Removable Closure Retained By Friction Patents (Class 220/796)
  • Patent number: 11273947
    Abstract: A container with an alignment correcting end is provided. The alignment correcting end has angled side walls that extend from parallel flat square or rectangular sides of the container. Each angled side wall extends at an angle between 5 and 70 from one of the parallel walls towards the center of the container. Nubs may be disposed about an exterior of the angled side walls. Also, a passive displacing robotic element for performing misaligned or off-axis placement of the container with the alignment correcting end is provided. The passive displacing robotic element provides displacement of the one or more robotic actuators that are used to engage and place the container into the slot in response to the alignment correcting end of the container contacting the slot edge, wall, or other barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: inVia Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Corwin Carson, Joseph Traverso, Randolph Charles Voorhies, Lior Elazary, Daniel Frank Parks, II
  • Patent number: 11063417
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a push on cap for an electrical cable that can be both temporary and permanent. The cap includes an extension that can be folded back for temporary installation of the cap on the cable, and unfolded onto the cable for permanent installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Richards Manufacturing Company, a New Jersey Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Joseph Bier, Christopher A. Juillet, Jeff Madden
  • Patent number: 11021292
    Abstract: A container including a thermoformed tub made of a plastics material and including at least one dosing unit located in the tub interior, which dosing unit includes at least one active ingredient and a water-soluble casing for the active ingredient, the tub having a base and a tub wall that extends from the base. The tub wall has a plurality of projections that are oriented from a datum plane of the tub wall towards the tub interior, a distance between adjacent projections being less than a length and less than a width of the dosing unit. Preferably, the projections have a plurality of parallel ridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Julia Breisinger, Frank Meier
  • Patent number: 10028602
    Abstract: The beverage container cover is a disposable security cover that is placed over an open beverage container that contains a beverage. The beverage container cover is placed over the open beverage container for the purposes of: 1) protecting the contents contained within the open beverage container from being tampered with while the open beverage container is unattended; 2) provide a visual indication that indicates that an attempt was made to tamper with the contents contained within the beverage container. The beverage container cover comprises a shell and a locking mechanism. The shell is wrapped around the beverage container to prevent tampering with the contents of the beverage container. The locking mechanism is a permanent lock that once engaged cannot be disengaged. The beverage container cover is removed by removing a perforated tab that is formed within the shell of the beverage container cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Mary Johnson
  • Patent number: 9474351
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes a head, a tube including a tube body, multiple driving teeth, a rotating sleeve disposed in the head, multiple driven teeth arranged alternately with the driving teeth, and a threaded rod threadedly connected to the rotating sleeve. Each driving tooth has driving and retarding surfaces. An angle formed between the driving surface and the tube body is smaller than that formed between the retarding surface and the tube body. Each driven tooth has driven and contact surfaces. An angle formed between the contact surface and the rotating sleeve is larger than that between the driven surface and the rotating sleeve and is different from that between the retarding surface and the tube body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Capicolor International Cosmetics Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20150144647
    Abstract: Disclosed is device for sealing boxes of dried food items wherein the device is a rectangular prism with five solid faces; a top face, a front face, a back face, a left-side face, and a right-side face; and one open face on the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Curtis Williams
  • Patent number: 9016500
    Abstract: A universal cap to be placed on standard containers for lip balm and lipstick that contains one or more modules that house therein functional items to assist the user for personal health and safety applications. The cap includes modules that contain space for the inclusion of identifying information, interior space for a flashlight and battery, interior space for an audio alarm, an interior space to house medication, a place for a nail file and a place for a glass breaker along with a flange to allow attachment to a lanyard or similar item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Ralph Rossi
  • Patent number: 9004306
    Abstract: A convertible storage container and methods are provided for the remediation of environmentally damaged articles. The container defines an interior chamber for receiving the environmentally damaged articles therein, the container having at least one container door for closing an access opening into the container. A conversion door is removably positionable with respect to the access opening so as to close the access opening with the container door in an opened condition. The conversion door includes a conversion door panel and a plurality of access ports through the door panel for connection of ducts to permit remediation of the environmentally damaged articles within the interior chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Pack-Rat Mini-Mover, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Platt, James Barbour, Shawn Potwin
  • Patent number: 8991644
    Abstract: A system for creating containers configured for variable internal volumes is disclosed. The container is comprised of a removable lid that fits telescopically over the bottom section. The container's storage capacity is adjustable based upon the ability to increase and/or decrease the container's capacity by rotating the container lid prior to placement over the container bottom. The outside walls of the container bottom are comprised of key slot ledges of differing depths. Two opposing inside walls of the container lid are comprised of key ledges configured for engaging the key slot ledges of the container bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventors: David Sean Mattox, Bartow Thomas, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150076025
    Abstract: In a general embodiment, the packages of the present disclosure include a body having a surface defining a recessed portion having a shape, and a lid having a surface defining a projection having a shape and a size that corresponds to the shape and size of the recessed portion. The packages include a color that corresponds to a type of the consumable product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Clara Eleanor Grainne O'Connor, Stephen Andrew Wurth, Bethanie Lynn Gasperson, Ki Sun Kim, Thomas Joseph James
  • Publication number: 20150060453
    Abstract: Various apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus may include a vessel configured to hold liquid, a cap detachably connected to an end of the vessel, and a mount connected to an opposite end of the vessel, wherein the liquid drains from the vessel only when the cap is detached. An apparatus may include a vessel configured to hold a liquid, a cap detachably connected to the vessel, and a mount connected to an exterior portion of the cap, wherein the liquid drains from the vessel only when the cap is detached. The liquid may include some alcohol. The vessel may be translucent and/or may include alcohol-tolerant material. Food substance may be mounted on the mount. The vessel may have the shape of a cylinder or polygonal prism. The cap may be a twist cap, a push-down-and-turn cap, a snap-top cap, a pull-tab cap, a push-on cap, or a tear-tab cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
  • Patent number: 8960489
    Abstract: Single-serve ingredient packages made from materials which are biodegradable and compostable and which are derived from readily renewable resources environmentally advantageous and may be used to brew beverages such as coffee, tea and cocoa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: GCup Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Darren Joseph Footz, Calvin S. Krupa
  • Patent number: 8960475
    Abstract: A universal container seal for sealing a container opening includes a resilient body having a top surface and a bottom surface. The body is further configured in a geometric plan form and having a width significantly greater than a thickness, the thickness being greater at a center of the resilient body than at a periphery of the resilient body. At least one finger tab extends upwardly from the top surface of the body. The body further defines a plurality of grooves in the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Dan Peters, Frank Toth
  • Publication number: 20150008222
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a tamper evident lid formed of a thermoformed material for use with a container. The lid includes a round, substantially planar surface having a periphery defining a surface circumference. The lid further includes an engagement portion surrounding the periphery and extending there from. The engagement portion includes a friction fit portion extending generally upward from the planar surface; and a tear away portion removably connected to the friction fit portion and being generally parallel to the friction fit portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: D&W Fine Pack
    Inventors: Steve Pace, George A. Golota, Andrei Voitnya
  • Patent number: 8910781
    Abstract: A container configured to hold one or more units of a product is provided. The container may comprise a lid and a base. The lid may comprise a top wall and one or more lid sidewalls extending to a lower lip. A sealing member may be provided at the top wall in a channel defined therein. The base may comprise a bottom wall and one or more base sidewalls extending to an upper lip. Protrusions may extend from the base sidewalls. The lid may be moveable with respect to the base between a decoupled configuration and a coupled configuration. In the coupled configuration, the upper lip of the base may contact the sealing member of the lid to seal shut a storage compartment defined in the base. Further, the lower lip may engage the protrusions to retain the lid in the coupled configuration. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Jerry Wayne Pipes, Pankaj Patel, Melissa Ann Clark, Laya Katina Palmer Horton, William Travis Lintner
  • Publication number: 20140353325
    Abstract: A plug that quickly seals a hole in cement is provided. The plug may include a top cap having a top surface and a bottom surface. The plug may further include a shaft having a top end and a bottom end. The top end of the shaft may be attached to the top cap and extends from the bottom surface of the top cap in a substantially perpendicular position relative to the top cap. The present invention may further include a plurality of compressible fins that extend from the shaft. The fins may be substantially perpendicular relative to the shaft. The plug may be pushed into the hole and the fins may apply pressure against the cement, thereby securing the plug within the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Joseph LaBruzza
  • Publication number: 20140332547
    Abstract: Single-serve ingredient packages made from materials which are biodegradable and compostable and which are derived from readily renewable resources environmentally advantageous and may be used to brew beverages such as coffee, tea and cocoa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: G CUP TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Darren Joseph Footz, Calvin S. Krupa
  • Publication number: 20140332548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lid (100) of a container, in particular of a beverage can, having at least one outlet opening (103) which penetrates the lid (100) and can be re-closed by at least one closure element (120), where the at least one closure element (120) is arranged on the underside of the lid (100), and the at least one closure element (120) can by an actuating element (110) arranged on the upper side of the lid (100) be moved from a closed position, in which the at least one outlet opening (103) is closed, into an open position, in which the outlet opening (103) is at least partially exposed, where the at least one closure element (120) comprises a first sealing means (121) for sealing the at least one outlet opening (103) in relation to the underside of the lid (100) and the actuating element (110) has at least one second sealing means (130) which seals the at least one outlet opening (103) in relation to the upper side of the lid (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Bratsch, Marc Von Rettberg
  • Publication number: 20140292067
    Abstract: A roller of a tracked vehicle includes a lubricating oil reservoir having an open end closed by a sealing body having an outer face and an opposed inner face facing the reservoir, and which is transparent to provide visual access into the reservoir through the open end for lubricating oil level and quality monitoring purposes. A depression with a raised rim is formed in the outer face of the sealing body, and a port is formed in the sealing body, which extends through the sealing body at the depression from the outer face to the inner face of the sealing body. A removable plug is applied to and closes the port, and is positioned in the depression and extends outwardly from the outer face of the sealing body no further than the raised rim isolating the plug from shearing forces across the outer face of the sealing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Ronald J. Kile
  • Patent number: 8757429
    Abstract: An overcap (14) is provided for a container (10) having a hinge (26) supporting a moveable flap (28) to provide access to the container reservoir. First and second skirts (34, 44) are provided for engaging an upper rim on the container body, with one skirt permitting the mounting of the overcap in two alternate positions. In the first position, only the first skirt (34) engages the upper rim, which allows a removable membrane to be positioned on the upper rim of the container. In the second position, the membrane is removed and both the first and second skirts engage the inner and outer edges of the rim of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Stevens
  • Patent number: 8746500
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided including a first piece mounted in a fixed, detachable, and sealed manner, on a rigid, annular collar of a second piece having an end opening. The first piece includes an annular peripheral wall having an inner face configured to contact an outer face of the collar. The first piece includes a transverse wall that can enter the opening, and an annular wall forming a skirt, the inner face of the skirt including a larger diameter part, a smaller diameter part, and an intermediate part configured to contact with conjugated parts of the outer face by clamping. The transverse wall and the skirt form one component and are made of a highly flexible material enabling the first piece to be brought into an intermediate state in which the first piece is enlarged to be removed from the second piece, while retaining elastic deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim FMT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Frederic Bernard, Eric Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20140151389
    Abstract: A container and closure combination is defined by a container body having a rectangular transverse cross section. A curved bottom transition portion is provided between a bottom wall and the sidewalls of the body portion. A container rim is provided that defines an opening into the container body. The rim is formed with a circular profile having an outside diameter that is less than the outside dimensions of the transverse rectangular cross section of the sidewalls. An upper transition wall is formed supporting the rim. An annular closure or lid is provided and includes a body portion dimensioned for conforming to the opening defined by the container rim. A peripheral skirt projects transverse to the body portion and is dimensioned to surround the container rim in a closely spaced relationship. A scoop may be retained within the container and removably fixed to the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Melia
  • Publication number: 20140151376
    Abstract: A lid for a beverage container including a quick release valve including a lid connector, a drinking tube connector, and a quick-release apparatus, the quick-release apparatus including a push button and a release mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Joshua Clay Sprague, Elizabeth Sprague
  • Patent number: 8727177
    Abstract: A grinder container (10) to be inserted in a coffee grinder comprises a lid (20) having a center inlet hole (26). The lid (20) rests on an opening rim (18) of the grinder container (10) with a peripheral lid rim (21). A peripheral web (30) projects into the interior of the grinder container (10) at a distance to the peripheral lid rim (21) and is opposite an inner wall (X) of the grinder container (10). In order to level out any dimensional tolerances regarding the height of grinder containers, the lid (20) consists of a deformation-resistant center lid part (24) which is produced of a rigid plastic material and comprises the center inlet hole (26) and of an elastically deformable lid part (22) which is produced of a soft rubber material, said lid part being connected to the center lid part (24) and comprising the peripheral web (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Pi-Design AG
    Inventor: Jorgen Bodum
  • Publication number: 20140117032
    Abstract: A plug for closing box-like bodies, which comprises a head that has a circular perimeter and from which at least two substantially flat stems protrude substantially tangentially, the plug entering, by means of the stems, the box-like body through an opening provided in a wall of the box-like body, each stem having snap-acting elements for quick engagement with a portion for accommodating the box-like body and at least one elastically deformable portion designed to be compressed during insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: DAB PUMPS S.P.A.
    Inventors: STEFANO TAZIOLI, FRANCESCO SINICO
  • Patent number: 8701918
    Abstract: A metallic lid for a can of the type which presents an opening defining a seating, said lid comprising, in a single piece, a bottom wall which incorporates, superiorly and peripherally, a side wall provided with a free upper edge and designed to be frictionally seated and axially retained in the interior of the seat. According to the invention, the bottom wall comprises a peripheral annular portion adjacent to the side wall, a median portion and an annular rib portion having the cross section in the approximate form of an inverted ‘U’, with the free edges of is lateral legs being respectively incorporated to the adjacent edges of the peripheral annular portion and median portion of the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens Metálicas
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Antonio Roberto Sene
  • Publication number: 20140097193
    Abstract: Methods, systems, caps, containers, and assemblies for a gecko-like container capping system are described. A gecko-like cap configured to cover an opening in a container may include an inner surface configured to mate with an opening surface of a container. Setae may be located on a surface of the cap and/or a surface of the container that are configured to oppose movement of the cap away from the container by creating an adhesion force between the inner surface and the opening surface. The cap may include one or more release mechanisms configured to deflect the inner surface away from the opening surface, thereby reducing the adhesion force such that the cap is removable from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Londergan, Feng Wan, Kenichi Hashizume, Scott Needham
  • Patent number: 8672163
    Abstract: The paper lid comprises a top plate, a sidewall formed downward at an edge of the top plate, and a reinforcing member to reinforce the sidewall and firmly attach the paper lid to a container. Further, the paper lid comprises a receipt part is formed between an inner top of the reinforcing member and the top plate. The receipt part grasps the rim of the container, thereby strengthening the connection between the paper lid and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventor: Yeong Leul Kim
  • Patent number: 8651316
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the controlled preparation of a beverage from one or more beverage bags within a variety of containers and the quick and sanitary storage of the bag or bags once the beverage preparation has been completed. The apparatus may include a drinking aperture, an even retention structure profile, and a bag retention aperture that is openable such that at least a portion of the bag may be drawn within and thereby retained in a position elevated above the beverage so that the beverage can be consumed even with the apparatus in place on the container and the bag or bags retained within the apparatus. The apparatus also may include a depressed wall section sized and shaped such that, when a bag is secured by the bag retention aperture, the bag is prevented from blocking a drinking aperture even when the container is rotated for drinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mighty Leaf Tea
    Inventors: Jill Portman, Gary Shinner
  • Patent number: 8651306
    Abstract: A flip guide plug structure for a bottle includes a lower main body, an upper main body, a lower plug, a guide pipe, an upper plug, a connection unit and two magnetic members. The upper main body can be opened relative to the lower main body through the connection unit, and then positioned by the attraction of the two magnetic members to prevent an unexpected closing. The flip guide plug structure of the present invention is very convenient for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: G. Esmond International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuan-Mu Pai
  • Patent number: 8651311
    Abstract: In insert is provided for use with a container and for positioning in the container opening. The insert includes a body having an outer periphery dimensioned for receipt within container opening. A utensil is frangibly secured to the insert body within an internal open area. A receiving tab is provided that projects from the body into the open area. An engagement structure is formed on the utensil and on the receiving tab. The engagement portions cooperate with one another for removably securing the utensil to the receiving tab after the frangible connection to the body is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Drummond, Kurt Ziegenfelder, Veronique Sins
  • Publication number: 20140027463
    Abstract: A biodegradable and compostable container for fluids achieves an environmentally friendly look and feel by minimizing the amount of bioplastic component parts that are visible and by maximizing the visibility of component parts made of water-permeable, biodegradable, and compostable material(s). The container includes one or more bioplastic junction pieces that are shaped and positioned to line and seal seams between container wall(s) and a base of the container, container wall(s) and a top of the container, or both. Thus, the one or more bioplastic junction pieces provide water-impermeable barriers at seams in the container where leakage is most likely to occur. The interior of the walls and the cover of the container are coated in one or more biodegradable, water-impermeable materials to ensure that fluid contained in the interior volume is not permitted to pass therethrough, while the resulting container as a whole remains compostable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Sung Park
  • Patent number: 8528777
    Abstract: A reaction tube for use in performing the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in a thermal cycler, is provided herein such reaction tube includes a hollow tube of heat conducting synthetic plastics material having an open top and a flat bottom formed of an optically-clear material. Such reaction tube also includes a solid plug cap nesting within said hollow tube and to provide a minimized void volume within the hollow tube and to minimize evaporation and condensation of the biological fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Spartan Bioscience Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Harder, Martin Cloake, Michel Perreault, Paul Lem, Alan Shayanpour
  • Publication number: 20130181001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container with a closure between an open body end of a container body and the edge region of a lid that can be pressed into the open body end in a sealing manner. The lid has a seal in an edge region. The body end (27) is bent outwardly by 180°, with a radius that is as small as possible, in accordance with the sheet metal thickness. The bent portion (27) rests with a first part portion (3) directly on the outer face of the container body. The end of this first portion (3), in order to form two further part portions (8, 11), is bent radially outwardly with respect to the container axis and then axially downwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: ARDAGH MP GROUP NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventor: Uwe Kloss
  • Publication number: 20130153586
    Abstract: A package consisting of a) a container component made of polystyrene comprising a base and a side wall extending from the perimeter of the base to form the cavity of the container component, and b) a closing means removable manually and comprising a top side adapted to seal the cavity of the container component and a side wall extending from the perimeter of the top side and adapted to encircle the side wall of the container component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventor: Thomas Koob
  • Publication number: 20130140311
    Abstract: A lockable, reversible lid for a container having a lip. The lid includes a cover having a perimeter, a first side and a second side. A locking tab pivotally extends from an end portion of the perimeter, such that the locking tab is disposable between the container body and the container lip when the lid is positioned upon the container with the first side disposed toward the container. The lid may be inverted by slipping the locking tab past the container lip, removing the lid, and setting the inverted lid on the container with the first side disposed away from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: JIFFY INTERNATIONAL AS
    Inventors: Guy Gino ROY, Jean-Marie BOUDREAU, Marc ST-PIERRE, Philippe ST-COEUR
  • Patent number: 8444003
    Abstract: An assembled container has a body and an upper collar. The body has an open top, an annular lip, an annular wall and multiple combining blocks. The annular wall is formed on and protrudes from the annular lip and has at least one engaging recess. The combining blocks are formed on and protrude from the annular lip and each have a combining hole and at least one engaging hole. The upper collar is connected to the open top of the body and has an annular recess, at least one engaging block and multiple combining inserts. The at least one engaging block is formed in the annular recess and respectively engages the at least one engaging recess. The combining inserts are formed in the annular recess and are respectively inserted into and combined with the combining holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Robert Chen
  • Patent number: 8424706
    Abstract: A closure (1) having a shell (10) and a polymer insert (20). The polymer material of the insert (20) is selected to be sufficiently soft to provide an adequate sealing surface (21) and yet sufficiently stiff to define legs (22), which clip behind the internal curl (11) of the closure shell (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Gordon Robertson, Keith West
  • Patent number: 8418877
    Abstract: An improved spill-proof cup, such as a “sippy cup.” The sippy cup has an internal partition that is angled toward the mouth of the sippy cup to decrease the amount of tilt required to dispense the entirety of the liquid from the sippy cup, thus improving comfort for the infant using the sippy cup while also teaching good drinking habits that can be applied to an adult type cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventors: Shandley K. Phillips, Allyson L. Phillips
  • Patent number: 8413841
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed and pertain to a lid for use with a container having a rim and an opening where volatile esters from an aromatic compound are dispersing into the environment and for enhancing the identification of the volatile esters. The lid is comprised of a generally planar laterally stabilized gas restrictive material for decreasing the dispersion rate of the volatile esters, resulting in increased concentration of the volatile esters within the container and enhancing the identification of the volatile esters emitted from the aromatic compound. The lid includes a surface for coupling to the rim in a manner that laterally stabilizes the lid so that it remains sufficiently fixed to the rim during agitation of the container. The surface also permits the lid to be removed from the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventor: Randy Mark Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20130075403
    Abstract: A cap resistant to impact forces and providing a leak-tight fitting to a container whilst allowing simple and quick release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Filip Dominique Hubert VAN GEEL, Katrien De Malsche, Rainer Scharrenberg, Gene Michael Altonen, Guy Hubert Stephane Sylvain Culeron, Neil Anthony Litten, Georgina Lyndsey Claire Milich
  • Patent number: 8387821
    Abstract: A food container includes a body and a lid. The body has a first containing space which has a first opening and a first rim on the edge of the first opening. The lid has a second rim coupled to the first rim. The first rim is extended to form a first horizontal section which is extended to form a first bent section. The first bent section further is extended to form a first latch section. The second rim is extended to form a second horizontal section, a second bent section and a second latch section. The first and second latch sections have respectively a first and second positioning portion. When the lid covers the body, the second horizontal section presses the second bent section in contact with the first bent section so that the first and second positioning portions are engaged, thereby to enhance coupling strength and sealing tightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Der I Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Der-I Yin
  • Patent number: 8342461
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Butler Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Sutphen
  • Patent number: 8276783
    Abstract: A food/beverage container includes a cup-shaped main body for containing liquid content, and a cap having a hemisphere body provided with a spouting portion. The cap is designed to be normally or inversely fitted on the cup-shaped main body. The cap includes a first coupling part along an outer circumference configured to attach to and tightly contact a coupling edge of the container for normal fitting in an opposed second coupling part positioned opposite the first coupling part for inversely fitting to the cup-shaped main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventor: Jung-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20120234833
    Abstract: A container comprising a pail, removable cover, and a gasket disposed between the cover and the pail is disclosed. The pail has an angled bead at the proximal end of the pail and a plurality of satellite rings that extend circumferentially around the pail and form a wall junction with the pail. The wall junction has a substantially constant wall thickness. A bail ear is formed to connect at least two of the satellite rings to define an opening between the bail ear and the body. The pail also includes a shock absorbing wall section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: ROPAK Corporation
    Inventor: Frano LUBURIC
  • Patent number: 8267273
    Abstract: A conical hole plug for efficiently sealing various size and configuration holes and openings. The conical hole plug generally includes a first elongated portion including a first inner end and a first outer end, wherein the first inner end is opposite the first outer end and wherein the first elongated portion includes a first tapered outer surface extending inwardly toward the first outer end. A second elongated portion extends from the first elongated portion, wherein the second elongated portion includes a second inner end and a second outer end, wherein the second inner end is opposite the second outer end and wherein the second inner end extends from the first inner end and wherein the second elongated portion includes a second tapered outer surface extending inwardly toward the second outer end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventors: Lauren D. Volzke, Dennis M. Volzke
  • Patent number: 8251249
    Abstract: A clam-shell container system can include first and second container pieces that are hingedly connected. The first container piece can include a perimeter and a hangable tab, the hangable tab having an opening configured to receive a rod. The hinge connection can be perforated, such that it breaks upon actuation of the hangable tab to open the container system. The second container piece can include a cutout in proximity to the hinge connection and the hangable tab. Accordingly, the cutout can provide clearance for the rotation of the hangable tab beyond the hinge connection. Further, the second container piece can have a perimeter having a shape substantially similar to the perimeter of the first container piece. The perimeters can form a substantial seal in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: PWP Industries
    Inventor: Terry Vovan
  • Patent number: 8234762
    Abstract: A display structure for displaying an object includes a display container defining a container inner volume for containing the object. The display container has a substantially elongated configuration and allows at least partial visual access into at least a portion of the container inner volume. The display container defines a container aperture leading thereinto located substantially adjacent a container first end. The display structure also includes a container cap mountable to the display container in a closing configuration for substantially closing the container aperture. The display structure further includes a base member for at least partially supporting the display container. The base member has a container receiving aperture extending at least partially therethrough. The container receiving aperture receives a portion of the display container so as to at least partially support the display container in a supported configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Michel Larbrisseau
  • Patent number: 8235214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid container generally includes a base member, a sidewall member, a neck member, a spout, and a handle. The sidewall member is attached to and extends upwardly from the base member. The neck member couples the sidewall member to the spout. The base member has a recessed portion and at least one slot. The recessed portion extends upwardly into the container such that the base member may rest upon the neck member of another container. The slot may be tunnel-shaped to conform to one or more ribs of the neck member of another container. The tunnel shape may form a cavity that extends across the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Dean Intellectual Property Services II, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl T. Eiten, Matthew J. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20120169999
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of assembling three-dimensional display apparatus, comprising the steps of: providing a support unit comprising a projector mounting and a screen mounting surface with a first aperture therethrough; providing a screen unit, the screen unit comprising a diaphragm and an inflatable screen affixed thereto, the diaphragm defining a second aperture in communication with the interior of the inflatable screen; bringing the screen mounting surface and the diaphragm into contact so as to align the first aperture with the second aperture; and securing the support unit to the screen unit to thereby create a seal between the support surface and the diaphragm around the first and second apertures, wherein the seal is sufficiently gas tight to enable inflation of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: William George Grey Cavendish, Oliver Roland Collier, Andrew Charles Crofts, Alan Miller Suttie, Alex Graham Mitchell