With Gasket Or Packing Patents (Class 220/849)
  • Publication number: 20030136780
    Abstract: A cover mounting structure of a waterproof box 1 which is composed of a container body 2 and a cover 3 to be mounted on an opening of the container body 2. The container body 2 includes side walls in a double-wall structure composed of an inner wall 21 and an outer wall 20, the inner wall 21 being projected longer than the outer wall 20. The cover 3 includes attached walls each of which is provided with an outer groove 27 defined between an outer wall portion 29 and a middle wall portion 30, and an inner groove 28 defined between the middle wall portion 30 and an inner wall portion 31, so that the cover 3 can be mounted to the container body 2 by respectively inserting the inner wall 21 and the outer wall 20 of the container body into the inner groove 28 and the outer groove 27 of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Sato, Koji Miyakoshi
  • Publication number: 20030102323
    Abstract: A lid type vessel of an elastic plastic material for laboratory use, specifically in the PCR procedure, comprising a tubular vessel which has a vessel bottom at one end and a vessel opening at the other end, a lid which has a lid bottom and has at least one hollow cylinder on one side of the lid bottom, which is adapted to be inserted into a sealing seat at the vessel inner wall through the vessel opening, and/or which is adapted to be placed onto the end of the vessel having the vessel opening and in a sealing seat on the vessel outer wall in the area of the axial portion, and at least one axial portion of the hollow cylinder or vessel in the area of the sealing seat by means of which the hollow cylinder or vessel is alternately subdivided into harder and softer segments in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Jurgen Lohn
  • Publication number: 20020153373
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a metal body and a metal cover connected by a hinge to each other. The hinge includes one or more integrally formed tubes in the metal body and one or more integrally formed tubes in the metal cover. The body tubes and the cover tubes are aligned in a collinear arrangement and a hinge shaft is located within the body tubes and the cover tubes. The enclosure can have a dual flange structure wherein one of the side walls includes a flat flange and three of the side walls include edge flanges. The enclosure can also have a structure wherein each of the side walls upper portions is connected to its neighboring upper portions and each of these upper portion connections is angled relative to its corresponding side wall corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Bernie Traut, David Brouillard, Harold Dean Lakoduk
  • Patent number: 6390315
    Abstract: A retrofittable cap for re-sealing bottles. The retrofittable cap includes a tubular member. The tubular member has a top edge, a bottom edge, an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface has a shoulder thereon, which is generally positioned between the top and bottom edges. The shoulder divides an upper portion from a lower portion. The lower portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the upper portion. A cover portion is hingedly coupled to the top edge of the tubular member. The cover portion is adapted to releasably engage the top edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventors: Sherrie L. Giddings, Daniel K. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20020036207
    Abstract: There is provided a cap body of a beverage container where a large amount of beverage in a container body doesn't flow out, and a lid member is not vigorously released even if hot beverage is put in the container, and where a degree of freedom to select a spring is improved by alleviating impact force in an opening operation, the cap body of the beverage container comprising: a cylindrically-shaped drinking mouth member releasably provided in a mouth portion of a container body; a lid member connected to the drinking mouth member via a hinge axis; a spring for urging the lid member to the opening direction; and a lock member provided in a position against the hinge axis of the drinking mouth member for maintaining the lid member in a closing state, wherein the drinking mouth member comprises a drinking mouth formed in the lock member side of a peripheral wall of the upper opening; a bottom wall where hinge axis side is made higher than the drinking mouth side; a liquid hole formed in the drinking mouth side a
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ohuo, Yasuhiro Kowa, Hatsumoto Kunio, Ikuo Miura
  • Patent number: 6293286
    Abstract: The invention concerns a compact, comprising a lid and an open-work compact body, receiving a product reserve contained in a base cup. It further comprises a sealing joint (6) fixed to the base cup (5) and pressed tight on the compact body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 6257431
    Abstract: A dispensing cap which fits on a container containing a fluid product. The cap includes a body provided with a dispensing orifice and a hinged lid which is hinged to the body about an axis. The body and lid are made of a rigid or semi-rigid material. The lid includes a plugging pip for plugging the dispensing orifice when the lid is closed. A coating of elastomeric material is arranged on the outer wall of the pip to produce a seal between the pip and the orifice when the lid is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Gilles Baudin
  • Patent number: 6202887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a case (1) with a sealed closure, in particular for cosmetic products, of the type comprising a bottom (2) provided with a compartment (5) enclosing the product and on which is articulated a cover (3), the cover (3) and the bottom (2) being provided with complementary closure means and the cover (3) or the bottom (2) having a sealing joint (7), in which process the bottom (2) and the cover (3) are obtained by molding. The invention consists in that the sealing joint (7) is formed in the bottom (2) or the cover (3) of the case (1) by molding by co-injection of said sealing joint (7) and the bottom (2) or the cover (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Lir France
    Inventor: Robert Petit
  • Patent number: 6186357
    Abstract: A hatch assembly with a removable cover comprises a generally rectangular frame member, a pair of two piece hinge assemblies and a mating cover which is rotatably attached to the frame member by the hinge assemblies. Each of the two piece hinge assemblies include a first hinge element which has a generally J-shaped pivot member and a second hinge element having a longitudinally extending generally cylindrical recess and a longitudinally extending slot along one side thereof. The generally cylindrical recess and slot are adapted to receive the J-shaped pivot member therethrough and into the recess when the cover is in a first position as for example 120° from its closed position. When the cover is rotated toward closure, the J-shaped pivot member is retained within the recess so that the cover can be rotated between about 110° and 0°. Then when rotated to 120° the cover can be readily removed from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Pompanette, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Kyle
  • Patent number: 6186152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a makeup box or the like comprising a body housing a supply of substance, a lid, and a sealing member having a deformable lip extending around the supply of substance when the box is closed, one of the lid and the body of the box bearing against said sealing member when the box is closed. The sealing member is secured to a support piece fitted on the other one of the body of the box and the lid, and extending at least in part beneath said deformable sealing lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 6105403
    Abstract: A lid seal for an automatic vertical axis washer. The lid seal includes rigid and flexible components and generally attaches to a flange of the lid along at least a portion of a lid periphery. When the lid is closed, the lid seal engages the washer housing to eliminate or greatly reduce operational noise and wash fluid spray from escaping through gaps between the lid and the washer housing. In addition, the lid seal acts to improve lid closure sound quality. In doing so, the user is provided with a simple and low cost method to reduce noise and wash fluid spray nuisances associated with the operation of an automatic vertical axis washer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James Phillips Carow, Jr., Kevin Gene Schneider
  • Patent number: 6059141
    Abstract: A vehicle underbody storage container includes an enclosure having a front wall with an opening therethrough. A resilient gasket surrounds the opening. A portion of the gasket protrudes outwardly beyond the front wall. A door is secured to the enclosure with a hinge. The door has an inner surface with the groove formed therein for engaging with the gasket. The gasket compresses within the groove to seal between the door and the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: United Plastics Fabricating, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley J. Wojnowski
  • Patent number: 6050441
    Abstract: A sealing container, which includes a container body, an internally ribbed split locating ring mounted around the container body, a clamp fastened to flanged ends of the split locating ring to fix the split locating ring to the container body, a cover pivoted to the flanged ends of the split locating ring, a rubber seal ring fastened to the cover at a bottom side for sealing the container body, a lever pivoted to the a fixed block at the split locating ring, and a locking plate pivoted to the lever and controlled by the lever to lock the cover after closing of the cover on the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Inventor: Wen-Hsien Kuo
  • Patent number: 6044993
    Abstract: A sealable container includes a container body and a cap and an annular gasket. The container body has a pivot base with a pivot to fit in two pivot grooves of a pivotal base of the cap so as to make the cap swing up and down to close on or be opened from the container body. A annular gasket is fitted in an annular groove in an inner surface of the cap to seal a top edge of the container body when the cap is closed on the container body. The container body further has a projecting ridge in an opposite side of the pivot base to engage a projecting edge formed in the annular groove of the cap to keep the cap from being opened from the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Heng-Te Yang
  • Patent number: 6024238
    Abstract: A trash receptacle with a slowly closing lid is provided. A band of elastomeric material is provided around the rim of the trash receptacle opening to soften contact between the lid and the receptacle. The lid of the trash receptacle may be opened by depressing a foot pedal. When it is desired to close the trash receptacle lid, the foot pedal may be released. This causes the lid to close under its own weight. The lid has a damper arrangement that retards movement of the lid as the lid closes. The slow movement of the lid that is provided by the damper arrangement allows the lid to close quietly and safely by itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: White Mop Wringer Company
    Inventor: Philip Jaros
  • Patent number: 5950859
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a sealing member disposed between a container body and an endpiece attached thereto are disclosed, as well as a method for disposing a sealing member between an endpiece and a container body. In one embodiment, a sealing member is disposed within a space between a container body flange and a corresponding portion of the sidewall of the container body, is disposed between a space between an endpiece flange and a corresponding portion of an endpiece wall, and is further disposed between the endpiece flange and container body flange. As such, the sealing member has a generally S-shaped configuration in cross-section. At least one and preferably two scores are incorporated on the sealing member to facilitate at least a partial removal of the endpiece from the container body so as to be able to access the contents of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Ball Corporation
    Inventors: Tuan A. Nguyen, Howard Curtis Chasteen, Michael Duane Richardson