support element (12, 12?, 14, 15) which cooperates with the lid surface (9) when the closure means (1) is in the opened position, the integral closure means (1) comprises a fastening par
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventor: Christian Bratsch
  • Publication number: 20100326989
    Abstract: A container for dispensing various compositions includes a pourable spout located within a breachable bubble. In one embodiment, for instance, the container can be made from flexible polymer films. The container can include a sealed perimeter that defines an opening where a pourable spout is located. A locking bubble can be located over the opening for preventing liquids from being dispensed from the container prior to opening the bubble. When it is desired to dispense the container, the bubble can be breached which therefore allows the contents of the container to be dispensed through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: POP PACK, LLC.
    Inventors: William S. Perell, Leif B. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 7850751
    Abstract: Disclosed is a two or three phase separator including a centrifugal separator, a demister (if a three phase separator), and a filter contained within a housing. The filter uses an outside-in flow principle. The filter includes an inner layer or a center core that defines a hollow interior. An outer layer is positioned adjacent and surrounding the inner layer. The outer layer includes a re-enforcement layer, a first particle filter layer, a coalescer layer, and a second particle filter layer. An access cover of the separator includes a cover plug, an actuator cam, a plurality of idler cam plates, and a plurality of mechanisms. The access cover cooperates with an opening and an annular groove in the housing to close off and seal the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: TM Industrial Supply, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl A. Steiner
  • Patent number: 7845514
    Abstract: The invention relates to tear-back thermoformed high impact polystyrene lids having from at least 10% to about 15% of filler and the specified configuration of the tear-back portion. In particular, the tear back lid comprises a tear back portion defined by two sets of tear back indentations and a left and a right notch cut into a skirt defined by the outer diameter of the lid. The combination of the filler amount and tear-back configuration allows an improved tearability for the filled polystyrene lids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Rush, Trung Tran, Virginia Lam, legal representative