Abstract: Systems for storing beverages are disclosed, which include a container for storing, transporting and dispensing a beverage, e.g. beer. In some implementations the container includes a pressure-tight lid closure system including wire bails.

Abstract: A flow control device is provided. The flow control device includes a body including a containing space, a discharge opening fluidly communicating with the containing space, and a pair of side holes configured to be in radial correspondence with each other; a flow control member installed in the containing space and including a pair of engaging portions corresponding to the side holes; an adapter including an adapting part coupled to the body and a hitching part for being coupled to an external container; a washer coupled to the adapting part and inserted into the body for installing the flow control member in the containing space; and a handle including an operational part, and a pair of engaging ends coupled to the operational part and engaged with the engaging portions through the side holes.

Abstract: A cup lid for attachment to a disposable drinking cup having a center portion with an opening therein, a peripheral edge surrounding the center portion for engaging the drinking cup, a plug disposed outside the peripheral edge of the cup lid and connected to the peripheral edge of the cup by two flexible support arms for allowing the plug to be repositioned at the opening.

Abstract: A unitary splash-proof beverage lid for engagement with a cup rim having a well with a drinking hole, a plug, optionally with a drinking hole, whereby said plug is rotatably connected by a pair of support arms to the lid in a friction fit relationship.

Abstract: A plastic container and lid assembly for storing liquid coating materials including a container and a lid. The container has a body with a bottom wall, at least four sidewalls and a neck. The neck defines a wide mouth opening and including threads for receiving mating threads on the lid. The lid also has a plurality of lugs, preferably two lugs, extending radially from the lid and terminating at or before the lugs extend beyond the container sidewalls when the lid is in sealed engagement with the container. The body also has an integral handle for lifting the container and the container neck supports a bail-type handle also for lifting said container. The integral handle and bail-type handles do not extend beyond the container sidewall. The container and lid assembly having an effective packing footprint and an effective packing volume which substantially conforms to the effective packing footprint and the effective packing volume of a conventional metal paint can.

Abstract: A vented closure for a liquid container which will not freely pour includes a cap movable between open and closed positions relative to a base collar. The movable cap can be slidable to form a push-pull type closure, or can be rotatable to form a flip-type closure. In an open position, a primary fluid passageway extends through the closure to one or more dispensing opening. One or more air vents of small size are located in the base collar at positions spaced within predetermined ranges of offsets from the dispensing openings. A divider or barrier is located to create a secondary fluid passageway to convey liquid directly into contact with the air vents which can self-seal by surface tension of the liquid and to convey air bubbles through the liquid when the container is tilted. Overlapping portions of the movable cap can protect the vent apertures and/or the dispensing aperture structure.

Abstract: An attachment for an aerosol dispensing package includes an actuator having at least one cam and a mounting cap having an upstanding wall and at least one inner rim to engage the cam. The actuator includes a spray nozzle and a downwardly extending projection, in fluid communication with the spray nozzle, to sealingly engage an upwardly projecting stem of an aerosol valve when the actuator is in a dispensing position. The cam engages the inner rim to lower the actuator to the dispensing position and raise the actuator to the non-dispensing position. The upstanding wall at least partially surrounds the actuator, and includes a lateral opening adjacent to the spray nozzle when the actuator is in the non-dispensing position, and a spray opening adjacent to the spray nozzle when the actuator is in the dispensing position. A nozzle closure, having a projection fitting into the lateral opening and the spray nozzle, may be hingedly attached to the mounting cap.

Abstract: A cork device comprises a cork member and a control member. The cork member comprises a lower end to be inserted into a mouth of a bottle and an upper end. The lower end of the cork member including a liquid passage having a lower end communicated with an interior of the bottle and an upper end. The control member is pivotally mounted to the upper end of the cork member and movable between a sealing position and an open position. The control member includes a liquid outlet passage. The upper end of the liquid passage of the cork member is blocked by the control member when the control member is in the sealing position. The upper end of the liquid passage of the cork member is communicated with atmosphere via the liquid outlet passage when the control member is in the open position.

Abstract: A tube provided with a head and a skirt having an orthogonal cross section of particular shape in which the largest inscribed circle has a diameter D. The head, which is designed for fixing of a rigid closure, is provided with a circular cylindrical wall extending towards the inside of the tube and enclosing an orifice concentric to the inscribed circle and having a large diameter, typically more than 0.8D, and takes up substantially the internal volume of the skirt end over a height less than D, preferably less than D/3. The invention is further directed to a closure element, in particular a convenience closure, adapted for fixing substantially irreversibly on the tube head, comprising a base having an external outline matching the shape of the orthogonal cross section of the tube skirt, and a skirt having a diameter in the range of 0.5D to 0.9D.

Abstract: A vented closure for a fluid container which will not freely pour includes a cap movable between open and closed positions relative to an annular base collar. The movable cap can be slidable to form a push-pull type closure, or can be rotatable to form a flip-type closure. In an open position, a primary liquid passageway extends through the closure to a dispensing opening. One or more air vents of small size are located in the base collar at positions spaced within a predetermined range of offsets from the dispensing opening. A divider is located to create a secondary liquid passageway to convey liquid directly into contact with the air vents which self-seal by surface tension of the liquid. The vent aperture can be protected by overlapping portions of the movable cap.

Abstract: A vented closure for sealing a fluid container which has a vent passage and a fluid passage in an annular collar and a cap which closes both.

Abstract: A closure for sealing the open end of a specimen collection container from the environment is provided. The closure includes a generally spherical-shaped ball having a passageway extending therethrough, with the ball including an axle permitting rotative movement of the ball thereabout between an open position and a closed position. The closure further includes a socket mounted on the open end of the collection container, with the socket including a ball receiving internal surface having an axle-support for receiving the axle of the ball for accommodating rotative movement of the ball therein. The passageway of the ball is aligned with the open end of said collection tube when the ball is in an open position and is out of alignment with the open end of the collection container when the ball is in a closed position.

Abstract: A closure for sealing the open end of a specimen collection container from the environment is provided. The closure includes a generally spherical-shaped ball having a passageway extending therethrough, with the ball including an axle permitting rotative movement of the ball thereabout between an open position and a closed position. The closure further includes a socket mounted on the open end of the collection container, with the socket including a ball receiving internal surface having an axle-support for receiving the axle of the ball for accommodating rotative movement of the ball therein. The passageway of the ball is aligned with the open end of said collection container when the ball is in an open position and is out of alignment with the open end of the collection container when the ball is in a closed position. The axle-support of the socket and the axle of the ball are parallel and eccentric with respect to each other.

Abstract: A self-closing cap comprising a base having one or more holes and a lid movably mounted about the base. The lid has one or more holes, and is capable of occupying a first open position and a second closed position. In the first open position, the holes of the base align with the holes of the lid. In the second closed position, the holes of the base do not align with the holes of the lid. A spring means is provided between the base and the lid in order to automatically place the lid in the closed position. Further, the underside of the lid is provided with one or more protrusions which seal the holes of the base when the lid is in the closed position.

Abstract: A closure for sealing the open end of a specimen collection container from the environment is provided. The closure includes a generally spherical-shaped ball having a passageway extending therethrough, with the ball including an axle permitting rotative movement of the ball thereabout between an open position and a closed position. The closure further includes a socket mounted on the open end of the collection container, with the socket including a ball receiving internal surface having an axle-support for receiving the axle of the ball for accommodating rotative movement of the ball therein. The passageway of the ball is aligned with the open end of said collection container when the ball is in an open position and is out of alignment with the open end of the collection container when the ball is in a closed position. The axle-support of the socket and the axle of the ball are parallel and eccentric with respect to each other.

Abstract: A closing cap for a bottle (2) includes a collar (4) intended to be mounted on the neck (20) of the bottle; a closing hood (60) provided with a top (76) and with a cylindrical side wall (64) capable of being positioned round the collar (4); a rigid shackle (8) having two ends (12a, 14a) connected by a central portion (10), the ends being mounted on the collar for pivoting round an axis (B) so that, by pivoting, the central portion of the shackle (8) comes to bear against the top of the hood; and an elastic part (72) capable of permitting an axial displacement of the top of the hood relative to the shackle (8) and of ensuring the permanent bearing of the top (76) against the shackle (8). The elastic part may be by at least one zone (72) of the elastically deformable hood unitary with the hood (60).

Abstract: A container for transporting and placing materials, such as concrete, grains, landscaping material, etc. includes a container mounted on a mounting plate of a skid steer loader so that the container may be raised and lowered by using the lift arms of the loader and may be pivoted relative to the lift arms. The container includes an open top defining a fill opening for receiving the material to be dispensed. The rear wall of the container includes appropriate brackets to the mounting plate of the loader, and the front wall includes a dispensing opening and chute, leading from the opening and a manually operable gate for controlling flowing material through the chute. The front wall also includes converging sections which cooperate with the dispensing opening to define a funnel directing flowing material through the dispensing opening.

Abstract: A housing and a collection bin for coins for a coin freed or gambling machine which is demountable from the machine. The bin has a radial and an outer flap with a sloping floor and chute for delivery of collected coins. The security is provided by a key actuated lock or a key pad code released servo motor and a proximity detector can be linked to a centralized computer monitoring system. The housing includes a service duct for cables accessible from a front opening door and a cable chute from the machine to the duct.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a liquid injection container which comprises: a container body 1; a cylinder 10 depending into the container body from a cap-shaped member 3 fitted on the outer face of the mouth/neck portion of the container body; and an actuator 20 having a stem 17 erected through the top wail 4 of the cap-shaped member from a cylindrical piston 16, which is fitted in the cylinder, and a head 18 fitted on the upper end of the stem and having a nozzle opened forward. The actuator is moved up and down with respect to the cylinder for sucking a liquid in the container body into the cylinder and discharging the liquid in the cylinder out of the nozzle 19 through the stem. A finger knob 80 attached to the top face of the head for receiving a finger. The vertical movements of the actuator are accomplished by the tip of the finger inserted into the finger knob. The actuations of the actuator are facilitated through use of auxiliary walls 6 and 6 acting as a finger knob and guiding the head.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a liquid injection container which comprises: a container body 1; a cylinder 10 depending into the container body from a cap-shaped member 3 fitted on the outer face of the mouth/neck portion of the container body; and an actuator 20 having a stem 17 erected through the top wall 4 of the cap-shaped member from a cylindrical piston 16, which is fitted in the cylinder, and a head 18 fitted on the upper end of the stem and having a nozzle opened forward. The actuator is moved up and down with respect to the cylinder for sucking a liquid in the container body into the cylinder and discharging the liquid in the cylinder out of the nozzle 19 through the stem. A finger knob 30 attached to the top face of the head for receiving a finger. The vertical movements of the actuator are accomplished by the tip of the finger inserted into the finger knob. The actuations of the actuator are facilitated through use of auxiliary walls 6 and 6 acting as a finger knob and guiding the head.

Abstract: The dispensing device includes a sealing capsule fitted with a dispensing opening (3), the capsule including a clamp (6) having two arms (7) linked by a crosspiece (9), one zone of which serves to close the opening (3), the ends of the arms furthest away from the crosspiece being fitted with articulation parts (A) on a fixed part of the receptacle (1); these articulation parts (A) are designed to allow displacement of the clamp (6) in an axial direction (X--X) in order to distance the crosspiece (9) of the opening (3).

Abstract: A dispensing closure for a squeeze container comprises a closure cap having a discharge spout terminating in a discharge orifice, and a spout cover hingedly connected to the cap for manual rocking movement about a transverse hinge axis between discharge orifice closed and open positions. The cover has a lid overlying and sealing the orifice closed and is snap locked thereto in the closed position.

Abstract: A device for dispensing predetermined equal amounts of coffee into the reservoirs mounted to the upper termination of the lower detachable portion of an expresso coffee pot. The device is adapted to securely receive the open end of a cylindrical coffee container on one end and the other end has several concentric recesses that cooperatively receive the upper termination. A dispensing member with hemispheric shape is rotably mounted within the device to cover the opening of the smaller one of the concentric recesses with the convex side and capable of dispensing a predetermined amount of coffee when rotated with an externally accessible handle member.

Abstract: A dispensing can for cosmetic, medicinal or any other type of viscous substances is disclosed. The can comprises a can body provided with a container of the substance and a dispensing head which can be opened or closed under command. The can also has a container consisting of a flexible material and pressure means used to exert permanent pressure on the container in the presence of a substance, enabling the dispensing of the substance upon only a command to open the dispensing head. The invention can be applied to the distribution of food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical emulsions.

Abstract: A damper device for dampening a grain stream flowing from a discharge end of a spout has an adjustable band for mounting on the spout, a bucket for surrounding the grain stream and composed of a pair of main deflector members located at a first pair of opposite sides of the grain stream, a pair of supplementary and auxiliary deflector members located at each of a second pair of opposite sides of the grain stream in orthogonal relation to the first pair of stream sides, and a support arrangement suspending the main, supplementary and auxiliary deflector members from the mounting band. The support arrangement pivotally mounts the main deflector members to extend below the spout and across the grain stream for impact with grain flowing from the spout and biases the main deflector members for movement toward and away from one another between contracted and expanded relations in response to absence and presence of the grain stream flowing from the spout.

Abstract: A improved silo is provided having a pair of pivoting receiver gates overlying a pair of receiver openings and a pair of pivoting discharge gates overlying a pair of discharge openings. A deformable seal is secured to the silo between the receiver openings and the receiver gates and between the discharge openings and the discharge gates. The gates are vertically adjusted by an eccentric assembly to compress the respective deformable seal for forming an air tight barrier between the respective openings and the gate.

Abstract: A dispensing closure in which the conventional lid is replaced by a U-shaped yoke with a sealing plug extending downwardly at the bight of the yoke. A self-returning force is generated by the removal of the closure plug from the dispensing orifice.

Abstract: A plastic container, particularly a blow-molded bottle has a container top with a discharge opening having an annular rim, and a closure body for the opening and closing of the discharge opening. For easy opening and closing, at least one bearing cup is arranged on the side of the container top. The closure body is stirrup-shaped and configured at at least one end for engagement in the bearing cup and has a closure part shaped to cooperate with the discharge opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the simultaneous, metered dispensing of fillers and hardener pastes, making it possible to draw off clean substances without encrusted filler particles or other contaminants and which reliably prevents any overdosing of the paste. The two containers for the filler and the paste are held in centered manner in the apparatus in the vicinity of a drawing-off and metering device by means of which the two substances are deposited in closely juxtaposed manner on a putty knife or the like. In addition, it is possible to match the hardener paste quantity required for the filler to the outside temperature conditions.

Abstract: An isolation and flow control valve in a furnace charging installation, installed in a discharge conduit of a storage hopper which may be alternately at ambient pressure for loading and furnace pressure for discharging, is characterized by a valve member which is caused to move serially in two directions during opening and closing. The movement is produced by an actuator mechanism including a pivot arm and a cam system and results in movement axially with respect to the conduit for seating and unseating and generally transverse to the conduit axis for controlling material flow through the conduit.

Abstract: Valve system having a primary valve for excluding air, mounted in series with a secondary valve for controlling the flow of powder.

Abstract: A container closure lid and container dispensing top including a container dispensing top and a closure lid pivotally mounted on the container top and movable between an open position and a closed sealing position. The container lid further includes elongated serations disposed in an opposing relationship such that upon closure the serations will mate and form a multiple lock. The container lid is pivotally mounted to the container top through pivot points below the closure surface of the container top and the container top closure surface is generally inclined downwardly toward the pivot points.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing bulk, particulate material in a controlled choked flow in which the particulate material is fed through a vertical hopper having a closure which has its opening controlled by the weight of material in the hopper.

Abstract: A louvered clamshell door assembly for the bottom of a preheating charging bucket includes a pair of doors which open by swinging outwardly and upwardly to discharge scrap metal from the bucket and which cooperably adjoin upon closing to retain scrap metal in the bucket. The doors include multiple stepped louvers which form the bottom weight-bearing surface of the charging bucket. The louvers of each door are supported by underlying chair support plates and are pivotably attached thereto to prevent jamming of scrap metal pieces between the louvers and to also permit thermal contraction and expansion of the louvers over many preheating cycles. Free convection of air through the louvers and scrap metal is facilitated by air deflectors attached to the chair support plates. Lateral shock absorption slots in the chair support plates improve the shock absorption capacity of the clamshell door assembly during loading of the bucket with scrap metal.

Abstract: A mechanism for opening and shutting hinged doors, having special utility for discharge doors on silage elevators remotely operable by control ropes, which mechanism is firmly held in both open or closed position by gravity force holding the mechanism against a stop element which employ a door operating pulley, to one side of which is attached a control arm to open and close the door. The pulley is caused to rotate slightly past the point where said control arm is at its uppermost position when the door is opened and lowermost position when the door is closed and the stop means on said pulley prevents further rotation so that the door is held both open and shut by the force of gravity thereon.

Abstract: Apparatus including a channel defining member and a movable flow control device cooperating therewith for exercising variable control over the rate of delivery of charge material from a hopper to a furnace is disclosed. The channel defining member approximates an oval shape and the flow control device is a concave shaped member which rotates from a full open to a full closed position along the major axis of the oval and with respect to the discharge end of the channel defining member.