Abstract: A smart polymer molded hybrid shipping container generally refers to large intermodal shipping container and their manufacture, and more particularly to a recyclable rotationally-molded RF (radio frequency) transparent thermoplastic polymer shell with a removable outer structural fabricated steel load bearing support frame capable of being integrated with an internally mounted geo-location detection system, date transmission communication devices, inner environmental sensors, data storage system, and power storage system. The smart polymer molded hybrid shipping container is designed to be 100% recyclable after useful life with a mechanically fastened exoskeleton steel frame that can be reused in the post manufacturing process. The smart polymer molded hybrid shipping container has a one piece molded shell with load bearing molded in floor system and outer polymer skin that is entirely weather resistant and non-corrosive.

Abstract: The invention relates to an abrasion resistant load bin for use to transport abrasive materials. The load bin includes a wear layer manufactured from polymeric material, which provide a wear surface, in use; and a second, backing layer manufactured from a non-deformable fibre reinforced polymeric material. The invention also describes methods to manufacture the load bin.

Abstract: A fracture tank for use in oil fields and the like that is readily adaptable for manipulation in hilly and muddy terrain by being pushed by a bulldozer or similar piece of equipment. The undercarriage of the fracture tank is encased tapered skid plates to enhance the support area, while accommodating the movement of muddy or loose soil therethrough, while the fracture tank is slid over the terrain. The formation of skid plates preclude the compacting of mud and dirt within the undercarriage as in the prior art. The fracture tank is further provided with a strengthened rear bumper assembly and wheel spring hangers to allow for forceful movement when the rear wheels of the tank are frozen or compacted with dirt and mud to a point that they are substantially immovable. The fracture tank is further provided with a purging system consisting of an inlet spray tubing and an outlet drainage. Additionally, tubing is provided for conveying heated gas within the interior of the tank and venting the same out of the top.

Abstract: A vacuum chamber with an innovative wall structure. Instead of a conventional homogenous wall structure, the invention uses an array of internally-pressurized, thin-walled cells to contain an enclosed volume. The walls are arranged so that when a vacuum is present in the enclosed volume, the cell walls are placed primarily in tension. In this way the likelihood of buckling instability is substantially reduced. The result is a much lighter vessel compared to a conventional homogenous wall vessel of similar strength.

Abstract: A reusable container which provides flame and thermal protection for shipping hazardous materials such as cylinders containing compressed gas has a flame resistant reinforced outer shell having a bottom section hingedly coupled to a top section. A first inner layer of thermal insulating material is fitted into the top and bottom sections of the outer shell. An optional second inner layer of shock absorbing material with thermal insulating properties is fitted next to the first inner layer and configured to contact and conform to surface sections of the compressed gas cylinder. An interior liner comprised of a durable liner constructed of fabric or molded heat-resistant plastic.

Abstract: A cooking utensil having five layer members which includes a first diaphragm member and a second diaphragm member, at least one thermostat set wherein said at least one thermostat set is situated within first layer, at least one heat sensor, wherein said at least one sensor comprises of a liquid which is sensitive to heat, a thermal induction actuator (81), which selectively closes said first diaphragm member and second diaphragm member according to temperature of the outer member of bottom of intermediate member. A hot air passage formed vertically in a part of the circumference between the sidewalls of the outer member and outer member of third layer, which causes the passage of hot air, a cool air passage formed vertically in a part of circumference between the sidewalls of outer member and inner member of second outer member which causes entering of cool air.

Abstract: The invention relates to a container system comprising a container with an integrated pump mechanism of a submersible pump, particularly a drum pump or a container pump with a pump lance. This pump lance can be inserted into the container via a bunghole, and a rotor shaft, which has a pump rotor mounted thereon in a rotationally fixed manner and which is actively connected to a drive motor, extends through the pump lance. By virtue of the fact that the submersible pump has a pump head and a pump mechanism, which are designed so that they can be separated from one another, and a withdrawal connection is assigned to the pump head that can be removed from the pump mechanism, the invention ensures that the container, which is advantageously provided with a bunghole that is drawn deeper or is otherwise situated lower, forms, together with the pump mechanism integrated in the container, a stackable and transportable unit that can be sealed tightly. The invention is for use in SCR technology or AdBlue® technology.

Abstract: A bulk material transport container in the form of a railway wagon 10 is disclosed. The wagon 10 comprises two side walls 24, two end walls 25 and a base 29. At least a portion of one or each side wall 24 comprises two side wall parts in the form of panels 26, 28, each panel 26, 28 having a respective constant wall thickness and being joined together. In some embodiments, the panels 26, 28 can be integrally formed. The side wall panels 26, 28 are also each of a different material thickness. A bridging member in the form of an angled bracket 36 is arranged to interconnect the respective side wall panels 26, 28 by being separately connected to each side wall panel 26, 28.

Abstract: Polymer compositions with adhesive properties comprising: (1) at least one fluoropolymer (A) grafted by at least one compound (a), wherein the compound (a) contains at least one functional group (f1) capable of conferring adhesion properties on the fluoropolymer; (2) at least one olefin polymer (B) grafted by at least one compound (b), wherein the compound (b) contains at least one functional group (f2) capable of conferring adhesion properties on the olefin polymer and of reacting with the functional group (f1) contained in the compound (a); and (3) at least one polymer (C) chosen from polyesters and polyamides,

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a diffusion-tight plastic container with a bottom portion and a side wall portion, comprising the steps of: a) providing a planar, diffusion-tight film material, b) cutting a label out of the film material, the label having a bottom portion corresponding to the bottom portion of the plastic container and at least one side tab extending from it, corresponding to the side wall portion of the plastic container, c) preshaping the label in accordance with an outer surface of the plastic container, thereby forming overlapping areas, d) sealing the film material at the overlapping areas, as a result of which the label is shaped into the form of the film material body, e) placing the label into a mould having an inner surface corresponding to the outer surface of the plastic container to be manufactured, f) closing the mould, thus forming a mould cavity, the thickness of which corresponds to the thickness of the plastic container, and g) injecting plastic into the mould cavity and manufactur

Abstract: A method for forming a threaded pedestal cup including providing a pedestal with an interior cavity having an inner surface, and a top portion that has a larger diameter than a bottom portion; inserting a non-threaded arbor into the interior cavity to engage the inner surface of the bottom portion; and engaging the outer surface with a threading tool, wherein the engaging includes deforming the metal into threads.

Abstract: An adjustable container is disclosed, wherein a plunger assembly disposed the container body cooperates with a support formed on an interior of the body to force the contents of the container upwardly towards a top thereof and to militate against the downward movement of said plunger assembly.

Abstract: A vacuum chamber with an innovative wall structure. Instead of a conventional homogenous wall structure, the invention uses an array of internally-pressurized, thin-walled cells to contain an enclosed volume. The walls are arranged so that when a vacuum is present in the enclosed volume, the cell walls are placed primarily in tension. In this way the likelihood of buckling instability is substantially reduced. The result is a much lighter vessel compared to a conventional homogenous wall vessel of similar strength.

Abstract: Cooking utensil suitable for heating on both thermal and induction heat sources, comprising a container having a container bottom to which a base is connected, the base comprising a peripheral wall and a bottom side and having a layered structure. An inner region of the bottom side of the base is at least partly constructed in a material of higher thermal conductivity than the material of an outer region of the bottom side of the base. The layered structure is constructed such that the average thermal conductivity of the layered structure between the inner region of the bottom side of the base and a peripheral region of the container bottom is higher than the average thermal conductivity of the layered structure between the inner region of the bottom side of the base and a central region of the container bottom.

Abstract: A cooking vessel is formed with one or more annular rings rising above a laminate structure that exposes at least one more thermally conductive material of a contrasting color. The raised rings reveal the nature of the thermally conductive material, yet protect it from scratches and abrasion during use, such as when the cooking vessel is resting on a stove top.

Abstract: A collapsible, reusable, general purpose shipping box is made from an inexpensive polymer composition, and can be mass produced by extrusion or coextrusion. The boxes are extruded or coextruded in an almost wasteless production as endless webs of inner layouts and outer layouts, which are folded into respective configurations with one of the configurations being outer one and another inner one. The enclosure is assembled by inserting the inner configuration into the outer one and snap-connecting the complementary male-female locking elements already extruded into the layouts. An extruded web may be many layouts wide as a given extruder and die allow. The boxes can be easily assembled from substantially flat and rectangular layouts at the point of packaging, either by hand or by using a slightly modified and currently widely used box erection machine, and as easily disassembled for transportation and cleansing at the point of unloading.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cup for containing a beverage including liquor. The cup comprises a reflection layer installed at the bottom of the cup toward an upper side of the cup, for reflecting light incident from the outside; and a protection layer installed outside the reflection layer, for protecting the reflection layer. Further, a logo or a character for performing a mirror function and a mean transfer function is printed at a part of the reflection layer using a luminous material and/or paint. Therefore, a unique visual effect can be provided during drinking, so that the quality of service can be improved.

Abstract: A container having a container portion attached to a base portion where the container has a base section and a floor section, and the base portion has a floor supporting section, at least one protruding member extending from one of the floor sections of the container portion or the floor supporting section of the base portion and at least one receptacle for receiving the protruding member in the other of the floor section and the floor supporting section. The container has side walls has a downwardly facing shoulder for engaging an abutting surface in the base portion. The container portion is preferably made of plastic and the base portion is preferably made of metal.

Abstract: This invention concerns a cooking utensil having a base constituted by a composite structure including an insert plate in aluminum and an external plate in stainless steel with perforations allowing the insert plate in aluminum to be flush with it, characterized in that the central zone of the base is stamped to form a sunken disc zone without perforations, and in that the density of perforations has a maximum value in an intermediary annular band, the density of perforations being greater than 20%.

Abstract: A molded plastic bowl is formed with a non-slip molded base. Venting is provided during molding of the base to the pre-formed bowl to allow molding gasses to escape the base molding cavity. Venting can be provided through the floor of the bowl, along its inside or outside upper surfaces or through an overhanging ledge formed in the bowl. Suction can also be applied to the molding cavity to remove molding gasses.

Abstract: A container of the type adapted to contain an ingestible product and configured to having a multi-layer wall portion. The wall portion includes a multi-component layer having at least two discreet sublayers with an interface extending between the sublayers and extending longitudinally of the container and terminating in a threaded end portion. One sublayer is virgin polyethylene terephthalate, and the other sublayer is a barrier formed of a copolyester of terephthalic acid of low permeability. An outer layer material formed of a recycled polyethylene terephthalate has a thickness greater than the thickness of the barrier sublayer. The several layer materials have refracted indices within the range of 1.55 to 1.75. A process for the production of a multi-layer plastic container involving injecting a virgin polyethylene terephthalate and a thermoplastic barrier material through a lamellar injection system to provide a composite-multilamellae stream.

Abstract: A package is provided with a lid and container that are heat sealed together. A multi-ply sheet material is provided for being thermoformed to define the container which has a tapering wall and bulge-resistant bottom end. Prior to thermoforming the container from the sheet, the sheet is heated with oval pads on a plurality of plates which are arranged in a configuration to facilitate control of the sheet temperature. A plug is used in the thermoforming process to contact the sheet and position the sheet within a die. A lid sheet is heat sealed to the container sheet over the thermoformed containers so as to produce a pair of spaced-apart, annular bead heat seals. The package is completed by severing the sealed-together sheets at the periphery of the container with a punch and die set that produces and clean, smooth cut surface.

Abstract: A multi-ply food container. The multi-ply food container has selective reinforcement at the center of the food container, and regions of a raised side wall and/or rim which are not reinforced. The reinforcement is preferably done by joining an additional ply to the food container.

Abstract: Two-piece cups formed, e.g., from a thermoformable plastics material, include a bottom wall disc which is bonded to an inwardly turned annular bottom flange of the side wall by an upwardly and inwardly sloped transition wall. The transition wall allows the bottom wall disc to be bonded to the sidewall flange in such a manner that the annular bottom edge is substantially unaffected by the heat and pressures during the bonding process. The bottom wall disc may be in the form of multiple concentrically disposed, annular bottom wall segments which are connected to one another by respective ones of a plurality of transition walls.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coextruded laminated film for laminating the external surface of a metal can end substrate comprising:a polyester (A) layer having the ratio of the ethylene terephthalate units or ethylene naphthalate units to the whole ester units of not less than 85 mol %; anda polyester (B) layer which is laminated on the external surface of a metal can end substrate, having the ratio of the ethylene terephthalate units or ethylene naphthalate units to the whole ester units of 65 to 90 mol %,having 3 to 50 .mu.m thickness, anda printed layer being provided on the surface of the (B) layer of said laminated film at a printed area percentage of not more than 90%, wherein the printed layer directly contacts the metal can end substrate when said film is applied to said substrate.

Abstract: A low profile beverage container holder having a base support for supporting the beverage container and a wall which extends around the base and thereby defines a cavity for receiving the beverage container. The holder is also provided with a wedging structure. In the preferred embodiment, the wedging structure comprises an annular rib disposed in the cavity and projecting upwards from the base support. Thus, when the beverage container is tipped, the annular rib contacts the concavity on the bottom surface of the beverage container and the container is thereby wedged between the annular rib and the low sidewall. A plurality of beverage containers which are adapted to be received within the beverage container holder are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a container covering. The covering has an opening for receiving the container, and includes a body, a base and a support member attached to the base and the body. The support member promotes maintaining the covering in an upright position when the covering is so positioned.

Abstract: A kettle has a bottom provided with a heating surface for making a direct contact with a heat source. The heating surface has a plurality of protuberances for increasing the overall heating area of the heating surface, so as to enhance the energy efficiency of the kettle.

Abstract: A blow molded combination lid and spill tray has a top wall and a downwardly depending skirt thereabout, the top wall formed from a pair of upper and lower circular walls. The upper and lower circular walls have a central feed circular recess, plurality of circumferentially spaced fused arcuate channels and plurality of second spaced fused arcuate channels with first and second circular hollow sections and first and second radial hollow sections, the hollow sections communicating with a hollow of the downwardly depending skirt. The lid when placed on a supporting surface with the skirt extending upwardly will contain a drum and accumulate spillage or drippage from the drum in the recesses.

Abstract: An inside surface of a drinking vessel is treated with a material suitable for providing nucleation sites to encourage the formation of bubbles in a liquid containing a gas such as carbon dioxide or CO.sub.2 /nitrogen mixture. The material may be printed upon the internal surface.

Abstract: A tank connector assembly including a metal spud member having an internally threaded portion and a cylindrical wall portion. An insert member of polymer material having a cylindrical wall portion. The insert member is mounted inside the cylindrical wall portion of the spud member. A bonding member of polymer material fits the cylindrical wall portion of said bonding member positioned between the external surface of the cylindrical wall portion of the insert member and the internal surface of the cylindrical wall portion of the spud member. The cylindrical wall portion of said bonding member being securely bonded to both the insert member and the spud member. In a preferred embodiment, the polymer material of the bonding member is malcated olefin.

Abstract: An improved bottom structure for multi-ply impact bonded bottom cookware is disclosed. The bottom structure with an aluminum ply has a stainless capsule that capsules the edge portion of the aluminum ply to compensate for the thermal brittleness of the aluminum ply, thereby preventing the edge portion of the aluminum ply from being cracked or broken due to the thermal brittleness. The capsule also joins the ends of a net member to the aluminum ply to integrate the net member with the aluminum ply and covers the edge portion of the aluminum ply to provide an improved appearance of the cookware. The stainless capsule effectively guides heat to the central portion of the bottom and causes the bottom to be uniformly heated, thereby preventing the food inside the bottom corner from getting partially scorched about and sticking to the interior of the bottom corner.

Abstract: A kitchen cooking utensil composed of a receptacle having a thermal conducting bottom (2) intended to be heated especially by induction, the bottom being composed of, from an upper surface to a lower surface of the bottom, at least one metal plate (5) made of a material having a good heat conductivity and at least one metal sheet (6) provided with perforations (10), the sheet (6) being embedded in the plate (5) so that the perforations (10) are filled with metal of the plate (5). The perforations (10) present a cumulative surface of 5 to 20% of the total surface of the sheet, preferably 15 to 20%.

Abstract: A beverage can holding device includes a foam-insulated containment portion dimensioned for receipt of a beverage can therein. The device includes a handle having a generally C-shaped configuration. The handle has an upper end portion having a recess formed therein. The recess is adapted for receiving a lip of a beverage can therein. The handle has a lower end portion extending within the containment portion. The lower end portion has a clip extending outwardly therefrom for coupling with a lower end of a beverage can.

Abstract: A can end is formed from a metal sheet having adhered thereto a coating of a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyester film. The can end comprises a central panel, a panel wall dependent from the periphery of the centre panel, an annular countersink bead extending outwardly from the panel wall, a chuck wall extending upwardly from the periphery of the countersink bead and an annular seaming panel extending radially from the chuck wall. The metal sheet comprises an aluminum alloy having a magnesium content between 0.8% and 2.0% by weight and manganese content between 0.6% and 1.5% by weight; the polyester coating has a crystallinity factor in the range 0.05 to 0.5 measured by X-ray diffraction; and the distance between the chuck wall and panel wall is between 0.85 mm and 1.0 mm as measured at a height of 0.45 mm above the lowest part of the upper surface of the countersink bead.

Abstract: A cooking vessel having a multiple bottom structure. The cooking vessel strengthens the structure of a bottom plate, made of copper, copper alloy, aluminum or aluminum alloy, by simple insertion of a reinforcing member on the bottom plate. The reinforcing member is made of a ferrous metal or a nonferrous metal different from the material of the bottom plate. With the difference of heat conduction between the bottom plate and the reinforcing means made of different materials, the heat transfer rate, the heat conductivity and the heat preservation of the vessel bottom are remarkably improved. When the reinforcing member is magnetized, the cooking vessel can be used with an induction heater. The reinforcing member is inserted in the bottom plate such that its bottom is leveled with a bottom surface of the bottom plate. In production of the cooking vessel, the bottom plate is preheated to temperatures ranged from 470.degree. C. to 490.degree. C.

Abstract: A cover for articles, such as wastebasket liners and tissue boxes, has a rigid end substantially coextensive with a first end of an article to be covered. A soft tubular pleated sidewall has a first end secured to the rigid end of the cover. The sidewall is sufficiently pliant to permit the cover to be folded into a flattened configuration. A closure extends around the second end of the sidewall to pull it over the periphery of the second end of the article and retain the cover on the article. The opening at the second end of the sidewall is of variable size to permit the cover to be installed on the article. The closure may be a band of elastic. The cover is easily folded for shipment and display and may be made from washable materials to be machine washable. The provision of a rigid end gives the cover the neat appearance of a stiffer type of cover when the cover is in use.

Abstract: The capsular heat-radiating base for a stainless steel cooking utensil is characterised in that a lateral wall of the external stainless steel covering of the capsular base which faces the utensil is perforated to allow the metal of good conductivity contained within the capsular base to be seen, the perforations having a configuration such as to form on the outer lateral surface of the capsular base the required graphic elements.

Abstract: A cooking utensil having three layer member includes a thermal retaining space between the intermediate member and the outer member, an air passage formed vertically in a part of the circumference between the side walls of the outer member and the intermediate member, and which is communicated with the heat retaining space, and a thermal retaining activator mounted on the exit of the air passage, and which selectively communicates the space with the atmosphere or not. Air in the heat retaining space is heated by heat transmitted from the outer member and the intermediate member made of material having high thermal conductively is indirectly heated by heat transmitted from the air in the space. Therefore heat energy of the intermediate member is uniformly spread out throughout the whole surface thereof so that heat is not focused at any part of the intermediate member and the food in the inner member which is closedly contacted with the intermediate member is not scorched or burned.

Abstract: A container for transporting and storing a liquid comprising an outer container; an inner liner and a top closure film, both inner liner and top closure being films comprising at least one plastic layer and an impermeable layer, and a sealant disposed above the level of contained liquid and between the juncture of the inner liner and top film. The inner liner and top closure are preferably laminate films having an inner, air impermeable (e.g., metal foil) layer between a first plastic (e.g., polyester) layer and a second plastic (e.g., polyethylene) layer.

Abstract: A cooking pot or boiling pot whose austenitic sheet metal base has an aluminum or copper alloy plate bonded thereto and a cover member bonded to the plate and formed with recesses in which insets are received. The cover member can be composed of austenitic sheet steel and the insets of ferromagnetic sheet steel or the insets can be composed of austenitic sheet steel and the cover member of ferromagnetic sheet steel for use of the pot for conductive bottom heating or for electromagnetic inductive heating.

Abstract: A low profile beverage container holder having a base support for supporting the beverage container and a wall which extends around the base and thereby defines a cavity for receiving the beverage container. The holder is also provided with a wedging structure. In the preferred embodiment, the wedging structure comprises an annular rib disposed in the cavity and projecting upwards from the base support. Thus, when the beverage container is tipped, the annular rib contacts the concavity on the bottom surface or the beverage container and the container is thereby wedged between the annular rib and the low sidewall. A plurality of beverage containers which are adapted to be received within the beverage container holder are also disclosed.

Abstract: A closure assembly is disclosed in which a first layer matches a side element in shape, and a spacer is fitted to establish a space for containing glue.

Abstract: A stackable tray for paper stock, drawings sheets, or the like comprising a bottom panel, opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel along the side edges thereof, and front and walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel along the front and rear edges thereof. The front wall is comprised of a pair of spaced apart front wall segments defining an opening traversing substantially the length of the tray. The walls define a top ledge extending upwardly and a bottom ledge extending downwardly. The top and bottom ledges are sized and positioned so that the top ledge of one tray is received within and bounded by the bottom ledge of a like tray when the trays are stacked, or vice versa. The bottom panel defines a plurality of recesses aligned in rows and columns. A cross brace traverses each tray and is received within a recess formed in the underside of the bottom panel.

Abstract: A laminated sheet for a lid of a container for instant food cooked with hot water, comprising a metallic foil and a synthetic paper affixed to the metallic foil is disclosed. Self sealing of the container is achieved after the lid is partly peeled and hot water is poured into the container.

Abstract: A packing container is disclosed in which an end wall of the packing container has an opening formed therein for emptying the contents of the container. The opening in the end wall is covered by a cover strip which is detachably secured to the end wall. The cover strip and the end wall are formed of a plastic coated metallic material and the cover strip is secured to the end wall along a sealing joint that surrounds the opening. The cover strip is secured to the end wall by surface fusion.

Abstract: A removable partition for dividing a container into compartments. In a first embodiment the partition takes the form of an upper paper disk and a lower foam disk. The edges of the partition are bent upwardly such that the edge portion of the foam will contact the interior of the container, providing a much better hold than just paper. In a second embodiment, the partition is formed of upper and lower paper disks. The disks are secured together in an area spaced inwardly from the edges, such that the edges of the disks are not connected. The edges may thus be slightly spaced and provide a wider area of engagement with the inner walls of the container, providing a better hold than a single paper disk.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cooking utensil comprising a round container for the food, the container comprising a base, a plate of heat-conducting material and a cap enclosing the plate. A plate is inserted into the enclosing cap and leaves an annular flow space between it and a preformed collar on the cap. The assembly of the container base, the plate and the cap is centered between the ram and die of a press and intermetallically bonded by single or multiple impulse pressure, so as to form the convex curvature of the cap bottom and to mold the rim of the cap collar around the vessel. During impulse pressure, the plate is pressed by plastic deformation into the flow space, where it is intermetallically bonded to the cap bottom, the cap collar and the corresponding region of the container. Use is made of a plate having a base member which is circular in plan view and has at least three centering projections on its rim, around its circular periphery.

Abstract: A packing container is disclosed in which an end wall of the packing container has an opening formed therein for emptying the contents of the container. The opening in the end wall is covered by a cover strip which is detachably secured to the end wall. The cover strip and the end wall are formed of a plastic coated metallic material and the cover strip is secured to the end wall along a sealing joint that surrounds the opening. The cover strip is secured to the end wall by surface fusion.