Interlock Internal To Passage Mouth (e.g., Stopper Type Closure) Patents (Class 220/789)
  • Patent number: 8157123
    Abstract: The container includes a base and a detachable cover. To releasably attach the base and cover, the base includes a first closure portion and the cover includes an engagable second closure portion. In one aspect, the first and second closure portions are configured for engagement in both a fully engaged position and an intermediately engaged position. In the intermediately engaged position, the container can be further configured to vent steam during, for example, microwaving. In another aspect, the container including the first and second closure portions can be configured for simplified engagement of the base and cover, preferably by enabling engagement via a downward push applied to the center of the cover. In yet another aspect, the first and second closure portions can be configured with diverging flanges that simplify detachment of the base and cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventors: Edward B. Tucker, Anand Ramanujam, Lawrence John Racana, Ares Marasligiller, Jason Phillips, Yashodhan Dhuru, Gordon D. Thomas, Scott Zieker
  • Patent number: 8123064
    Abstract: A container which indicates if the lid (14) has been opened after a clerk loaded food into the base (12) and closed the lid. The base and lid each has a trapping portion (20, 22) and a pull-open portion (24, 32) with a tear-tab, or tear -open barrier (80). To close the lid, a clerk projects a tab (30) on the pull-open portion of the lid through a slot (26) in the pull-open portion of the base, and then presses down the entire trapping portion of the lid into the trapping portion of the base. The lid cannot be lifted up because the tear-open barrier (80) forming the top wall of the slot lies over the tab. To open the container, a person tears the barrier (80, FIG. 8) along a tear line (90, 92) extending from the slot (26) to the outer edge (50) of the base, or the person tears the tab to leave a short tab part that clears the barrier. The tab has a partially vertical stiffener (77) to prevent radially inward tab movement through the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: PWP Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Vovan
  • Patent number: 8091746
    Abstract: A tamper-evident container with pour-out container fitment for frictional engagement within the cylindrical neck of a container to control and meter the flow of liquids out of the container. The fitment includes a top flange sufficient to cover the mouth of the container and a coaxial cylindrical insert extending from the top flange into the neck. The fitment is held into the neck by friction and a ring extends from the insert for enhanced frictional engagement. Apertures are provided in the insert to allow fluid to pass into the interior of the insert, and channels are provided along the walls of the interior from the apertures to the top flange to guide the liquid from the apertures to the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventor: David Gotler
  • Patent number: 8083093
    Abstract: A container has a base with a bottom wall rib structure which deforms downwardly when an unresisted load is applied. The rib structure stiffens the base, and also can elevate the food product from liquid within the container. The bottom wall has a central platform which extends upwardly from a lower encircling segment. The lower encircling segment marks the lowermost portion of the base as molded, and extends inwardly from the lower margin of the sidewall. Two generally parallel longitudinal ribs extend across the platform and project upwardly from the platform. The longitudinal ribs extend from the lower encircling segment at the front of the base to the rear of the base. Short bridging ribs are evenly spaced parallel to one another and extend laterally between and connect the two longitudinal ribs. A plurality of cross ribs extend outwardly from each longitudinal rib to the encircling segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Placon Corporation
    Inventor: Donald E. McCumber
  • Patent number: 8083095
    Abstract: An easily closable and open able container system includes a number of features which facilitate easy opening and closing while maintaining a high seal, which will give a feedback to the user to let the user know that a seal is formed. A circumferentially inwardly disposed angled groove is formed on the inside the opening of a container. A complementary angled projection is formed on the circumferentially outwardly disposed surface of the lid for fitting into the circumferentially inwardly disposed angled groove formed on the inside the opening of a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Shye Worldwide, LLC, (CA Ltd Liability Co.)
    Inventor: Wang Hui
  • Patent number: 8070008
    Abstract: A plug to hermetically seal an aperture in a sheetmetal, or in the floor of a vehicle, comprising, a cap covering the aperture and comprising an external, circumferential flange resting on one side of the sheetmetal or of the floor and fitted with a first circumferential seal, an affixation portion entering said aperture and, a second circumferential seal configured at the cap or at the affixation portion and being a distance from the first seal and resting against the sheetmetal or the said floor, a cavity being subtended by the sheetmetal or said floor, the two seals and at least one wall of the plug, where said plug, includes a pressure-compensating chamber, which communicates with the cavity and, which compensates a change in pressure, caused by a change in temperature, inside the cavity, by changing the volume of the pressure-compensating chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ulf Janke
  • Patent number: 8011391
    Abstract: A protector device for the ends of the tubular goods, such as tubes for the oil industry, OCTG, line pipes and the like is provided. The protector device may include two pieces, a generally elongate protector body and a bumper reinforcement that may be reversibly connected to the protector body. The protector body may be configured in a cylindrical geometry having a first end and a second end interconnected by lateral walls and defining a socket. The second end of the body further comprises a shoulder and an opening defining a socket in which a tubular good may be inserted. The bumper reinforcement includes an external curved or conical surface, capable of deforming in reaction to an external force in order to protect an enclosed tubular good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Siderca S.A.I.C.
    Inventors: Luis Roberto Heritier, Hugo Alejandro Ernst, Matías Gustavo Pereyra
  • Patent number: 7997437
    Abstract: A plug (10) for sealing holes in a vehicle body comprises a central closure section (12) and engaging section (14) arranged on the rim and provided for receiving portions of the vehicle body. The closure section (12) and the engaging section (14) are made of a plastics material and the plastics material of the engaging section (14) is softer than the plastics material of the closure section (12). The plastics material of the engaging section (14) can be softened by heating such that a tight connection is produced between the engaging section (14) and the portions of the vehicle body that are received by it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Jatzke, Herbert Beumann
  • Patent number: 7992743
    Abstract: A food container formed from plastic, can be loaded with food and then closed by a clerk, and thereafter cannot be opened without tearing apart first sides (24, 26) of the base (12) and lid (16). The container is formed by a single sheet of plastic that forms a base and lid with second sides (20, 22) that are latched together and with adjacent first sides that are joined by a joint line (30) in the plastic that is creased and that has slits (40). At the joint line, the lid has a projecting lid tab (32) and the base has a projecting base tab (36). A person grasps both tabs, and lifts only the lid tab to tear apart the first sides of the base and lid along the joint line (30). Thereafter, the lid can be easily closed and reopened on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: PWP Industries
    Inventor: Terry Vovan
  • Patent number: 7988014
    Abstract: An exemplary lid lock mechanism (20) includes a main body (22) and a lid (24). Two resilient hooks (222) and two resisting portions (224) are formed on an inner surface of the main body. The lid includes a lid cap (242). Two hooking portions (246) and two extending pieces (248) are formed on a surface (244) of the lid cap. The hooking portions are engaged with the resilient hooks of the main body when the lid is connected to the main body. To detach the lid from the main body, the hooks of the hooking portions are disengaged from the resilient hooks of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Jan, Yu-Tao Chen, Chun-Che Yen, Gang Cheng, Zheng-Qiang Song, Meng-Hua He, Jian-Jun Li, Bing-Jing Xu
  • Patent number: 7958911
    Abstract: A shipping plug is disclosed herein. The shipping plug is formed from a cylindrical member that is configured to be operatively disposed within a bore of a component to create a seal therewith. The cylindrical member is a resilient material, and has an upper wall, a lower wall, and a circumferential side defined between the upper and lower walls. A recess is defined in the upper wall. The recess includes a bottom end and at least one wall extending between the bottom end and the upper wall. The recess is configured to operatively receive a complementarily shaped rod which selectively distorts the circumferential side of the cylindrical member in response to a twisting or rotating action exerted thereon to temporarily release the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Robert Martus
  • Patent number: 7922032
    Abstract: A reusable concentrate cartridge and associated cap and valve for combining a concentrated material and a diluent in a diluting and dispensing container. The concentrate cartridge is provided with a hollow cylindrical body and a hollow tube with a closure. The concentrate cartridge is caused to open by the rotating engagement of a valve member, which causes a depending sleeve to urge the hollow tube within the concentrate cartridge to disengage and release the concentrate material into the diluent container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: iDispense, LLC
    Inventors: Edward L. Mueller, Douglas F. Taylor
  • Patent number: 7922033
    Abstract: A universal lid closure for underground landscape and other utility access boxes uses flexible tongues depending from the underside of the lid and adapted to engage the interior of the access box, which box may have any one of various constructions. In one embodiment, the tongues have a plurality of diametrically opposed pairs of locking detents, each pair defining a different vertical position, to engage an annular locking shoulder on the interior of the box to secure the lid in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Pentair Filtration, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Michael Kearby, John Cary Sofyanos, Jimmie Howard Wickham, Kumud Jacob Lugun, Gautam Gulati, Anurag Somit
  • Patent number: 7909236
    Abstract: An end cap adapted to releasably secure to a tube having a first open end to form a shipping container. The end cap includes a base, a sidewall surrounding and extending from the base, at least one movable projection biased to extend beyond the outer side of the sidewall, and a deformable sealing element extending from a perimeter of the base and/or from the outer side of the sidewall. When the end cap is secured to the tube, an inner side of tube surrounds the outer side of the sidewall of the end cap, the movable projection extends into a mounting opening formed in the tube proximal to the first open end, and the sealing element is deformed against the inner side of the tube to form a circumferential seal between the end cap and the tube such that the end cap completely plugs a passageway through the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Erdie End Caps, LLC
    Inventor: Jason S. Erdie
  • Patent number: 7850751
    Abstract: Disclosed is a two or three phase separator including a centrifugal separator, a demister (if a three phase separator), and a filter contained within a housing. The filter uses an outside-in flow principle. The filter includes an inner layer or a center core that defines a hollow interior. An outer layer is positioned adjacent and surrounding the inner layer. The outer layer includes a re-enforcement layer, a first particle filter layer, a coalescer layer, and a second particle filter layer. An access cover of the separator includes a cover plug, an actuator cam, a plurality of idler cam plates, and a plurality of mechanisms. The access cover cooperates with an opening and an annular groove in the housing to close off and seal the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: TM Industrial Supply, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl A. Steiner
  • Patent number: 7823746
    Abstract: A container for carry out heated food items, such as rotisserie chicken, has a base which is connected to a lid by a mating peripheral closure which defines a liquid tight seal. The closure has an encircling inclined wall on the base, which helps to direct the lid into engagement with the base, and which also defines a cavity within the closure which can retain liquid. The base may be provided with two fold up straps which are retained by structure in the lid to lie generally flat to serve as a convenient carrying handle above the lid. The base has rib structure allowing it to distend downwardly when loaded with food to space the heated food from the customer's hand while engaged with the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Placon Corporation
    Inventor: Donald E. McCumber
  • Patent number: 7757889
    Abstract: Aluminum pop-top can holes are re-sealed with several embodiments of plugs or tape. The wedge type is shoved into the teardrop can hole, or any other shaped can hole. The foot (shoulder) profile type has a triple sealing surface, whereby the user angles a foot or shoulder of a plug under the can lid. These types can be massive or hollow. The hollow type can have a mini double-acting valve for pumping function. A flexible (plastic) tape and glue version is shown, useful also as a primary sealing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Inventors: Zeev Haim Zipris, Ouri Azriel Neuman
  • Patent number: 7735673
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for re-closing an opening in a can having a tab opener. The device comprises a mount piece having an overall shape and flexibility that enables it to be pushed through at least one aperture formed in the tab opener thereby securing the device to the tab opener. The device further comprises a plug portion attached to the mount piece and configured to engage and at least partially close an opening in the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventors: Todd Huffman, Christopher R. Barker, Brian T. Lipker
  • Patent number: 7712626
    Abstract: A food container formed from plastic, can be loaded with food and then closed by a clerk, and thereafter cannot be opened without tearing apart first sides (24, 26) of the base (12) and lid (16). The container is formed by a single sheet of plastic that forms a base and lid with second sides (20, 22) that are latched together and with adjacent first sides that are joined by a joint line (30) in the plastic that is creased and that has slits (40). At the joint line, the lid has a projecting lid tab (32) and the base has a projecting base tab (36). A person grasps both tabs, and lifts only the lid tab to tear apart the first sides of the base and lid along the joint line (30). Thereafter, the lid can be easily closed and reopened on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: PWP Industries
    Inventor: Terry Vovan
  • Publication number: 20100108705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to container and a closure for mounting on the container, the container of the type comprising a container body having a base and a side wall with a top edge defining a container opening opposite the base. The container further comprises a rim and a locking rib which projects from a free end of the rim, and the closure comprises a top wall and a skirt having a closure flange which projects from a free end of the closure wall for snap engagement under the locking rib when the closure is inserted into the container opening. The present invention ensures that a strong seal is maintained between the closure and the container so that the container can be opened and closed frequently without leakages between the container and the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CHANDELA LIMITED
    Inventor: Luis Manuel Correia De Jesus
  • Patent number: 7690528
    Abstract: A mould and method for the injection-moulding of an assembly for creating a closable fluid connection, and an assembly. The assembly comprises a female element (20) and a stopper (30) which is used to close off a bore (27) in the female element (20). The mould comprises a core with a core (2) with a core body (3) and a head (4). Furthermore, the mould comprises a mould ring which is composed of a plurality of mould parts (10, 11) are designed in such a manner that the mould cavity for the stopper (30), is located at a distance from the mould cavity for the female element (20). The mould parts (10, 11) of the mould ring which lie around the core (2) together delimit an annular sealing surface (15), by means of which the mould ring, in a zone between the mould cavity for the stopper (30) and the mould cavity for the female element (20), bears in a sealing manner against the core (2) during the injection moulding, so that the mould cavities are completely separated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Itsac N.V.
    Inventor: Laurens Last
  • Publication number: 20100051620
    Abstract: A container includes a receptacle having a bottom panel, at least one wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel, and a lid coupling region extending from an upper portion of the at least one wall. The lid coupling region includes an upstanding barrier wall, and a locking member movable from a blocking position to a non-blocking position. The container further comprises a lid having a receptacle coupling region extending about the periphery thereof. The receptacle coupling region includes an outer edge that seats behind the barrier wall. A portion of the outer edge can be exposed for gripping access to remove the lid when the locking member is moved to the non-blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Samir R. Parikh, Sajith Chenat
  • Publication number: 20090283526
    Abstract: Lid assemblies, containers, and methods of producing them are disclosed herein. A lid assembly, comprising a dome portion, a rim-receiving portion, and a compression ring are configured to attach to a container and provide a seal between the lid assembly and the container. The lid assembly is made of a reusable, recyclable, and compostable material, such as molded paper, pulp, natural cellulose fibers cellulose fiber, tapioca, wood, agricultural recycled crop materials, plastics (PLA), clay, metals, petro plastics, silicone, PVC's, and PET styrene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: David Pierce, Edward Urquhart
  • Patent number: 7597213
    Abstract: A container cap can comprise: a covering comprising a first panel, a skirt in contact with the first panel, and a dispensing window attached to the first side of the first panel. The first panel can have an outer periphery and an inner periphery and a first side and a second side. The dispensing window can be attached to the first side of the first panel. The dispensing window can have a dispensing aperture capable of allowing dispensing of an article through the dispensing aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Duane Lyle McDonald
  • Patent number: 7594590
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sealing plug for liquid-tight sealing off hollow flotation elements of a strip for a cover of a liquid-filled container. The sealing plug comprises an end plate and at least two protrusions extending from the end plate. The at least two protrusions comprise at least two lips. The end plate and the protrusions are formed of a first material and the lips are formed of a second material, the first material being harder than the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Deceuninck NV
    Inventors: Kees R. Kooijmans, Karl E. Sewalt
  • Patent number: 7591394
    Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a container having an open mouth surrounded by a wall and a closure engagement element extending circumferentially part-way but not completely around the wall. The portion of the wall into which the engagement element does not extend is resiliently inwardly flexible. A closure has a base portion that engages an end of the container wall around the mouth and an engagement portion that engages the engagement element on the container wall. The portion of the container wall that is inwardly flexible permits manual engagement with the base portion of the closure to remove the closure from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Rexam Prescription Products Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Shingle
  • Patent number: 7578413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single-pieced sealing cover (1) made of a thermoplastic elastomer, especially used to seal an opening (22,22?, 22?), comprising a base body (5) with an adjacent peripheral collar (7) which turns into at least one elastic sealing lip adjacent to one side of a carrier (10, 10?). The collar (7)comprises at least one detent ring (12) located opposite the at least one sealing lip (10, 10?).The invention is characterized in that the collar (7) is connected to the sealing lip (10, 10?) by means of an intermediate area (14) extending parallel to a covering surface (F) of the carrier (20, 20?, 20?), whereupon the detent ring (12) protrudes into an inner area (21) formed by the intermediate area (14) and the sealing lip (10, 10?) and an outer area of the sealing lip (10, 10?) can be glued to the covering surface (F) of the carrier (20, 20?, 20?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 7537132
    Abstract: A plastic integrally molded single use sealing plug for permanently closing off the center fill opening in metal lids surrounded by an upstanding neck having an inward curl terminating in a free edge. The sealing plug has a circular top wall and a depending cylindrical sidewall which makes at tight friction fit with the neck free edge. A peripheral tamper evident ring is connected to the plug sidewall by a series of frangible connecting webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: American Flange & Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: C. Scott Marple, Carl Pomilia, Cornelis Van De Klippe
  • Publication number: 20090127274
    Abstract: A reusable concentrate cartridge and associated cap and valve for combining a concentrated material and a diluent in a diluting and dispensing container. The concentrate cartridge is provided with a hollow cylindrical body and a hollow tube with a closure. The concentrate cartridge is caused to open by the rotating engagement of a valve member, which causes a depending sleeve to urge the hollow tube within the concentrate cartridge to disengage and release the concentrate material into the diluent container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Edward L. Mueller, Douglas F. Taylor
  • Patent number: 7533698
    Abstract: A foreign material exclusion device which is adapted to be utilized in tubes, pipes, or the like to prevent entry of debris into a potentially sensitive area of an assembly, such as a turbine assembly utilized in a power plant. In one embodiment, the device is adapted to be connected to a non-moving portion of a rotary milling tool, such as the collet, before a milling operation to prevent milling debris from entering a sensitive portion of a tube or pipe. In a further embodiment each device of the present invention includes a unique identifier or identification element, such as a machine readable bar code or RFID (radio frequency identification) tag to insure all devices utilized for a particular job are accounted for.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Pneumatics Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Nolfi, Mario Michael Nolfi, Stephen William Orosz
  • Publication number: 20090114653
    Abstract: A portable storage container includes a storage body having an outer wall and a bottom wall joined to the outer wall to define an open storage cavity wherein the outer wall is joined to a peripheral flange extending around the storage body. A lid is receivable on the storage body to enclose the storage cavity. The lid is movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the storage body. A handle has opposite ends attached to the lid and is movable between a collapsed, unlocked storage position and an upright, locked carrying position wherein the opposite ends are frictionally engageable with the peripheral flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE STORAGE DESIGNS, INC.
    Inventor: David A. Schenker
  • Publication number: 20090057326
    Abstract: A seal for a container of fine particulate materials that includes a sifter insert. The seal comprises a base that is secured over a plurality of holes in the insert by a releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive. A pull tab extends outwardly from an upper surface of said base. The pull tab is fixedly adhered to the upper surface of the base and extends outwardly away from a mid-section thereof. The pull tab is pivotable through 180 degrees about its connection point with the base and remains fixedly secured thereto when a pulling force is applied to the pull tab. The adhesive bond between the base and the insert is weaker than the adhesive bond between the pull tab and the base. Consequently, a pulling force applied to the pull tab removes the base from the insert and permits particulate material to be dispensed through the holes in the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Stefan W. Opitz
  • Patent number: 7475788
    Abstract: A molded plastic container and closure combination in which the closure is provided with a manually removable tear band between upper and lower locking structures. Once the tear band has been removed, it is possible to hinge the closure open while allowing it to remain attached to the container. Various features adding hoop strength and stacking strength are provided. A bail and bottom handle facilitate pouring from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Letica Corporation
    Inventor: Stefan H. Schwarz
  • Patent number: 7475773
    Abstract: A container for moisture-sensitive goods, with a container bottom and a container wall and a cover which may be opened and closed, where the container cover is provided with a desiccant-containing body, the cover (16) having a cover base (36) and a cover lid (34) which are pivotable against each other, the cover base (36) having a through-opening (44). The cover lid carries sealing means for sealing the through-opening (44). A desiccant-containing body (70) is arranged at least partially surrounding the through-opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Airsec S.A.S.
    Inventors: Didier Lancesseur, Sébastien Brogly
  • Publication number: 20080308567
    Abstract: The device subject of this disclosure pertains to an insulated pipe or vessel including a single piece inspection plug device having a plug component attachable to an insulating structure and forming an aperture for access to an insulated pipe or vessel, a strap component attaching a lid component to the plug component, and that the lid component can be inserted into the aperture. Also disclosed is a method of providing access to a pipe covered with insulating material and a metal jacket comprising cutting a hole in the metal jacket and inserting the bottom of the plug component into the hole and further including inserting screws or clips through at least one pilot hole. The method may include pressing a skirt of the plug component to form an outer seal of the plug to the metal jacket and/or holding the plug component to the metal jacket using at least one flexible locking ring on the bottom of the plug component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventor: Marie Counts-Bradley
  • Patent number: 7455192
    Abstract: A plug for closing a hole in a panel includes an enlargement for inserting into the hole and a flange for engaging the panel. Activatable adhesive on the flange adheres the plug to the panel upon activation. Segments of adhesive are applied to the enlargement to wedge the plug in the hole, for holding the plug in position prior to activation of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: George Siragusa
  • Patent number: 7427171
    Abstract: A cylindrical joining member is fitted into a member to be joined that is made of a material different from the joining member. Plastic deformation is effected in a soft material of the member to be joined to hermetically join the two members together. Joining faces are provided to the two members that face and are joined to each other by the plastic deformation and with an elastic deformation pressure in an axial direction. The soft material of the member to be joined, which is located in a circumferential direction of the member, bites into a joining portion of the joining member by the plastic deformation and with the elastic deformation pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignees: Aoyama Seisakusho Ibaraki Plant Co., Ltd., Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tokairin, Katsumi Ose, Ryo Tominaga, Hiroshi Nagasaka, Naoki Yoshida, Akihisa Inoue
  • Patent number: 7296730
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shipping container, a paper tube, an end cap and a method. The shipping container includes a tube and an end cap. The tube has a cylindrical body and an open end. The cylindrical body has a mounting opening formed therein adjacent to the open end. The end cap includes a circular sidewall that is adapted to be received by the open end of the tube such that either the circular sidewall is surrounded by the cylindrical body or the cylindrical body is radially surrounded by the circular sidewall. The circular sidewall includes a projection that extends away from the circular sidewall and into the mounting opening so as to releasably secure the end cap to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Erdie End Caps, LLC
    Inventor: Jason S. Erdie
  • Patent number: 7246860
    Abstract: A wheel insert for removable placement within the apertures of the wheel rim of a vehicle wheel for preventing mud, dirt and debris from entering and blocking the apertures and marring the vehicle wheel includes a tubular body portion insertable into the aperture, a closed end flange engaging the rear surface of the wheel rim, a front flange spaced from the end flange for engaging the front surface of the wheel rim, and a pair of inwardly projecting receiving flanges adjacent the front flange for holding a stiffening and closure member that locks the wheel insert within the aperture and to the wheel rim with the stiffening and closure member having both reflective and decorative elements for enhancing the safety and aesthetic features of the wheel insert by enhancing the visibility of the vehicle wheels at night.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Inventor: Gary R Seitz
  • Patent number: 7108017
    Abstract: A single-piece sealing cover 1, made of plastic, especially for sealing an opening 2 in a support 3, includes a basic body 5, which is joined with a circumferential collar 8, which is designed in the shape of a U, with an inner leg 10, an intermediate region 12 and an outer leg 14, and with at least one stop connection 16 at the outer leg 14. The sealing cover is characterized in that the outer leg 14 and the basic body 48 can be locked together by means of the stop connection 16, after pre-assembly V, by insertion into the opening 2 and after final assembly E and an outer collar 24 and the disk-shaped basic body 5 extend in parallel after final assembly E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 6883678
    Abstract: A food container sealing structure is constructed to include a container body having a peripheral coupling flange, and a cover having a peripheral coupling flange coupled to the coupling flange of the container body to seal the container body, the coupling flange of the container body having endless concave portions respectively formed in horizontal section and vertical section thereof, the coupling flange of the cover having endless convex portions respectively formed in horizontal section and vertical section thereof and respectively engaged into the endless concave portions of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventor: Hsin-Hung Chou
  • Patent number: 6840398
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plastic receptacle having a lid (1). The receptacle includes an upper edge and the lid (1) includes an area (2) encompassing the upper edge. The area (2) includes a side (3) which radially faces inwards. The lid also includes a middle area (4) surrounded by the first area (2) and an outer area (5) extending downwards. Furthermore, the lid (1) is provided with box-shaped projections (6) on its side (3) which radially faces inwards. The aim of the invention is to achieve better centering and better stability of the stacked-up receptacles having lids (1) by maintaining a low stack height of the lids (1). To this end, the side (3) of the lid (1) which faces radially inwards has a surrounding terracing (7) which has approximately the same width as the projections (6) and the projections (6) are arranged on the terracing (7) and extend to the upper edge of the encompassing area (2) of the lid (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Jokey Plastik Wipperfurth GmbH
    Inventor: Marcus Blumenschein
  • Patent number: 6805255
    Abstract: A can for paint white base, having a tubular body (10) with the upper edge affixing an annular upper wall portion (11), with the peripheral edge of its discharge opening (12) defining a seat onto which a removable lid (20) is seated, one of the parts defined by the upper wall portion (11) and the removable lid (20) being provided with an inspection opening (22) with a cross section substantially smaller than that of said discharge opening (12) and with its peripheral edge defining a seat for receiving and axially retaining a respective auxiliary lid (30), which is removable and constructed in a transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens Metalicas
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Álvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
  • Patent number: 6675983
    Abstract: A can for paint white base, having a tubular body (10) with the upper edge affixing an annular upper wall portion (11), with the peripheral edge of its discharge opening (12) defining a seat onto which a removable lid (20) is seated, one of the parts defined by the upper wall portion (11) and the removable lid (20) being provided with an inspection opening (22) with a cross section substantially smaller than that of said discharge opening (12) and with its peripheral edge defining a seat for receiving and axially retaining a respective auxiliary lid (20), which is removable and constructed in a transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens Metalicas
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Álvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
  • Patent number: 6626313
    Abstract: The container for delivery of ichneumon flies consists of ichneumon fly eggs and two biodegradable plastic parts (2,3) that are interlocked with one another. The ichneumon fly eggs are stuck on an inner wall (19) of the container. The container (1) is provided with at least one emergence opening (13), preferably a slit, of sufficient size for emergence of the hatched ichneumon flies. This container is rigid and enables automatic filling and delivery of the ichneumon flies by dropping the containers from a magazine, for example using small airplanes or model airplanes. The container decomposes after the container has been ploughed into the ground. A method of agricultural pest control using the containers is also part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignees: fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG, AMW Nuetzlinge GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Herbstreit, Bernd Wuehrer
  • Publication number: 20030141311
    Abstract: A closure system for a package includes a cover that interacts with a receiving ring. The cover has a main face and a first protuberance of U-shaped cross-section that projects substantially perpendicular to a plane of the main face and extends about the perimeter of the cover. The first protuberance has at least one first lock element in the form of a projection. The receiving ring is formed on the package and has a second U-shaped protuberance that projects substantially parallel to the package axis and extends about the perimeter of the ring. The second protuberance has a second lock element in the form of a projection. The second protuberance of the ring is configured to receive the first protuberance of the cover such that the first and second lock elements engage each other and prevent removal of the cover while so engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Armando Ceolin, Benjamin Arturo Moyano
  • Patent number: 6557208
    Abstract: An obturator (1) for an opening (10) has a collar (2) comprising a peripheral lip (3) adapted to come into abutment on a face (10a) of the opening (10), and several teeth (6) mounted pivotally on the collar (2) and adapted to come into abutment on an opposite face of the opening (10) in a locked position of the obturator (1). The teeth (6) are also fixed to a flange (12) mounted pivotally on a pusher (8), the pusher (8) being adapted to pivotally move the flanges (12) between an unlocked position and a locked position of the obturator (1). The obturator is used notably for sealing closing an opening in a motor vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: I.T.W. de France
    Inventor: Laurent Huet
  • Patent number: 6491185
    Abstract: A container, capable of construction from polymeric injection molding, comprising a plug and ring closure, the plug having first and second locking arms for extending into the ring, each locking arm having a locking tab located adjacent to a distal end for selectively securing the plug within the ring when the locking tabs reside within an undercut of the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: United States Can Company
    Inventors: Francis T. Azzarello, Rodolfo Q. Raymundo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6398050
    Abstract: A liquid container with opposed openings has a smaller neck and larger base, with correspondingly sized openings and caps. The base cap includes a receptacle, for installing over the cap of the smaller diameter container end. The smaller diameter cap includes an outwardly extending non-circular flange, which engages the correspondingly shaped receptacle in the larger base end cap. The base cap receptacle also has a circular second, innermost area. The base cap receptacle is aligned with the flange of the smaller diameter cap and rotated ninety degrees, to misalign the two non-circular shapes and lock the smaller diameter cap flange within then innermost portion of the base cap receptacle. This permits the container to be inverted with the smaller diameter end downward, the larger diameter cap to be removed and installed on the now lowermost smaller diameter cap, and the contents dispensed from the uppermost larger diameter end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: Vincent M. Allora
  • Patent number: RE39654
    Abstract: An obturator (1) for an opening (10) has a collar (2) comprising a peripheral lip (3) adapted to come into abutment on a face (10a) of the opening (10), and several teeth (6) mounted pivotally on the collar (2) and adapted to come into abutment on an opposite face of the opening (10) in a locked position of the obturator (1). The teeth (6) are also fixed to a flange (12) mounted pivotally on a pusher (8), the pusher (8) being adapted to pivotally move the flanges (12) between an unlocked position and a locked position of the obturator (1). The obturator is used notably for sealing closing an opening in a motor vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: I.T.W. de France
    Inventor: Laurent Huet