Pivotable, (e.g., Hinged) Patents (Class 220/810)
  • Publication number: 20130134063
    Abstract: A case is described for use, for example and without limitation, with a nipple shield or nipple protector. The case, which has an interior volume to contain a nipple shield/protector, generally provides a rigid container to protect a nipple shield/protector and to protect it from the environment. Certain embodiments provide rigid container that may be opened to place or remove a nipple shield/protector and closed to hold the shield/protector with a minimal amount of contact. The case may also include ventilation holes to permit drying of the contents of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Ariane Olshansky
  • Patent number: 8448804
    Abstract: A cover for a container, in accordance with one embodiment that allows quick and easy access to products within the container. The cover for a container includes a pivot score line transversing the cover thereby forming a front cover portion and a back cover portion. The pivot score line pivotally connects the front cover portion and the back cover portion. The cover also includes a fastening device. The fastening device includes a first fastening component mounted on the front cover portion and a second fastening component mounted on the back cover portion. The first fastening component engages the second fastening component upon pivoting the cover at the pivot score line. Using the present embodiment, products may be repeatedly dispensed from a container quickly and easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Ropak Corporation
    Inventor: Frano Luburic
  • Publication number: 20130126542
    Abstract: A container system is disclosed, and which includes a container bottom part, defining an interior; a container top part which is hingedly affixed to the container bottom part; and at least one additional container having a connecting structure which joins the additional container to the container bottom part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Patricia Lorek, Manfred Klement
  • Publication number: 20130126543
    Abstract: A method of forming thermoforming sheets includes providing a molten polymer source. The method further includes providing a first and second roller, the second roller having a first and second section, the first section having a first diameter and the second section having a second diameter. The method further includes feeding molten polymer from the molten polymer source into a nip between the first and second roller. The method further includes forming the thermoforming sheets having a first and second portion, the first portion corresponding to the first and second section of the second roller respectively, the first portion have a first thickness corresponding to the first diameter and the second portion having a second thickness corresponding to the second diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy H. Bohrer, William J. Barenberg
  • Publication number: 20130126544
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lid structure that includes an attachment tab connected to the lid by a living hinge. The attachment tab is configured to be attached to an external structure and the lid defines a ridge and a groove that surrounds the periphery of the lid structure except along the living hinge. Also discloses is a method of manufacturing the lid structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventor: Spencer Industries Incorporated
  • Publication number: 20130119079
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a closure may include a base attachable to a container. The closure may further include an engagement insert receivable in the base. The engagement insert may include screw thread formations for engaging corresponding formations on a container neck. The base and insert may together form a co-operating uni-directional rotation arrangement which prevents rotation in a direction of screwing onto a container neck but allows relative rotation in a direction of unscrewing, whereby to prevent unscrewing of the closure. In various embodiments, a closure for a container may include a top deck, an outer skirt and an inner skirt. The inner skirt may be engagable with a container neck. The inner skirt and/or top deck may comprise one or more regions of weakness arranged to break and/or deform if an attempt is made to remove the closure from a neck following first application, whereby to prevent re-application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: David Ziegenhorn, Jay Hinkle, Greg Showers, Kerry D. Azelton, Stacie M. Alvarez
  • Publication number: 20130119061
    Abstract: Closure (1) comprising a ring shaped base (12) laterally surrounding a cap (13) which is functionally interconnected to the ring shaped base (12) via a hinge arrangement (14), whereby the ring shaped base (12) is having an in general horizontal section (15) on which a first end of the hinge arrangement (14) is fixed protruding vertically (z) above the horizontal section (15) of the ring shaped base (12) and whereby a second end of the hinge arrangement (14) is laterally fixed to an outer sidewall (30) of the cap (13) .
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: Mark Smith
  • Patent number: 8439224
    Abstract: A protective cover mechanism includes a housing, a protective cover and a latching piece. The housing includes an opening defined therethrough. The latching piece is assembled to the housing adjacent to the opening and comprises two holding arms. One holding arm defines a first locating portion and a second locating portion. A protective cover comprises a hinged post formed thereon, the protective cover is rotatably assembled to the housing by means of the latching piece with the hinged post held between the two holding arms. The protective cover is configured for selectively covering or exposing the opening of the housing as the hinged post is rotated from the first locating portion to the second locating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Jin Ge, Yu-Fei Chen
  • Publication number: 20130098933
    Abstract: A container assembly provides for a receptacle having and opened end and a collar that is releasably secured to the opened end and that permits access to contents in the receptacle. The container assemble further provides for a lid that is securable to the receptacle and to the collar. The container assembly provides for a receptacle having an opened end and a collar that is releasably connected to the opened end and lid. The container assembly also provides for a hinged connection between the collar and the lid that permits the lid to rotate and pivot relative to the collar and to attach to the receptacle or the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: MARIA ALEXANDRA DEL SOLAR, DIANA SIERRA
  • Publication number: 20130092687
    Abstract: A ventilated barrel cover system for effectively covering a barrel while allowing for ventilation of the contents of the barrel. The ventilated barrel cover system generally includes a base positionable upon an upper rim of a barrel, an upper opening extending through the base, and a cover removably attached to the base for selectively closing the upper opening. The base includes at least one vent for allowing ventilation of the interior of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Scott C. Ude
  • Publication number: 20130089403
    Abstract: A substrate carrier includes a carrier plate, a cover plate and a plurality of substrate support slots. The carrier plate has recesses for receiving substrates. A sidewall of each recess includes protrusions for engaging the OD of a substrate. The cover plate is rotatable-and has a cam on an undersurface. The cam is enagageable with a lateral slot in each of a plurality of substrate supports of the carrier plate. Rotating the cover plate causes the cam to move the substrate supports, one by one, so a substrate engaging end of the substrate support moves away from an associated substrate recess. A substrate is loaded into the recess, whereupon the cover plate is rotated further so the cam disengages from the lateral slot. The substrate supports are biased to engage the OD of the substrate to lock the substrate within the recess. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: John Robert Fairhurst, Jeffrey E. Krampert, Richard J. Hertel, Edward MacIntosh
  • Publication number: 20130082052
    Abstract: A waste segregation and recycling receptacle which can receive and store different types of recyclabale, biodegradable and non-recyclable waste. The receptacle contains an upright outer open-top vessel, several insertable and removable upright inner open-top vessels, seated within the outer vessel, and a removable top cover with a lid. Flanges along the tops of the inner vessels can rest on the top rims of the side walls of the outer vessel and retain the inner vessels within the outer vessel. The flanges also allow for the retaining and supporting of thin-walled non self supporting collection bags within the inner vessels if required. The outer vessel can be easily lifted and carried for emptying. The receptacle can be free standing or integrated into kitchen units, and its design reduces the odours and leachate normally associated with bio-waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Gerard Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20130084159
    Abstract: The present invention is generally applicable to a container. More specifically, the invention is applicable to a waste container for the collection, storage and transport of waste and refuse material. The waste containers of the present invention are particularly useful for the collection, storage and transporting of organic waste material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Wastequip, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Warren, Alex Batista, Anne Brantley, John Ford, Michael Gatto
  • Patent number: 8408414
    Abstract: A cap may be adapted to engage a container and may preferably be adapted to facilitate engaging the container with another object or may be adapted to otherwise possibly simplify transport, use, or storage of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cool Gear International
    Inventors: Donna Roth, Henry Roth
  • Publication number: 20130071531
    Abstract: It is disclosed a container for storing muffins and for their serving. The container includes a bottom, a cover attachable to the bottom, and doors connected to the cover. In a closed state, the door defines together with the bottom and with the cover a sealed compartment for storing the muffins, which are disposed in dishes. In an opened state, most of the stored cakes are accessible for being taken out of the compartment. The dishes have several cake concavities of substantially uniform shape. The bottom may be a baking dish of six or more concavities. The cover includes a handle for carrying the container. The cover is locked to the bottom, and the door is locked to the cover. The container may have an oval or round shape. In a round container, the door is slidably connected to the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: RL INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Roni DAGAN, Noa MOYAL, Michael LIBRUS
  • Publication number: 20130056485
    Abstract: A transport container for substrates such as semiconductor wafers and solar cell substrates includes a cover and a base having a plurality of side walls including movable wall portions with vertically extending hinges or hinges that provide a pivot about a vertical axis. The hinges can be resilient movable polymer portions such as living hinges and can have an unconnected upper edge and an unconnected lower edge to allow the movable wall portions to move inwardly relative to a floor of the base. The cover can include a base engagement portion configured as a cam portion that engages a cover engagement portion on the movable wall portions as the cover is inserted onto the base. As the cam portions of the cover engage the cover engagement portions, the cam portions move the wall inwardly relative to the base to align the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: John Burns, Jeffery J. King
  • Publication number: 20130056463
    Abstract: Lid with integrated container(s) that couples with the top of a cup/can. The lid and cup/can form at least two containment volumes, Embodiments enable easy containment, inclusion of fresh food, transportation and access of solid or liquid in the container and cup/can without disengagement of the lid from the cup/can. Contents of the lid container may be accessed, partially consumed, replaced in the container and resealed at any time as desired by the user. Additionally, an independent drop-in container within the lid cavity may be resealed and removed from the lid cavity and taken to other locations such as home, work, or car. Simplifies eating and drinking from one unified container and cup in a theater or stadium having seats for example that provide one cup-holder per seat. Provides one free hand to hold a child's hand for safety while in stadiums and amusement parks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald Mark BUCK
  • Publication number: 20130048660
    Abstract: A container for disposing of waste includes a receptacle and a first pivoting member functionally associated with the receptacle. The first pivoting member includes a first disposal surface. A second pivoting member functionally associated with the receptacle includes a second disposal surface. The second pivoting member is operatively coupled to the first pivoting member such that waste deposited on either the first disposal surface or the second disposal surface causes concurrent counter rotation of both the first pivoting member and the second pivoting member to dispose of the waste into the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: STERICYCLE, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Goldstein, Kevin A. Pollack, John C. Japuntich, Scott I. Biba, Mark S. Dirr
  • Publication number: 20130048659
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a placemat. More particularly, the invention encompasses a placemat for a container. The present invention is also directed to a novel placemat that can be placed inside a lunch box or a similar container. The present invention is also directed to a novel placemat that can be removably secured to the inside surface of a lid or an inside surface of a container. The novel placemat could also have either discrete magnets or at least one magnetic layer secured thereto. The present invention is also directed to a combination placemat and lunch box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Diane Marie DeDominicis
  • Publication number: 20130048661
    Abstract: A detachable lid swiveling mechanism is a joint for a pot lid and has a base on a body and a connecting piece arranged on a pot lid. The base has a blocking slot having an insertion inlet, and the connecting piece has a rotating shaft movably passing in and out the blocking slot through the insertion inlet and matching with the blocking slot to enable the pot lid to rotate around the blocking slot. The blocking slot of the lid swiveling mechanism of the present invention has an insertion inlet through which the pot lid can be easily connected with or detached from the pot body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Jie Dai
  • Patent number: 8371468
    Abstract: A product storage container that includes a container body, a slide mechanism, and a frangible tear strip. The container body includes a base portion that is joined to a cover portion through a hinge section. The cover portion provides an upper flange extension that defines a first slot, the base portion provides a lower flange extension that defines a second slot, and the hinge section allows the cover portion to move between an open position and a closed position. The slide mechanism is positioned within the first and second slots and is configured to secure the cover portion in the closed position when arranged in a first position. The frangible tear strip maintains the slide mechanism in the first position, and upon severing, allows the slide mechanism to travel to a second position which enables the cover to be moved to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Inline Plastics Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Sellari, Peter Boback, Tadeusz J. Klimaszewski, Bruce Stein
  • Patent number: 8365960
    Abstract: A beverage container has a lower container section filled with a first liquid. Above the lower container section is an upper container section secured to the lip and groove of the lower section. The upper container section can hold a second different liquid than the first liquid. The upper section defines a mixing channel where openings to both the upper and lower container sections meet to allow the two liquids to mix prior to final dispensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Fadi Kalaouze
  • Publication number: 20130025740
    Abstract: A container for dispensing liquid, methods for making the container, and methods for dispensing liquid using the container. The container comprises a first end, a second end, and siding defining a hollow container body, wherein the siding is sealingly connected to the first end and second end for containing the liquid within the container. The container further comprises a primary dispenser, a secondary dispenser, and in some example embodiments additional dispensers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Ruby Osten
  • Publication number: 20130019631
    Abstract: A food product dispenser has removably-mounted self-aligning and self-orienting e.g. trapezoidal or triangular legs which, when mounted to the dispenser, tilt the top frontwardly, and/or a lid, hinged at the rear of the receptacle, which can be converted between a self-closing lid and a lid which is not self-closing and which can be retained open by gravity, including while the dispenser is in the frontwardly-tilted orientation. The dispenser tilting frontward such that a first imaginary plane extending across the receptacle, rear to front, at the top of the receptacle, intersects a second imaginary plane extending through the bottoms of the legs, in front of the receptacle, the hinge structure, the lid, and the receptacle as a whole, including the legs, cooperate to enable the lid to be opened at a sufficiently great angle relative to the tilted top of the receptacle, that the lid can be held open by gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Lee Thomas Luft, Steven Ang
  • Publication number: 20130020327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stopper including: an outer cap having an upper surface with a discharge hole and a side extending downward from the outer edge of the upper surface; and an inner cap having a cylindrical body and a protrusion and combined with the outer cap, in which the protrusion has an inclined surface extending upward from the lower edge of the body toward the center and a plurality of inlet/outlet holes formed around the inclined surface, and a container having the stopper. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a stopper that makes it possible to discharge a desired amount of liquid substance by removing slosh generated when the liquid substance is discharged out of a container, and a container having the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Park, Jin Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 8356725
    Abstract: A container for receiving objects has a lower part with an opening and a receiving space, which is accessible via the opening, for objects, an upper part which can be connected to the lower part via at least one connecting region, wherein the at least one connecting region is designed in such a manner that the receiving space is tightly closed, and a device for releasing the connection between the upper part and lower part. The device for releasing the connection is formed between the opening and the at least one connecting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Fritz Hark Orchideen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Kies, Mathias Herrde, Karl-Heinz Lapornik
  • Patent number: 8356728
    Abstract: In one example, a rotatable top shell is provided for an example optoelectronic device. The rotatable top shell includes a body defining a curved tongue on one end. The tongue is configured to rotate about a complimenting curved mating surface of a bottom shell of the optoelectronic device to allow the body to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The rotatable top shell further includes means for securing the rotatable top shell relative to the bottom shell. The means for securing the rotatable top shell may include one or more of: a plurality of nubs defined along at least one edge of the body, a hole defined in the body for receiving a retention pin of the bottom shell, two sides for being received within a main cavity of the bottom shell, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua Moore, Daehwan Daniel Kim, Gary Dean Sasser
  • Publication number: 20130015186
    Abstract: A liquid container (10) has a base (12) and a cap (14) which interengage to form a hermetically sealed chamber (42). The cap (14) has a curved outer wall (18) and the base has a curved inner wall (36). The outer and inner walls (18, 36) have perspective non-circular portions and are of complementary shape. The cap (14) is able to be rotated axially relative to the base (12) by means of a handle (24) so that the outer and inner curved walls (18, 36) interact such that the cap (14) is released from the base (12) upon axial rotation thereof and the hermetic seal is broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: JOSHUA JAMES CHEETHAM, ANTHONY BRIAN CLAYTON, AMANDA JANE COSGRIFF
  • Publication number: 20130015098
    Abstract: A box includes a base and a movable member. A cover is pivotably connected to the base and mounted onto the base which has a first engaging portion engaged with a second engaging portion on the cover to secure the cover to the base. The box has a recess and a stop portion extends from the inner surface of the recess. The movable member is located in the recess and a notch is defined in the mediate section of the movable member and mounted to the stop portion. The cover is pivoted away from the base to open the box by a movement of the movable member relative to the stop portion to disengage the first engaging portion from the second engaging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Shao-Nung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130015195
    Abstract: A protective bag for a portable electronic device with a first body and a second body is provided. The first body may be carried on a carrying surface. The second body may be folded relative to the first body to cover the first body or unfolded relative to the first body to stand on the carrying surface. The protective bag comprises a first covering plate for covering a bottom surface of the first body, a second covering plate for covering a rear surface of the second body and at least a connecting component connected between the first covering plate and the second covering plate. When the bottom surface is carried on the carrying surface via the first covering plate and the second body is unfolded relative to the first body, the second covering plate stands on the carrying surface with a support provided by the connecting component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Fu-Yi Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130008917
    Abstract: An indoor open type door panel mounting structure includes a construction having an access hole, a door panel hinged to the construction at the top side of the access hole and adapted for closing the access hole, and a driving mechanism formed of an actuator and pivotally connected between the construction adjacent to the access hole and an inner surface of the door panel and operable to bias the associating door panel outwardly toward the outside of the construction and inwardly toward the inside of the construction in opening/closing the associating access hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventor: Ho-Kuei Huang
  • Patent number: 8348143
    Abstract: A confectionery container (11) is constructed from one or more pieces of foldable material (10, FIG. 1). A first end is closed by a wall (32) incorporating at least part of a dispensing chute (35) movable between an open position for the dispensing of items and a closed position for the containment of items within the container. The first end wall (32) comprises two or more end closure flaps (28, 29) arranged such that they can be assembled into the first end wall after the items have been introduced into a partially formed container through the first end (32). The chute (35) may have a base (36) and a pair of side walls (12a, 14a), at least one of the side walls (12a, 14a) having a leading edge (39) which contacts a side wall (55) of the container to limit opening movement of the chute. The container (11) is preferably formed from a unitary blank (10, FIG. 1) and the container side walls may have inner panels (12, 13, 14, and 15) and outer panels (16, 17, 18, and 19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cadbury Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Asit Mohda, William John Davis
  • Publication number: 20120325838
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a protective cover capable of fastening a pivot shaft of a screen cover of a tablet PC, wherein the pivot shaft is connectable to a connecting portion between front and back covers of the tablet PC, so that the screen cover can be turned about the pivot shaft to cover the front cover. The protective cover includes a cover body having one side concavely provided with a receiving space for receiving and protecting the back cover, at least one gripping portion having a hook-shaped configuration formed by the periphery of the cover body for hooking to the peripheral edge of the tablet PC after the back cover is received in the receiving space, and a fastening portion formed by an extension of the periphery of the cover body for fastening the pivot shaft while the screen cover is being turned about the pivot shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: Kuan-Di HUANG
  • Publication number: 20120312812
    Abstract: A container assembly that includes a first container, a second container and a latch arrangement movable between a latched position and an unlatched position is provided. The first container has a first container portion having a first opening into a first interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored and a first cover for closing the first opening. The second container has a second container portion having a second opening into a second interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored and a second cover for closing the second opening. The latch arrangement, when in the latched position, is constructed and arranged to connect the first container portion to the second container portion. The latch arrangement is positioned and configured such that when it connects the first container portion to the second container portion, the first opening and the second opening face opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: THE STANLEY WORKS ISRAEL LTD.
    Inventors: David Sosnovsky, Mark Bensman
  • Publication number: 20120305567
    Abstract: A blast-attenuating container for public spaces comprising an outer metallic shell enclosing a plurality of belted automobile tires, preferably used, in a stacked array, thereby defining a cylindrical central space for holding a removable waste receptacle. Within each tire is a water-filled energy-absorbing bladder. The stacked tires may be further enclosed by a fragmentation-absorbing reinforcing band. A cover over the shell has a hinged door for receiving and directing waste into the removable waste receptacle. The cover is removable for access to the waste receptacle. The can and waste receptacle may be provided with a load cell and programmed microprocessor for detecting the insertion of a possible threat item and an RF transmitter for sending an alert to a central security station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: AMERICAN INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: David C. Abbe
  • Publication number: 20120279978
    Abstract: The dispenser (1) comprises a body (2) in which there is defined a tub-like receptacle (3), having a mouth (4) and capable of receiving an amount of washing agent; a covering assembly (5), which comprises first and second cover portions (5a, 5b) and which is movable with respect to the body (2), between a closed position in which the first cover portion (5a) covers the receptacle (4) and the second cover portion (5b) covers a portion of the body (2) adjacent to the receptacle (3), and an open position in which the first cover portion (5a) uncovers and opens the receptacle (3). The first cover portion (5a) is articulated to the body (2) about a first axis (7) which is parallel to the mouth (4) of the receptacle (3), and can move in translation along guide means (6) provided in the body (2), and is connected to a crank member (5b) in an articulated manner about a second axis (9) parallel to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: ELBI INTERNATIONAL S.P.A
    Inventors: Paolo Da Pont, Fabrizio Gonella
  • Publication number: 20120279979
    Abstract: A fluid swivel for allowing fluid transfer across a rotary interface between the end of a fluid line connected to the seabed and product piping on a vessel for gas and oil production, wherein the swivel comprises an first annular wall and an second annular which are located with their adjacent cylindrical surfaces in close proximity, the first wall and the second wall defining a chamber, between their peripheral opposing faces, for receiving a fluid, wherein the first wall is adapted to be connected to the end of the fluid line, which extends through the first wall towards the chamber, in order to allow fluid supply towards the chamber and wherein the second annular wall of the swivel is adapted to be connected to the product piping and is provided with a duct to transport the fluid from the chamber towards the product piping, wherein at least part of the swivel comprises a fibre reinforced polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Tomas Jacob Huldt, Wouter Adriaan Gerardus Franken
  • Patent number: 8302808
    Abstract: A closure device includes: a main body having first and second shoulders; a door secured rotatably to the main body and having first and second door edges; an engaging member; an engaging mechanism; and a second pivot axle. The first shoulder and the first door edge respectively have a through hole and a first axle hole. The engaging member and the engaging mechanism are disposed respectively at an inner side of the main body. The engaging member includes a first pivot axle extending through the through hole and the first axle hole, and a positioning piece extending radially from the first pivot axle and engaging the engaging mechanism. One of the second shoulder and the second door edge has a second axle hole, while the other of the second shoulder and the second door edge has the second pivot axle extending through the second axle hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Hsien Lin, Yung-Feng Lin, Zhong-Hui Mao
  • Publication number: 20120273511
    Abstract: A socket connector packaging includes a main body and a cover. The main body includes a first sidewall and a pivot positioned on the first sidewall. The cover includes a second sidewall, a coupling portion and a stop portion. The coupling portion and the stop portion are positioned on the second sidewall and opposite to each other. The pivot is placed over the coupling portion, thereby making the cover to be rotatable relative to the main body through the pivot. The stop portion is configured for preventing the cover from further rotating when the pivot contacts with the stop portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) Co., LTD
    Inventors: YONG-JUN SONG, YONG-ZHAO HUANG
  • Publication number: 20120267370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel dispensing unit (1) for refuelling vehicles, comprising a base module (2) comprising a housing having a front side (10), a rear side (12) and end sides (11, 13) connecting said front and rear sides (10, 12), said housing being enclosed by wall sections. At least a first of said wall sections forms a first door (20), wherein said first door (20) is extending along at least a portion of the front side (10) or the rear side (12) and at least a first portion of one of the end sides (11, 13), said first door (20) being pivotable towards a second portion of said one of the end sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Annika Birkler, Hanna Helgesson, Bengt I. Larsson, Kevin Burnett, Paul De La Port, Scott Negley, Neil Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120267386
    Abstract: A flexible packaging laminate is formed to have a built-in opening and reclose feature by forming the laminate as a two-part structure having an outer structure joined in face-to-face relation with an inner structure. Score lines are formed in both structures to enable an opening to be formed through the laminate by lifting an opening portion (e.g., a flap or the like) of the two structures out of the plane of the laminate. The score line through the outer structure defines a larger opening than the score line through the inner structure, such that a marginal region of the outer structure extends beyond the edge of the opening portion of the inner structure. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used to re-adhere the marginal region to an underlying surface of the inner structure adjacent the opening through the laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Hebert, Scott William Huffer, Barry Roland Reese, John A. Prizzi
  • Publication number: 20120234849
    Abstract: Waste containers which include a vessel body with an opening for receiving waste materials, a removable cover for operably enclosing said opening, and an odor control dispenser are disclosed. The odor control dispenser selectively dispenses an odor control agent into the vessel body when activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Stephanie Hughes, David J. Schneider, Charles A. Schneider, Richard Hughes
  • Patent number: 8267269
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a collapsible food guard for displaying and serving food comprising a resilient transparent cover assembly for a substantially planar base. The cover assembly is substantially semi-cylindrical of a predetermined radius and has closed opposing ends. The cover assembly is reversibly pivotably attached to a base and has downward facing edges to seal the cover to the base when the cover is pivoted in the down (closed) position. The semi-cylindrical portion of the cover assembly is a resilient transparent shield that reversibly detachable from the arched surfaces of the closed opposing ends (side walls) and is sufficiently resilient such that when detached form the arched surfaces of the opposing side walls, it assumes the substantially planar shape in which it was initially molded. This resiliency allows the collapsible food guard to collapse into planar elements (side walls, shield and optional base) requiring minimal storage space and providing easy cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Craig Gundersen
  • Patent number: 8267265
    Abstract: Containers with child resistant safety caps are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the cap contains (1) an overlay and (2) a solid base. The overlay fits around at least a portion of the cap's solid base. At an end of the overlay is a thumb tab for facilitating the opening and closing of the cap. The overlay also contains a skirt that is perpendicular to the thumb tab. The skirt of the overlay contains a tab. At the end of the solid base proximal to the location of the tab on the overlay (when the cap is in the closed position) the solid base contains a notch. When the cap is shut, the overlay is secured around the solid base. If an upward force is only applied to the thumb tab, and then the overlay is lifted up, while the solid base of the cap remains secured to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Giraud
  • Publication number: 20120228320
    Abstract: A packaging system is configured to package a product to form a packaged product assembly. The packaging system includes a lid including a major panel, side panels, and a tab extending from one of the side panels. The packaging system also includes a box hingedly coupled to the lid that includes side walls and a bottom wall with a slot defined therein. The product may be retained by the lid against the major panel by first and second end flaps. As the lid and box are folded toward one another, the product may be loaded into the box and the tab and an adhesive member coupled thereto may extend through the slot in the bottom wall of the box. The adhesive member may then be adhered to a back surface of the box to retain the product in the packaging system. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody AKANA, Bartley K. ANDRE, Jeremy BATAILLOU, Daniel J. COSTER, Daniele DE IULIIS, Evans HANKEY, Julian HOENIG, Richard P. HOWARTH, Jonathan P. IVE, Duncan Robert KERR, Shin NISHIBORI, Matthew Dean ROHRBACH, Peter RUSSELL-CLARKE, Christopher J. STRINGER, Eugene Antony WHANG, Rico ZORKENDORFER
  • Patent number: 8251218
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package for storing a product, such as smokeless tobacco, which includes, inter alia, a container that has opposing upper and lower surfaces, and a container sidewall that extends between the upper and lower surfaces to define an interior for storing a plurality of products. The upper surface of the container has an apex intermediate a first region and a second region and the container sidewall defines an opening sized and configured to release at least one of the products. The package also includes an outer cover having an upper section and a cover sidewall depending from the upper section. The outer cover is configured to retain the container and selectively seal the opening. The container pivots about the apex to transition between open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventor: John Gelardi
  • Patent number: 8251250
    Abstract: A tool box having a reinforced door that withstands prying and resists flexing during use. The door comprises a reinforced region including a first flange, a second flange and a third flange extending from the first edge of the door. At least one additional flap extends from an edge of the door adjacent to the reinforced region and is welded to the reinforced region to provide additional strength. In another embodiment, a second and a third additional flap is included on the door, and each additional flap may be welded to an adjacent flap or welded to the reinforced region. Multiple reinforced regions, each including at least one flange, may also extend from the door body to provide increased strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Phoenix USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Matthew Simmons, John Lawrence Bella
  • Publication number: 20120211506
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a packaging (1) comprising a container (2) with a container body (5), and a container opening (6) having an upper edge (7), and a closure (4) for closing said container, the container (2) and the closure (4) being made out of polyethylene terephtalate (PET), polyethylene naphtalate (PEN), or a combination thereof, said container and said closure comprising respectively first (8) and second (9) attachment means, characterized in that: (i) the attachment means (8, 9) are adapted in shape and size to cooperate with each other, and (ii) at least the second attachment means (8) is made of PET or PEN and adapted in shape and size to deform permanently by punching or rolling to link both attachment means, and create a permanent, preferably fluid-tight, arrangement between said container (2) and said closure (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Cerveny, Christian Detrois
  • Publication number: 20120211504
    Abstract: A container body has a closed bottom and a peripheral wall defining a hollow interior for receipt of desired contents. A cap for the container has a depression constructed and arranged to fit tightly over a top rim of the container body to seal the contents within the hollow interior. The cap can be pried upward to an open position to allow access to the hollow interior. An opening tab hinged to the cap normally extends downward alongside the container body when the cap is closed, but is swingable upward to a horizontal orientation. The tab and cap have cooperating abutments that limit further upward swinging of the tab relative to the cap such that the tab can be used to pry the cap open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: N. Robert Ward
  • Patent number: 8246824
    Abstract: A grease waste container has a main body forming an interior space; the container having vertical side walls, an enclosed base end, and an upper end that is wider than the base end. The upper end including a removable cover that is capable of releasably enclosing the interior space, and at least one bracket member attached to one of the vertical side walls and including an upper pin and a lower pin both adapted to releasably connect to a lifting system of a grease removal truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: Benoit Larin