With Disparate Support For Displaced Closure Patents (Class 220/379)
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Patent number: 11284741Abstract: A cookware set includes a pot, a lid configured to fit on and cover the pot in a first position, and a support attached to an upper surface of the lid and disposed at the edge of the lid and configured to support the lid in a substantially vertical position on a rim of the pot in a second position. The support has a base and two wings extending from the base, each of the two wings disposed on an opposite end of the base and having a bent portion bent inward toward the base to define a two-piece channel defined by an upper surface of the base and inner surfaces of the wings. The channel is configured to receive a rim of the pot in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.Inventor: Mohan Rajasekaran
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Patent number: 11246449Abstract: The invention relates to a holder for the lid (7) of a pot-type or dish-type serving vessel (1) such as a cooking vessel, the holder being used to hold the lid on the serving vessel in an upright position after the lid has been removed. The holder is characterised by an attachment in the form of a ring (2) which can be attached to the upper rim of the serving vessel and which has a ring opening (5) that can be sealed using the loose, free lid (7), wherein the ring (2) has at least one support (10) forming stops and being used to hold the lid (7) in an upright position on the ring.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS AGInventor: Sebastian Mader
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Patent number: 10973367Abstract: A cookware set includes a pot, a lid configured to fit on and cover the pot in a first position, and a support attached to an upper surface of the lid and disposed at the edge of the lid and configured to support the lid in a substantially vertical position on a rim of the pot in a second position. The support has a base and two wings extending from the base, each of the two wings disposed on an opposite end of the base and having a bent portion bent inward toward the base to define a two-piece channel defined by an upper surface of the base and inner surfaces of the wings. The channel is configured to receive a rim of the pot in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.Inventor: Mohan Rajasekaran
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Patent number: 10815698Abstract: A mountable container for temporary storage of an electronic device includes a cover wall opposite a base wall and an opening mechanism configured to rotate the cover wall upwards from the container. A locking mechanism is configured to secure the cover wall over the receptacle, a bracket attached to the container, and an adjustable clamp attached to the bracket that may in turn be coupled to a support structure such as a desktop or tabletop.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Inventor: William Henricks
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Patent number: 10648495Abstract: In one aspect, a device can include a clip member including a first end and a second end. The first end can be configured to attach to cooking device and the second end can be configured to engage a handle member of the cooking device. The clip member can be configured to be positioned in a handle position where the clip member can be configured to hold the handle member in a substantially fixed position relative to the cooking device when in the handle position.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Firebox Outdoors LLPInventor: Steven S. DeSpain
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Patent number: 10405694Abstract: In some embodiments, a cooking vessel cover device may include a body with a perimeter, upper surface, and lower surface. The body may be made from a flexible material so that portions of the body may flex to allow the device to move between the closed position and the open position. The perimeter and/or portions of the body bounded by the perimeter may contact the upper terminus of a cooking vessel when the device is in a closed position so that the perimeter and the body may be in a generally flat planar orientation. An aperture, which may be configured to receive portions of a food preparation apparatus and which may be disposed within the body, may pass through the upper surface and lower surface, thereby allowing the food preparation apparatus to operate with the cooking vessel cover in the closed position and the open position. A positioning fastener may be coupled to the body which is configured to be removably coupled to one or more objects thereby securing the device in an open position.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Simply Works, LLCInventor: Robert D. Graham
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Patent number: 10098493Abstract: An outdoor food frying apparatus includes a frame having a pot support, a burner element supported upon the frame, and a pot that removably fits the frame. The pot has end walls, a rear wall, a front edge portion, and a bottom wall. A basket is pivotally attached to the pot rear wall with one or more hinges. The basket is correspondingly sized and shaped to fit the pot interior. The basket is movable about the hinge between cooking and food discharge positions. The lid is pivotally attached to the pot. The lid is movable between a cooking position wherein the lid covers the pot upper opening and food discharge position wherein the lid rotates at least 180 degrees from said cooking position, forming a tray for receiving food discharged from the basket. A steamer plate can optionally be connected to the basket at the basket rim and/or basket side walls.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: METAL FUSION, INC.Inventor: Norman Bourgeois
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Patent number: 9414718Abstract: A portable hand washing station is provided that has a carrying case with an interior hand washing compartment. A case front wall includes a door to permit hand access into the interior of the hand washing compartment. A lid is connected to the case so that the lid is capable of extending in an upright vertical position. A shelf is connected to the interior surface of the lid. A pair of liquid dispensing reservoirs is supported on the shelf. Each of the reservoirs includes a top wall with a mouth opening, a bottom wall with a drain opening, and a touch operated flow valve connected to the bottom wall in liquid communication to the bottom wall. The flow valves extend in axial alignment each one of the valve openings so that a cleaning or rinsing solution is dispensed into the compartment when the flow valves are deflected by hand.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Inventor: Michael J. Littlehorn, Sr.
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Patent number: 9321563Abstract: A holder for supporting a lid on an outside of a cup is disclosed. The holder includes an extension portion adapted to secure to the lid and a curved cup engagement portion extending from the extension portion. The holder can be integrated onto a lid. A method for securing the lid to a cup is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Inventor: Patrick Bowlin
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Patent number: 9027776Abstract: A first piece mounted in a fixed and rigid manner on a rigid annular collar of a second piece having an end opening, includes a transversal wall; an annular wall forming a skirt, whose inner face includes a part having a larger diameter and a part having a smaller diameter; a holding toric body adjacent to the inner face, deformable between a retracted state and an expanded state, and filled with a swelling medium; and at least one inlet/outlet port for the swelling media, communicating with the holding body. The first piece is dimensioned in relation to the collar, so as to enable the first piece to be slipped onto, or removed from, the second piece, when the holding body is in the retracted state, and to be mounted onto the collar in a fixed, rigid and tight manner, when the holding body is in the expanded state.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Sartorius Stedim FMT SASInventors: Frederic Bernard, Eric Chevalier
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Patent number: 8925749Abstract: A storage container includes a jar and a cap removably connected to the jar. The jar has a cavity defined by a first base and a first wall extending upwardly from the base. The cap has an upper portion connected to a lower portion by a connecting member. The upper portion has a second base and a second wall extending upwardly from the second base to define a receiving area that receives an item stored in the cavity of the jar. The connecting member has an opening therethrough to connect the storage container to a support.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Sarah Laperriere, Michael Rzasa, Armand Montminy, Rodd Ruland
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Patent number: 8851325Abstract: A lid of a disposable beverage cup, which has at least one drinking hole provided for a consumer to drink the beverage stored in the beverage cup, and at least one vent hole provided for maintaining the pressure equivalence between an inner side and an outer side of the beverage cup, includes at least one drinking hole plug arranged for detachably coupling with the drinking hole to seal and close the drinking hole so as to prevent the beverage from leaking out of the beverage cup.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Inventors: Charles N. Chiang, Benjamin H. Chiang
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Publication number: 20140138386Abstract: A plug for sealing the Open top end of the nozzle of a tube of caulking includes a cylindrical shaft, a head on the top end of the shaft, and a plurality of inverted cone-shaped segments on the shaft. The segments have top ends with diameters of which increase step-wise from the bottom of the shaft to the top thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventor: Normand Blanchard
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Patent number: 8613369Abstract: The retainer includes a coupling pair with a lid portion and a bottle portion. The lid portion is anchored to a lid. The bottle portion is anchored to a bottle. The lid and bottle are removably attachable in a manner opening and closing access into an interior of the bottle. With the lid portion affixed to the lid and the bottle portion affixed to the bottle, the coupling pair can be utilized to secure the lid to the bottle in a position leaving the opening of the bottle clear. In one form the lid portion and bottle portion exhibit magnetic attraction thereto, such as by having one part of the coupling pair in the form of a magnet and the other part in the form of a ferromagnetic material. In one embodiment the entire outer surface of the bottle is formed of ferromagnetic material with the lid portion being a magnet.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Inventor: Stephen M. Kitto
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Publication number: 20130192961Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, other accessories combined therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventor: Michael Waters
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Patent number: 8474648Abstract: The drink ware system of the present invention comprises a vessel, stopper, cup, and lid. The vessel includes a first end, mouth located at the first end, second end, first and second mechanical connections, and body comprised of an inner and outer surface. The body of the vessel stores liquids that are deposited through the vessel's mouth. The stopper engages the mouth to prevent the liquids being stored from escaping. The cup is comprised of an outside surface, inside surface forming a cavity, and opening having a third mechanical connection. The cup is removably coupled to the first end of the vessel such that the cavity encloses the mouth and stopper. The lid has a fourth mechanical connection and can be removably coupled to the second end of the vessel and the opening of the cup when the cup and the lid are decoupled from the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: BIC CorporationInventor: Cynthia Ritzen
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Patent number: 8381942Abstract: A cooking vessel for cooking foodstuff includes a base that has an outer sidewall, a generally hollow interior and a generally open top. A lid is removably mounted to the base and complementarily covers the open top of the base in a first position. The lid includes a handle that extends outwardly from the lid away from the base in the first position. A lid holder is rotatably mounted to the outer sidewall of the base. The lid holder engages with the handle to support the lid in a second position. The open top of the base at least partially exposes the hollow interior when the lid is in the second position. The lid holder is rotatable between a support position and a storage position. The lid holder extends partially above the open top of the base in the support position and is entirely below the open top in the storage position.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.Inventor: Mark K. Romandy
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Patent number: 8356726Abstract: A cooking vessel for cooking foodstuff includes a base having an outer sidewall, a generally hollow interior and a generally open top. A lid is removably mounted to the base and complimentarily covers the open top of the base in a first position. A mounting support is attached to the outer sidewall of the base. A lid holder is removably mounted to the mounting support. The lid holder supports the lid in a second position. The open top of the base at least partially exposing the hollow interior when the lid is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mark K. Romandy, David Schandel, James R. Gaynor
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Patent number: 8342461Abstract: A portable trash container for holding a removable plastic bag for storing paper, bottles, cans, and like trash. The holder includes rectangular front and rear panels, each having a top, bottom and side edges, (b) two side panels, each having two rectangular, foldable parts with top, bottom and side edges, (c) side hinges which connect the adjoining side edges of said side panel folding parts so as to allow them to fold together along said hinges, (d) primary hinges which connect the side edges of said front and rear panels to the outer side edges of said side panel folding parts so as to allow the side panels to be folded so that the front and rear panels can be brought into close and overlapping proximity to one another, and (e) a top ring that is adapted to fit over the top edges of said panels so as to locate and hold open the opening of a throw-away, trash collection bag.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Butler Concepts, LLCInventor: David C. Sutphen
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Publication number: 20120298671Abstract: A storage container includes a jar and a cap removably connected to the jar. The jar has a cavity defined by a first base and a first wall extending upwardly from the base. The cap has an upper portion connected to a lower portion by a connecting member. The upper portion has a second base and a second wall extending upwardly from the second base to define a receiving area that receives an item stored in the cavity of the jar. The connecting member has an opening therethrough to connect the storage container to a support.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: HUBBELL INCORPORATEDInventors: Sarah Laperriere, Michael Rzasa, Armand Montminy, Rodd Ruland
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Patent number: 8256639Abstract: A travel bowl assembly for traveling in a vehicle including a bowl divided into a snack section and a cup holder section. A container extends downward from a bottom of the bowl member, secondarily used as a cup holder insert and assembly support. The cup holder insert can be integrated or removably attached to the bowl. A pliant adapter can be integrated or removably attached to the cup holder insert. The pliant adapter utilizes flexible winglets for compensating between dimensional differences between the cup holder insert and a receiving cup holder. The pliant adapter is formed having a tapered sleeve for sliding the adapter onto a tapered sidewall of the cup holder insert. A cover can be provided, sealing the snack section of the bowl. A lid can be provided, sealing the container. The lid can be fastened to a storage interface disposed on the lower surface of the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: L J S Sales, LLCInventors: Loren J. Samuelson, Nancy J. Cribb
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Patent number: 8167163Abstract: A pot comprises a pot body having at least one handle and a pot lid having a lifting handle for covering the pot body. The pot lid is connected with the lifting handle by the lower end of a fixed portion of the lifting handle. The lifting handle is provided with a handle portion extending towards the outer edge of the pot lid from the upper end of the fixed portion. The handle of the pot body is provided with a pilot recess adapted to receive the tail of the handle portion. The tail of the handle portion is inserted into the pilot recess or lean against the outer edge of the pot body at the internal side, while the top surface of the pot lid leans against the upper portion of the inner wall of the pot body at two points, so as to ensure the pot lid to be laterally and stably retained on the pot body when the pot lid is laterally placed on the pot body.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Inventor: Xiaosheng Chen
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Patent number: 8162162Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a container having a reduced area of vacuum-absorbing panels and thus acquiring improved appearance and having strength against a pressure drop, i.e., the strength enough to retain the shape of the container even when there is a pressure drop inside the container. A shoulder portion or a bottom portion of a resin-made storage container is molded by aligning one or two groups of three corners and one or two groups of three pillars vertically and in parallel to the central axis of the container. Each group of three corners is a part of the corners forming a cross-section of a regular enneagon and being connected to either the shoulder portion or the bottom portion, and the lines connecting these three corners form a regular triangle. Each group of three pillars is a part of the pillars belonging to the body and forming a cross-section of a hexagon, and the lines connecting these three pillars form a regular triangle.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignees: Suntory Holdings Limited, Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Hata, Naokazu Fujita, Toshimasa Tanaka, Masaaki Sasaki, Takao Iizuka
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Publication number: 20120037633Abstract: The invention relates to a piece (1) mounted in a fixed and rigid manner on a rigid annular collar (8) of a second piece (2) having an end opening (3). Said piece (1) comprises a transversal wall (14); an annular wall forming a skirt (15), the inner face (15a) of said skirt including a part (39a) having a larger diameter and a part (39b) having a smaller diameter; a holding toric body (45) adjacent to the inner face (15a), deformable between a retracted state and an expanded state, and filled with a swelling medium; and at least one inlet/outlet port (46) for the swelling media, communicating with the holding body (45). The dimensions of the first piece are selected in relation to those of the collar (8), in such a way as to enable the first piece to be able to be slipped onto, or removed from, the second piece (2), when the holding body (45) is in the retracted state, and to be mounted onto the collar (8) in a fixed, rigid and tight manner, when the holding body (45) is in the expanded state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH S.A.Inventors: Frederic Bernard, Eric Chevalier
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Patent number: 7963417Abstract: A tank filling region of a motor vehicle contains at least one tank filler neck, a tank cap for closing the same, and a device for receiving the tank cap in the state in which it is removed from the tank filler neck. The device has a recess formed on a region surrounding the tank filler neck. In this case, it is important that the tank cap has a retaining pin which protrudes from an end side of the latter and with which the tank cap can be plugged into the recess such that it can be fixed to the motor vehicle via the retaining pin, which is plugged into the recess, in its state in which it is removed from the tank filler neck.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AGInventor: Stefan Freiberg
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Patent number: 7870968Abstract: The present invention relates to a beverage bottle with a container cap. In particular the beverage bottle has a reversible means for holding the container cap on the outside of the container during use of the bottle which prevents loss of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Inventor: Scott Ray Hanson
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Publication number: 20100206879Abstract: A cup includes a cup body and an elastic cover. The elastic cover includes an elastic strip having a first end mounted on the cup body and a cover body mounted on a second end of the elastic strip and removably mounted on the top of the cup body. The cover body has a mounting plate abutting the top of the cup body. The mounting plate has an inner wall provided with a plurality of pressing bosses pressing the top of the cup body. Thus, the cup body is compressed inward, the top of the cup body is released from the pressing bosses, and the cover body is moved outwardly relative to the cup body by the elastic action of the elastic strip so that the cover body is detached from the top of the cup body automatically.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventor: Wei-Peng Lin
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Publication number: 20100193523Abstract: A lid holder for a slow cooker appliance is described wherein the lid holder is mounted on the upper end of the heated housing of the appliance, with the lid holder having lid supports thereon to support the lid of the appliance when it is removed from the slow cooker.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventor: Chad E. Beisheim
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Patent number: 7673767Abstract: The claimed invention is a novel container system that adds utility and convenience for the consumer “on-the-go”. The container system claimed includes a main tray member that holds food product (e.g. carrots), and lid member that is configured so that, when it is inverted, it acts as a secondary tray member that holds food product (e.g. condiment) and is further attachable to the rim of the tray member via an interference fit or snap-fit grip fit. The resulting utility is that the consumer is able to hold the main tray member with one hand or have held the main tray member (e.g. in a recess in an automobile consol) and access the contents of both trays with a free hand.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2006Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: PWP IndustriesInventor: Terry Vovan
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Patent number: 7665626Abstract: A paint container, comprising a body (10) with a polygonal cross section, presenting upper edge portions (13) and a lid (20) having lateral edge portions (21) which are removably seated and tightly retained in a seat (15) defined along the upper edge portions (13) of the body (10). The lid (20) presents a lower face (20a) incorporating a downwardly projecting support means (22) which is engaged with an adjacent upper edge portion (13) of the body (10) after the opening of the lid (20), in order to maintain the latter with its adjacent lateral edge portion (21) externally seated against the lateral wall (11) of the body (10) and in an inclined position with its lower face (20a) forming a paint drip tray, said support means (22) defining a deflecting chute (25) for directing, to the interior of the body (10), the paint that is gravitationally dripping down the internal face (20a) of the lid (20).Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens MetalicasInventor: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares
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Publication number: 20100012657Abstract: A lid for beverage containers includes vertical or upward protrusions above the area of the lid on which consumers place their mouths (the drinking area), creating a raised plane that forms a platform that allows the lid to be placed upside down on a table or other surface and protects the drinking area from becoming contaminated. This is particularly applicable for lids accompanying containers for coffee or other hot beverages. The protrusions creating the platform also provide surfaces or guides for users to press down onto and apply the lid to a container without directly touching the area proximate to the drinking hole. The beverage container lid with raised sanitary platform ultimately protects the area of the lid on which consumers place their mouths from coming into contact with other surfaces that may be unsanitary (e.g., a table or a server's hands or fingers).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventor: William M. LEVEY
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Publication number: 20090266831Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus that is configured to secure a stopper to a beverage container or other container. The apparatus could be used, for instance, after a person has removed a cork or other stopper from the mouth of a bottle. Such an apparatus reduces the chance that the stopper will be lost. A portion of the apparatus may also be configured to absorb drips that could result from pouring a beverage or other liquid from the container. The apparatus may also display a message and/or provide other decorative features. Other embodiments of the invention provide a method for manufacturing the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventor: Marjorie A. McConville
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Publication number: 20090230134Abstract: A cooking vessel for cooking foodstuff includes a base that has an outer sidewall, a generally hollow interior and a generally open top. A lid is removably mounted to the base and complementarily covers the open top of the base in a first position. The lid includes a handle that extends outwardly from the lid away from the base in the first position. A lid holder is rotatably mounted to the outer sidewall of the base. The lid holder engages with the handle to support the lid in a second position. The open top of the base at least partially exposes the hollow interior when the lid is in the second position. The lid holder is rotatable between a support position and a storage position. The lid holder extends partially above the open top of the base in the support position and is entirely below the open top in the storage position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC.Inventor: Mark K. Romandy
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Patent number: 7562786Abstract: Dispensing systems for administering particulate materials are presented. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a dispensing system comprising an overcap having an attachment member attached to a portion of a surface of the overcap and a foldable scoop including a handle and a cup. The handle has at least one connector so constructed and arranged for releasably attaching the handle to the attachment member of the overcap. The foldable scoop can be releasably attached to the overcap in a variety of ways.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventor: Randall L. Morrison
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Publication number: 20090152231Abstract: The present invention relates to a beverage bottle with a container cap. In particular the beverage bottle has a reversible means for holding the container cap on the outside of the container during use of the bottle which prevents loss of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Scott Ray Hanson
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Publication number: 20090145906Abstract: A tank filling region of a motor vehicle contains at least one tank filler neck, a tank cap for closing the same, and a device for receiving the tank cap in the state in which it is removed from the tank filler neck. The device has a recess formed on a region surrounding the tank filler neck. In this case, it is important that the tank cap has a retaining pin which protrudes from an end side of the latter and with which the tank cap can be plugged into the recess such that it can be fixed to the motor vehicle via the retaining pin, which is plugged into the recess, in its state in which it is removed from the tank filler neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AGInventor: Stefan Freiberg
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Publication number: 20080296304Abstract: Embodiments of a valve assembly for a process chamber having improved seal performance are provided herein. In some embodiments, a valve assembly for a process chamber includes a housing having an opening disposed in a wall thereof and through which a substrate may be transferred; a door movably coupled to the housing in a plane substantially parallel to the wall of the housing for selectively sealing the opening; a compressible sealing member disposed at least partly between an upper surface of the door and a corresponding surface of the housing for forming a seal therebetween by compression of the compressible sealing member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the wall when the door is in a closed position; and a mechanism for restricting the exposure of the compressible sealing member to an environment on a process chamber side of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Toan Q. Tran, Dimitry Lubormirsky, Lun Tsuei, Won Bang
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Patent number: 7419067Abstract: A cup and lid in combination. The cup includes a side wall, a closed bottom and an open top. One of the side wall and the lid includes a recess defined therein, and the other of the side wall and the cup lid includes a connector that is adapted to be temporarily secured in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Halo Cups, Inc.Inventors: Tony Bouie, Ray Zuckerman
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Patent number: 7398892Abstract: A cup and lid combination that includes a cup having a side wall, a closed bottom and an open top, a lid configured to close the open top of the cup, and a tether connecting the lid to the cup. In a preferred embodiment, the cup includes a band extending therearound, and one end of the tether is connected to the band, and the other end of the tether is connected to the lid.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2005Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Halo Cups, Inc.Inventor: Tony V. Bouie
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Patent number: 7398893Abstract: A cup including a side wall, a closed bottom and an open top. Preferably the side wall includes an indented portion and a raised portion that cooperate to define a slot portion that is adapted to receive a lid. The lid can be slid into and retained in the slot portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Halo Cups, Inc.Inventor: Tony Bouie
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Patent number: 7357273Abstract: A container unit includes a container body having a ledge unit on the bottom thereof. A lid is slidably stored on the ledge unit and is thus stored with the container body and is readily available for use when needed. The container body also has air vent slits defined therein near the top rim thereof and the lid covers these vents when in place.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Inventors: Trent L. Lutz, Mary E. Young-Lutz
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Patent number: 7339140Abstract: A roaster oven for the heating of foodstuffs includes an outer housing with an opening and a heating element disposed proximate an interior surface for heating thereof. A lid, removably positioned on the outer housing to at least partially cover the opening, has a stationary portion and a hinged portion pivotably mounted thereto. The hinged portion is pivotable with respect to the stationary portion about at least one hinge. The hinged portion has an open position in which at least a portion of the interior surface is accessible and a closed position in which the lid substantially covers the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.Inventor: Scott Tidey
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Patent number: 7175043Abstract: A disposable lid for beverage containers includes a mechanism enabling a user to hang the lid on the rim of the container, rather than placing the lid on a counter or table top, to avoid actual or perceived unsanitary conditions and to minimize risk of transmitting infectious diseases to the user. The lid includes an integral device for hanging the lid on the rim of the container while being inexpensive to manufacture and efficient to package and transport.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2004Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Inventor: Shawn O'Neal
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Patent number: 7066476Abstract: A molded cover/seat secures over an opening in a carrying box on a two-wheeled cart to serve as a cover and a seat. The cover/seat has a smooth top for sitting and a ribbed waffle pattern bottom for strength. An encircling flange with interior corner protrusions securely engages the top of the carrying box. Semicircular recesses in one edge accommodate the two rods of the handle. Bottom protrusions engage a hand hole on one side of the carrying box to secure the cover/seat to the side of the carrying box for storage and transport.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Inventor: Richard Elden
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Patent number: 7064297Abstract: A roaster oven for the heating of foodstuffs includes an outer housing with an opening and a heating element disposed proximate an interior surface for heating thereof. A lid, removably positioned on the outer housing to at least partially cover the opening, has a stationary portion and a hinged portion pivotably mounted thereto. The hinged portion is pivotable with respect to the stationary portion about at least one hinge. The hinged portion has an open position in which at least a portion of the interior surface is accessible and a closed position in which the lid substantially covers the opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.Inventor: Scott Tidey
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Patent number: 7021486Abstract: A drinking flask cap is a convenient, three-position, push-pull lid. The top of the lid forms a drinking basis, and the drinking basin can be sealed with a hygienic cap. The cap can be removed and placed on the bottom of the flask for convenient storage and provides a stable base for the flask. A bottle portion of the flask is preferably made from a molded plastic material and can be provided with a finger hold such that the flask can be drunk from in a manner similar to a coffee cup.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2002Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Pacific Market, IncInventor: Gary A. Hurlbut
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Patent number: 6571975Abstract: A container has a lid which is supportable on the container in a first position covering the top opening of the container, and in a second position substantially perpendicular to the first position. The container lid features a centrally located undercut recess having an inclined recess positioned to rest on a rim of the container. The lid includes a raised ridge portion positioned in spaced relation between the undercut recess and an outer edge of the container lid. The raised ridge portion aids in supporting the container lid approximately perpendicular to the upper rim of portion the container. A handle may be secured to the undercut recess to aid in grasping the container lid. When the undercut recess extends from the outer surface of the container lid, the undercut recess may serve as the handle. The handle is grasped and the lid raised from the container, and the inclined recess is placed atop the upper rim portion of the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2000Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Inventor: Gary J Fay
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Patent number: 6474494Abstract: A beverage container cover with bowl (10) having a cover (12) which comprises a cover bottom (12B) having a hollow cover bottom male member (12B) extending upwardly therefrom. The cover bottom (12B) is securely sealably affixed to a cover side (12A) having a cover side lip (12AA) around a top distal edge thereof. The cover side lip (12AA) having a complementary configuration and size to a beverage container lip (18A) of a beverage container (18). A bowl (14) which comprises a bowl bottom (14B) having a hollow bowl bottom female member (14BA) having a complementary configuration and size to the cover bottom male member (12B) insertable therein. The bowl (14) further comprises a bowl side (14A) having a bowl side lip (14AA) around a top distal edge thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1999Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Inventor: Thomas Miller
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Patent number: 6276562Abstract: A lid support assembly for a trash bin lid rod has a plurality of rod supports engaging the lid rod and secured to the rear wall of the bin to resist bending of the lid rod. An elongate lid prop has an opening for engaging over the lid rod with a first portion of the lid prop extending away from the opening in a first direction to provide a support for the trash bin lid in a partially open position, and a second portion extending in a second direction away from the first direction to engage the rear wall of the trash bin. Rod supports are positioned on opposite sides of the lid prop to secure the lid prop in the desired position on the lid rod.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1999Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Hodge Products, Inc.Inventors: Allan M. Hodge, Anthony A. Hodge
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Patent number: 6234067Abstract: A two-piece container for preparing and cooking food, such as a roaster oven, includes a main body having a bottom portion with sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom and a separate removable cover for covering the main body of the container. The cover includes a hinge clip having a first portion attached to a rear sidewall of the cover, and a second portion extending outwardly and downwardly from the first portion for insertion into an elongated slotted opening extending through a flange surrounding the periphery of a cookwell pan inserted within the main body of the container. The hinge clip acts as a hinge when opening the cover, and becomes engaged within the slotted opening for supporting the cover in an open position. In alternative embodiments, the cover and cookwell pan may include brackets, or the cookwell pan may include a bracket for mating with an elongated slotted opening in a rear sidewall of the cover for maintaining the cover in an open position on the main body of the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: The Metal Ware CorporationInventor: Bruce E. Schmidt