Abstract: A cup with a cup lid and a detachable and washable cup lid are provided. The detachable and washable cup lid includes an outer cover adapted to a cup body. A top inner wall of the outer cover protrudes downwards to form a clamping frame, a clamping groove is formed in an inner wall of the clamping frame, and a notch communicating with the clamping groove is formed in a bottom end of the clamping frame. An inner bolt vertically arranged in the outer cover. The top of the inner bolt is inserted in the clamping frame, a clamping block is formed at the top end of an outer wall of the inner bolt, and the clamping block is inserted into the clamping groove to limit and connect the inner bolt and the outer cover.

Abstract: A housing element for food applications having a casing made of metallic material and a cover made of composite material and having a bottom surface which is closed or provided with a through-hole. The housing element is provided with a system for securing the cover on the casing, comprising at least two steps which are formed on the cover and which engage with interference inside at least two corresponding grooves formed on the casing.

Abstract: A grease or oil separator system that includes a grease interceptor body with a variable flow control assembly. The grease interceptor system is a large tank with an inlet for wastewater and a downstream outlet for passing the wastewater minus separated grease and oil into a sewer system. Inside the tank, the grease floats to the top so that it can be removed through an opening in the top wall that provides an access port for clean out. The pickup for the outlet is located toward the bottom of the tank near the bottom wall so that only water separated from the grease flows into the sewer system. The variable flow control assembly varies the size of an opening in a conduit inside the interceptor body. Varying the size of the opening controls the flow from the inlet into the tank.

Abstract: A housing element for food applications having a casing made of metallic material and a cover made of composite material and having a bottom surface which is closed or provided with a through-hole. The housing element is provided with a system for securing the cover on the casing, comprising at least two steps which are formed on the cover and which engage with interference inside at least two corresponding grooves formed on the casing.

Abstract: A container lid assembly including a rotational and axial guide feature extending radially from an interior surface of a lid sidewall. The rotational and axial guide feature is designed to provide axial translation and retention of a cap or other accessory when the cap (accessory) is rotationally engaged with the lid sidewall. The cap and lid can include an interface that creates a liquid and gas impervious seal therebetween. The seal can be provided between a bottom surface of the cap and the top surface of the lid, a feature of the sidewalls of the cap and the lid, or any other sealing interface. The lid can include a score line defining a tear panel, wherein the tear panel can be opened when the score line is fractured. The score line can be fractured using a stay-on-tab, an incisor, a shearing force, etc.

Abstract: A book is provided which comprises front and back covers (12,14) and a plurality of pages (16) bound between the covers. A plurality of the pages (16) each have an aperture (18) and the resulting plurality of apertures cooperate with the back cover (14) to define a recess (22) extending through the pages. The book further comprises a container (24) attached to the back cover (14) so as to be located in the recess (22). The book may have multiple recesses and associated containers.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a receptacle for a fluid, in particular an engine oil pan or transmission oil pan for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one, in the installed position, lower drain opening and at least one closing body which can be inserted in the drain opening, the drain opening and the closing body forming parts, configured to be complementary to one another, of a closure which seals the receptacle and the closure being in the form of a bayonet closure. The receptacle according to the disclosure is distinguished by the fact that the closing body is centered in the drain opening by a sealing means.

Abstract: A hand surface cleaning apparatus comprises at least one cyclone and at least one dirt collection chamber The dirt collection chamber may be removable from the surface cleaning apparatus as a sealed unit for emptying and/or the dirt collection chamber may be removable with the nozzle.

Abstract: A filling device for an anesthetic dispenser has a closing element (3) that can be inserted into the filler neck (2) and can again be removed from same in a simple manner. A bayonet catch is provided between the closing element (3) and the filler neck (2) combined with a ring seal (18). The a ring seal (18) can be pressed in an axial direction by axial rotation and has an elastically deformable spring element.

Abstract: A fuel filling device includes a fuel pipe seat having a filling port and a fuel pipe in communication with the filling port. Three engagement portions are formed on an inner peripheral face of the fuel pipe. A fuel cap includes a body and an operative portion mounted to the body. Three tracks are formed on an outer periphery of the body. Each track includes a front, lower end and a rear, higher end having a stop. An entrance is defined in front of the front, lower end of each track. The fuel cap is inserted into the fuel pipe with the engagement portions respectively received in the entrances of the tracks. The fuel cap is rotated in a locking direction. The tracks move relative to the engagement portions until the engagement portions are stopped by the stops of the tracks, and the fuel cap is in a locking position.

Abstract: A filter device is disclosed, including an air filter for a fresh air system of a motor vehicle. The filter device further include a filter housing which contains a receiving space. An annular filter element is inserted into the receiving space. The device also includes a cover for closing the receiving space. The cover is detachably fastened to the filter housing by means of a bayonet catch, so that the cover can be inserted axially into a cover receptacle formed on the filter housing and, when inserted, can be rotated between an unlocking position and a locking position.

Abstract: A fuel inlet device for a fuel tank includes a cap member connected detachably to a fuel inlet port, which includes a tube body. When a plug body of the cap member is inserted into the tube body through an upper central opening defined by an inner annular wall, a notch in the inner annular wall permits a protrusion unit having first and second abutting blocks and formed on the plug body to pass therethrough such that the cap member is rotatable relative to the tube body between an open position, where the second abutting block of the cap member abuts a curved inner wall defining the notch, and a closed position, where the cap member is connected tightly with the fuel inlet port.

Abstract: A container assembly including a container and a closure. The container includes a polymeric body and a polymeric finish. The polymeric finish includes a plurality of threads. The closure includes a plurality of metallic lugs configured to cooperate with the plurality of threads to couple the closure to the polymeric finish.

Abstract: A quick access closure apparatus including a reusable bottle and lid that secure together. The bottle has at least one protrusion and the lid has a channel and ridge.

Abstract: A closure system for a container includes a pair of primary anchors located opposite one another on an exterior surface of the neck. Each primary anchor has vertical and horizontal portions. A cap has an upper surface and a series of walls depending downwardly therefrom and at least first and second locking tabs extending downwardly from an underside of the cap. The locking tabs are located opposite one another, and there is at least one rib between the walls of the cap and the locking tabs. Each of the locking tabs has an inwardly extending anchor tab on an inside surface thereof the locking tab. The anchor tabs are arranged to engage the primary anchors when the cap is engaged with the neck and turned relative to the container. The vertical portions of the primary anchors are arranged to positively stop further rotation of the cap relative to the container.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure for an aperture. More specifically, the present invention relates to a closure for an access aperture in a panel, such as a closure for an oil filter access aperture in an engine cover. The present invention comprises a single-piece rotatably-engageable access closure element having a plurality of tension arms and adapted to seal an access aperture having cutouts corresponding to each of the plurality of tension arms.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detachable coupling apparatus for a midsection of a separable bottle. The apparatus is configured such that upper and lower locking portions of a bottle are detachably coupled to each other by rotating upper and lower bodies in opposite directions, the upper and lower locking portions being inclined in a coupling direction. The present invention ensures the easy coupling for the midsection of the bottle in a single operation, and prevents unexpected separation of the bottle particularly when in the coupled state, thus continuously maintaining excellent watertight performance and stability.

Abstract: A Dutch oven with an improved handle assembly is provided. The assembly may include a handle configured to removably engage a receiver on the lid of the Dutch oven. The handle may be used to transport a Dutch oven to a heating source and, once placed in the heating source, removed and stored so that the handle is not subject to heat while the Dutch oven is used for cooking. To remove the Dutch oven from the heating source, the handle may be reinserted into the receiver and used to lift the Dutch oven from the heating source. The Dutch oven may also include one or more retaining members to securely hold the Dutch oven's lid in place.

Abstract: The oil pan arrangement of a motor vehicle has an oil pan in particular for a gearbox as well as an oil drain plug for closing a drain opening of the oil pan. On an exterior side of the oil pan, at least one rotation stop for the oil drain plug is arranged.

Abstract: A turn signal control system for use with a right turn signal and a left turn signal of a motor vehicle and a vehicle navigation system is provided. The turn signal system includes a processor configured to be operably coupled to the vehicle navigation system. The processor is configured to receive map data and route data from the vehicle navigation system. The processor is configured to determine a turn zone of the vehicle based on a set of criteria. A turn signal controller is operably coupled to the processor and configured to activate one of the right and left turn signals when the vehicle is in the turn zone. A method of controlling a right and left turn signal is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to closure, in particular for a nutrient medium container, wherein a lower part can be covered by an upper part, wherein the lower part and the upper part can be locked against each other by means of at least one locking receptacle and at least one locking part by rotating the lower part and the upper part about a longitudinal axis, and wherein the locking receptacle has a receptacle groove that is covered by a shoulder and that extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, in which receptacle groove the locking part engages, wherein the shoulder has at least one ramp surface extending at an angle from the longitudinal axis on the outer face of the shoulder facing away from the receptacle groove.

Abstract: A cover retention mechanism for releasably locking a cover to a base such as a gage housing. The cover retention mechanism includes a base lock having a receiver and a receptacle, and a cover lock having a latch attached to an end of a flexible arm. The latch is selectively movable between a retracted position wherein the latch engages the receptacle to prevent rotational movement of the cover with respect to the housing from the closed position toward an open position, and an extended position wherein the latch is removed from the receptacle and the cover is rotatable with respect to the housing from the closed position toward the open position.

Abstract: A cake container having a base (14) and a transparent cover (16) lying over the base, both being constructed of heat-formed plastic sheets, with peripheries of the base and cover securely latched together in a way that avoids sudden movement during unlatching. The base has a largely vertical peripheral wall (24) forming a plurality of dimples (26), and the cover has a lower peripheral wall (30) with a plurality of dimple-receiving regions (32). Each dimple-receiving region includes a chimney (52) that receives a dimple until the dimple lies at the top portion (60) of the chimney. The cover then can be turned so the dimple enters a dimple-receiving cavity (54) that prevents the cover from moving up off the base until the cover is turned back. The cover has a plurality of vertical ribs (172, 173, 174) forming wide panels (182) and forming narrow panels (180) between the wide panels. Stickers (124) adhere to peripheries of the cover and base to show the customer that there has been no tampering.

Abstract: A beverage container (1) comprises a container body (3) including an opening and a cap (5) to close the opening, the cap (5) or the container body (3) including one or more bayonet threads (57), and the container body (3) or the cap (5) respectively including one or more protrusions (19) arranged to engage with a respective bayonet thread (57) to secure the cap (5) to the container body (3). At least one of the bayonet threads (57) includes one or more stop members arranged to retain the, or each, protrusion (19) substantially fully engaged with the bayonet thread (57) such that the opening is substantially fully closed by the cap (5), until a releasing torque sufficient to overcome the retention is applied to the container.

Abstract: A child-resistant canister includes a container and a closure configured to mount on the container to close an opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid anchor coupled to the lid. The lid anchor is configured to mate with a closure retainer included in the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.

Abstract: A quick-release cap is provided for closing the neck of a housing. The cap includes a core having a first end, a second end, and an exterior side wall between the first and second ends. The cap is configured to rotate between a cap-locked position securing the core within the neck and a cap-release position permitting removal of the core from the neck. A first groove is defined in the exterior side wall of the core and extends at least partially circumferentially around the core for receiving a first tab protruding from the neck. The first groove defines an ejection ramp for at least partially ejecting the first tab relative to the first groove when the cap moves from the cap-locked position to the cap-release position. The cap may be removed from the neck with the application of only a twisting force.

Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a battery in a sleeve defines a receiving groove therein, a latching member including a body, a restraining flange extending out from one end of the body and a contact end formed at the other end of the body, a latching slot defined in an inner surface of the sleeve, an elastic member compressed and received in the receiving groove and a barrel detachably fixed in the receiving groove. An end of the compressed elastic member resists a bottom surface of the receiving groove and the other end of the elastic member resists the restraining flange, to press the latching member contact end to pass through the barrel and finally to be received in the latching slot, and the restraining flange is blocked by the barrel.

Abstract: A substrate container has a container main body to contain a substrate and a check valve which has a cylindrical housing and a valve disc installed in the housing and controls gas flowing from and to the interior and the exterior of the container main body, and is formed by inserting the housing into a through-hole of the container main body. When an end of the valve located inside the container main body is defined as a front end, a check valve has a fixing ring that is mounted on the rear end side in the manner of being rotatable relative to the housing and fixes the housing to the container main body from rearward, and the housing has a first housing installed on the front end side and a second housing inserted into the first housing at the front end and attached to the first housing.

Abstract: A container neck and closure assembly, wherein the container neck (10) comprises a first screw thread (14) on an internal surface thereof and the closure (12) comprises a cylindrical plug (32) for insertion into the container neck, said plug having a second screw thread (36, 37) on an outer surface thereof for engagement with the first screw thread to secure and resecure the closure on the neck.

Abstract: A fluid reservoir assembly having a pan defining a drain opening and a plug disposed therein is disclosed. The pan includes a pair of ramps disposed on an inner surface thereof adjacent the drain opening. The plug includes a pair of wings in engagement with the ramps. The ramps increase in height relative to the inner surface of the pan along a first direction of rotation about the central axis. The plug is drawn into sealing engagement with an outer surface of the pan by rotating the plug in the first direction of rotation about the central axis thereby moving the wings up the ramps. The pan includes at least one stop to prevent over-rotation of the plug. The ramps define a recess to secure the wings in a closed position.

Abstract: Base and cover elements (12, 14) of a food container (10) can be rapidly closed at a plant and can be easily opened and closed by a customer. The cover has a lower rim wall (44) with a plurality of radially inward cover projections (50) spaced about the container axis (20), and the base has a base rim wall (32) with a plurality of recesses (52) with undercut grooves (60) that each receives a cover projection to hold the cover closed on the base. The bottom surface (86) of the cover projections and the top surface (80) of the base rim wall are beveled, so the cover can be installed by forcefully pushing it down, at any rotational position of the cover on the base. The cover then can be easily removed by turning it, with the cover projections moving along undercut base grooves (60), until the cover projections reach vertical passages (54) through which the projections can be easily lifted.

Abstract: A structure of an opening section of a fuel tank, which is capable of detaching a tank cap without damaging positioning projections provided in the tank cap. The opening section has a cylindrical portion extending outwardly from a tank main body, and a metallic annular tank cap engaging member having a plurality of engaging holes is attached to the cylindrical portion. A plurality of engaging claw parts of a metallic annular attaching member are engaged in the engaging holes of the tank cap engaging member to hold the tank cap with the attaching member and the tank cap engaging member. The tank cap has tank cap positioning projections, and the tank cap engaging member has positioning holes for insertion of the tank cap positioning projections, and at least one engaging claw part and at least one engaging hole are respectively made longer in a circumferential direction than remaining engaging claw parts and remaining engaging holes.

Abstract: A positive orientation container and closure combination is provided. The container includes at least one flange segment having a front and a back face. The container further includes a gap defined by the front face of one of the flange segments and the back face of one of the flange segments. The closure includes a plurality of collar segments. The closure includes at least one collar segment having an engagement face to establish a positive orientation of the closure at a predetermined position.

Abstract: A threaded container closure assembly, comprising: a container neck (10) having an opening; a closure (12) for said neck, the closure having a base portion (22) and a skirt portion (24), a first screw thread on the neck said first screw thread comprising one or more first thread segments (16), and a second screw thread on an inner surface of the skirt of the closure, said second screw thread comprising one or more second thread segments (26); a first locking projection (44) on the container neck separate from the first thread segments (16) and a second locking projection (46) on the inner surface of the skirt of the closure separate from the second thread segments (26), said first and second locking projections being configured to resist unscrewing of the closure from the fully engaged position on the container neck after the closure has been secured or resecured on the container neck until a predetermined minimum opening torque is applied; wherein said first and second locking projections (44, 46) longitudin

Abstract: A manually guided implement having a tool driven by an internal combustion engine, which draws combustion air in via an air filter disposed on an air filter base. The air filter is secured to the implement via a releasable securement device that includes a first securement element, and a second securement element that cooperates with the first securement element. The securement elements can be released from one another, or connected to one another, by means of a rotational movement about an axis of rotation. To achieve easy handling of the air filter, the first securement element is fixedly connected to the air filter.

Abstract: A locking cap and container is provided for a container having an opening surrounded by a neck with container threads thereon that are sized and located to threadingly engage cap threads formed on a skirt of the cap. A shaped distal end is formed on a distal end of the container threads and a barb is formed on the distal end of the cap threads. A resilient locking tab extends from the container, and is located below the shaped distal end and spaced apart from the shaped distal end a distance sufficient to allow passage of the barb beyond the shaped distal end but sufficiently close to resiliently urge the barb into overlapping rotational alignment with the shaped end. The shaped end is configured to lockingly engage the barb when the tab holds them in alignment. Pushing down on the cap pushes the thread against the locking tab and allows disengagement of the barb from the shaped distal end and movement of the barb past the shaped distal end to unlock the cap.

Abstract: A structure of an opening section of a fuel tank, which is capable of detaching a tank cap without damaging positioning projections provided in the tank cap. The opening section has a cylindrical portion extending outwardly from a tank main body, and a metallic annular tank cap engaging member having a plurality of engaging holes is attached to the cylindrical portion. A plurality of engaging claw parts of a metallic annular attaching member are engaged in the engaging holes of the tank cap engaging member to hold the tank cap with the attaching member and the tank cap engaging member. The tank cap has tank cap positioning projections, and the tank cap engaging member has positioning holes for insertion of the tank cap positioning projections, and at least one engaging claw part and at least one engaging hole are respectively made longer in a circumferential direction than remaining engaging claw parts and remaining engaging holes.

Abstract: A positive orientation container and closure combination is provided. The container includes at least one flange segment having a front and a back face. The container further includes a gap defined by the front face of one of the flange segments and the back face of one of the flange segments. The closure includes a plurality of collar segments. The closure includes at least one collar segment having an engagement face to establish a positive orientation of the closure at a predetermined position.

Abstract: An enclosure for a gage including a housing and cover. The cover includes one or more mounting lugs and the housing includes one or more mounting mechanisms. Each mounting mechanism includes an inclined ramp to facilitate removal of the cover from the housing by rotational movement of the cover with respect to the housing.

Abstract: An orifice cover is described that is selectively disposed within an orifice having a structural member adapted to extend through the orifice. The orifice includes an inner peripheral extent and both an inner surface and an outer surface. The orifice cover further includes an elastomeric main body having an outer periphery. The outer periphery selectively engages the inner peripheral extent of the orifice and the outer periphery includes a securing mechanism for securing the orifice cover to the orifice.

Abstract: A cap has a pair of L-shaped, flexible engaging arms that extend, from the end of a cap body opposite to the direction of fitting, in the direction of fitting with a distance away from the cap body. The distal ends of the engaging arms are connected by a pair of flexible connecting bridges to surround the outer periphery of the cap body with a distance away therefrom. The cap body is fitted into a cylindrical part of a cylinder head cover and engaging projections of the pair of engaging arms are engaged with an engaging recess in the outer periphery of the cylindrical part. The engaging arms are flexed to get away from the outer periphery of the cylindrical part by pushing circumferentially middle parts of the connecting bridges to come close to each other, so that the engaging projections are disengaged from the engaging recess.

Abstract: A housing, particularly a filter housing, especially an air filter housing, including first and second housing sections which can be releasably connected by a relative rotational movement between the sections. Latching members corresponding to one another are disposed on each of the housing sections, such that a first number of latching members has means for securing the connection between the housing sections, and a second number of latching members has means for adjusting the torque required to unlock the housing sections and means for adjusting the torque required to lock the housing sections.

Abstract: A package includes a closure for attachment to a container. The closure has a skirt with a plurality of internal lugs and an internal surface. The container has a sidewall terminating in an open end and having a plurality of external projections. The plurality of external projections include sets of child-resistant and non-child-resistant projections. The child-resistant projections have undersides with notches for receiving the plurality of internal lugs of the closure, and the non-child-resistant projections have substantially flat undersides for locating against the plurality of internal lugs of the closure. The sidewall also has an external surface located axially between the plurality of external projections and the open end for engagement with the internal surface of the closure for sealing the package and for resiliently biasing the closure away from the container.

Abstract: A fuel cap has a torque mechanism that transmits a rotational torque to a casing main body through engagement elements in response to rotation of a cover. When the rotational torque exceeds a predetermined level, the engagement is released to give a click. The first torque arm is constructed as a cantilever beam having a free end facing an arm support member across a preset gap. Under application of pressure, the first torque arm is deformed and transmits a rotational torque in the closing direction to the casing main body. This arrangement assures setting of the rotational torque of the torque mechanism to the predetermined level to apply a sufficient sealing stress to the fuel cap.

Abstract: A locking cap and container is provided for a container having an opening surrounded by a neck with container threads thereon that are sized and located to threadingly engage cap threads formed on a skirt of the cap. A shaped distal end is formed on a distal end of the container threads and a barb is formed on the distal end of the cap threads. A resilient locking tab extends from the container, and is located below the shaped distal end and spaced apart from the shaped distal end a distance sufficient to allow passage of the barb beyond the shaped distal end but sufficiently close to resiliently urge the barb into overlapping rotational alignment with the shaped end. The shaped end is configured to lockingly engage the barb when the tab holds them in alignment. Pushing down on the cap pushes the thread against the locking tab and allows disengagement of the barb from the shaped distal end and movement of the barb past the shaped distal end to unlock the cap.

Abstract: A container (10) has a lid (12) for rotation mounting thereon. A tamper evident mechanism is located for operation between the container and lid. The mechanism includes at least one projection (42) on the container and at least one corresponding flange (44) on the lid. Each flange and projection pair is arranged such that, when the lid is rotation mounted on the container, the flange moves relatively past the projection to a position such that removal of the lid by counter rotation may only occur by deforming or breaking of the flange and/or projection.

Abstract: A polymeric tank assembly is provided having a polymeric container with a neck opening. A ring with protruding barbs is inserted within the neck opening and the neck opening is placed in compression by a surround collar. The ring can be connected with clamping arms which can be engaged by a clamping ring which retains an instrument within the tank assembly.

Abstract: A filtering device for filtering fluids includes a filter housing, a filter element and an attaching device for attaching the filter element to the housing. The filter element is attachable to the filter housing using a bayonet lock.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser device (10) including a fluid reservoir, a dispensing member such as a pump, a dispensing head (15) provided with a dispensing orifice (16) and with a fixing portion (12, 13), and a safety cap (20) provided with fixing device (30) for fixing the cap (20) to the dispenser device (10), the fixing device (30) being removable in order to take off the cap (20) before the dispenser device (10) is used, the fixing device (30) being removed by a combination of axial pressure on the cap (30) along an axis (X) of the device, and turning the cap (20) about the axis (X), the fluid dispenser device being characterized in that the cap (20) is provided with fixing tabs (31), each of which has a U-shaped end (32), and the fixing portion (12, 13) is provided with a respective axial slot (12) for the U-shaped end (32) of each fixing tab (31), the axial slot (12) being defined by a respective side wall (13) adapted to come into position between the branches of the U-shaped end (32), after the cap (20) has been

Abstract: A tank cap has outstanding operability when the fuel cap opens and closes a tank opening of a fuel tank. The tank cap is provided with a casing main body, a cover body provided with an handle and a torque mechanism. The torque mechanism transmits rotational torque to the casing main body when rotational torque is applied to the handle. A torque release mechanism is also disposed between the handle and a torque plate of the torque mechanism. A torque release mechanism is provided with a steel ball (interposing member) which is in a non-interposed state between the handle and the casing main body when affected by a predetermined or greater inertial force accompanying an external force and the steel ball sets the handle in an idle state when the torque release mechanism is in a non-interposed state.