Container Hanging Means (i.e., For Hanging From An Inanimate Support Device) Patents (Class 220/751)
  • Patent number: 5373953
    Abstract: A display screw cap for containers providing a supporting configuration formed out of and integral with a top perimeter flange portion extending from the screw cap. The supporting configuration comprises multiple oppositely disposed aligned contoured apertures within the flange portion adapted to receive projecting support elements such as display pins, pegs, rods, hooks or the like through respective aligned pairs of contoured apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Inventors: Russell R. Fenton, Elmer H. Goss, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5370263
    Abstract: A ladder caddy (10) includes a rigid tray (12) and a ladder-engaging handle (14)which together define a generally rectangular mounting opening (80) positioned laterally adjacent a mounting side (38) of the tray. The mounting opening is of a size and shape for receiving therein an apex portion (82) and portions of leg pairs (86, 88) of an A-frame ladder (84) when the legs are in a separated, deployed configuration, but sufficiently small that the ladder-engaging handle and the rigid tray contact the separated leg pairs of the ladder near the apex portion whereby the ladder caddy remains mounted on the A-frame ladder. The ladder-engaging handle comprises two follower arms (54a and b) which are slidably engaged in track slots (48a and b) of the rigid tray. The ladder-engaging handle also includes an outer member, or yoke bar, (60) which is rotatably attached to the follower arms and which can be rotated to change the size of the mounting opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignees: Harry L. Brown, Lyle L. Tatroe
    Inventor: Harry L. Brown
  • Patent number: 5325980
    Abstract: An improved vial assembly is provided for storing a quantity of material for cryogenic freezing, such as a sample of semen for use in artificial insemination. The vial assembly includes a locking mechanism to prevent the vial from being opened and then reclosed prior to final use. The locking mechanism includes a pair of apertured locking members, one on the vial, and one on the cap of the vial. The locking members are positioned for mutual alignment only when the cap is securely tightened onto the vial. A locking pin is provided for one-way insertion through the apertures of the locking members to prevent the cap from being removed without severing or destroying the locking pin. With this locking mechanism, the integrity of the contents of the vial is substantially ensured until the vial is selected for use and the locking pin is severed in the presence of a patient recipient. A secondary vial is also provided which mounts to the main vial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Inventors: Michael C. Grimm, Philippe F. Bailley, Joseph W. Price
  • Patent number: 5251779
    Abstract: A trash container includes a body having a substantially rectangular cross section, a wall and a rim with opposite sides. A hinged lid is supported on one of the opposite sides of the rim. The other of the opposite sides of the rim has a receiving channel with an open bottom and an outer wall formed therein. A guide device is disposed on the receiving channel for engagement by a gripper of a hoisting and dumping apparatus. The guide device is formed of a guide tongue being integral with the outer wall of the receiving channel and pointing downward away from the wall of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Inventor: Stefan Schmidt
  • Patent number: 5201439
    Abstract: Apparatus for holding and transporting paint includes a front, a bottom, side walls and a back wall. A top element is connected to the side walls and the back wall and is in registry with a portion of the bottom and spaced therefrom to define a receptacle for paint when the apparatus is positioned with the front disposed upwardly relative to the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Inventor: Scott Davies
  • Patent number: 5186346
    Abstract: A container (10) particularly for shampoo or shower gel having a cap (22) which removably covers a dispensing outlet (20) at one end (12) of the container. The cap is provided with a hook (34) which is movable from a first position in which it lies along or below the surface of the cap and a second position in which it projects from the cap surface. In use the cap is fitted to the bottom (24) of the container and with the hook in the second position the container can be suspended upside down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Cussons (International) Limited
    Inventor: John H. Calvert