Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a dental syringe having a barrel and a plunger reciprocally mounted within the barrel which is rendered displaceable so as to extrude a dental root canal through a relatively small bore hyperdermic type needle so as to place the material into the root canals of a tooth during a root canal procedure. In another form of the invention, the dental syringe is modified for use in extruding an impression forming material into the small areas around the gums so as to remove the air prior to the application of the bulk of the impression forming material to complete the impression.

Abstract: A plastic pourer for insertion into the mouth of a bottle-like container, the pourer including a sealing flange at least partially covering the rim of the bottle mouth and also including a hollow cylindrical wall part bearing against the inside of the mouth. The container is closable with a cap. To insure secure seating of the pourer in the mouth through a large range of tolerances, at least two radically and axially extending feasible holding struts are carried by a hollow inner cylindrical part of the pourer, the struts extending for part of their axial length along the outer periphery of the inner cylindrical part and also beneath the inner cylindrical part. The struts bear elastically against the inner wall of the container mouth with a pressure greater than the holding pressure on a mandrel-like holder carried by the cap for inserting the pourer into the container mouth.

Abstract: A drinking and pouring aid for beverage- and other liquid-containing containers or cans provided with a pull or press-in tab in the can cover or lid for creating a can opening. The cover or lid surface is provided with a cover, of plastic synthetic material, which sealingly engages all around the can opening. This cover has a nipple-like mouthpiece in the region of the can opening.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing beer, which have the same effect as conventional methods of discharging beer under the pressure of carbon dioxide gas, whereby a plurality of streams of beer is formed when beer is dispensed from a bottle, barrel, can, beer tap, etc. into a receiver. Also disclosed is a metal container embodying the present invention and which provides such a plurality of streams of beer. The beer dispensed according to the present invention has a creamy head of foam and a mild, soft taste.

Abstract: A sealing element for a snap-on fitment has spaced apart inner and outer skirts engageable with opposite sides of the container neck, an annular wall interconnecting the skirts and an extension from the annular wall forming a fitment engaging portion. An annular snap bead extends from the connecting annular wall to facilitate snap engagement with the fitment, and the engaging portion has an inner sealing surface and a seal bead adjacent its outer end. The connecting wall has an annular relieved section opening into the space between the skirts so that any distortions imposed upon the snap bead and upon the sealing surface as occasioned by any dimensional and/or shape irregularities in the container neck are reduced by the relief provided between inner and outer engagements with the container neck.

Abstract: This relates to a neck structure on a domed container end for receiving a thermoplastic material closure. It particularly relates to containers having very thin walls on the order of 6-9 mils and wherein the container is formed of a metal having a grain which generally defines a fold line. In order to avoid undue deformation of the lower part of the usual ring which receives the closure body, the domed end immediately adjacent an encircling ring is provided with an upstanding bead which is shock absorbent and functions resiliently to reinforce the lower part of the ring and to restore it to its original configuration after the body of the closure has been pressed through the ring.

Abstract: An improved container cover locking assembly has a base member with a continuous peripheral skirt depending therefrom and a ridge parallel to yet spaced inwardly from the skirt along the underside of the base member. Tapered locking lips depend downwardly from the ridge, extend along a substantial portion thereof and curve outwardly toward, yet terminate short of, the skirt. At least one support rib is vertically disposed along each of the locking lips to stiffen the lips in the normal locking position. The locking assembly allows a simplified molding process for a container cover which is assembled with a container body of the type having a curved mounted seat formed from the upper edge of the containers's walls.

Abstract: A novel connection for a thermoplastic neck to a stub neck portion of a container, comprising a curl on the stub neck portion and a complimentary groove on the neck which cooperate to permit a portion of the neck below the curl to expand when a plug of the closure cap, which is threaded onto the neck, is inserted into the neck. The neck and neck portion have interlocking projections to prevent the neck from turning and the neck and cap having a novel thread arrangement which insures that the plug will properly enter into the neck and provide a good seal which could be frustrated if the neck was permitted to turn.

Abstract: Device for the repeated opening and closing of an aperture in a cover of a container which cover is provided at its bottom side with a layer of plastics material, wherein a pouring member 20 of plastics material is provided with a flange 22 which is tightly connected to the plastics material layer 12 on the bottom side of the cover 10 and, at a distance from the upper side of the cover 10, with a bulge 30 which is surrounded by a tightly mounted closing member 28,60.

Abstract: A container cover locking assembly comprises a base member with a continuous peripheral skirt depending therefrom and a ridge parallel to yet spaced inwardly from the skirt along the underside of the base member. Tapered locking lips which depend downwardly from the ridge, extend along a substantial portion thereof and curve outwardly toward yet terminate skirt of the skirt. The locking assembly allows a simplified molding process for a container cover which is assembled with a container body of the type having curved mounting seat formed from the upper edge of the container walls.

Abstract: A unitary plastic cap having an inner and outer sealing flange surrounding means for compressively engaging the cap with an apertured member. Upon compression, the inner and outer flanges of the cap cooperate with a raised annular ridge disposed radially outward of the aperture on the member to provide a double sealing engagement of the cap with the member.

Abstract: A flow controlling pouring spout has a hollow body portion provided with structure to facilitate attachment to the lip about a pouring opening of a container. A spout portion extending normally generally horizontally communicates with the interior of the container through the hollow body portion and has a baffle separating a lower pouring passage and an upper displacement air passage which extends from adjacent to the discharge opening of the spout to the inner end of the spout and has a displacement air opening from the inner end of the air passage to the inner end of the pouring passage. A hinged closure plug is mounted on the discharge end of the pouring spout. Swivel structure connects the pouring spout with the base portion to permit turning the spout from pouring orientation to non-pouring orientation. Stabilizing and flow controlling slidably cooperating flanges are provided on the swivelly related base portion and spout.

Abstract: The invention comprises a body (11) of slightly elastic material having an inner wall (13) and an outer wall (14) spaced by a generally radial interconnecting web (15) from which the walls project in the same axial direction. A sealing ridge (20) projects from the inner wall toward the outer wall, spaced axially from the web and extending peripherally for predetermined distances in both directions from a predetermined angular location around the annulus. A pouring lip (50) and a service lip (40) comprise outward and inward extensions of the web respectively, and are centered at opposite ends of a diameter passing through the predetermined location: both lips are of limited angular extent.

Abstract: A drip preventive spill-proof spout comprised of a highly water-repellant elastomer material, such as natural or synthetic rubbers, the preferred material being silicone rubber. The spout is particularly adapted for use with wine bottles, the mouths of which are not standardized. The elastomeric quality of the device enables it to be fitted to a large variety of wine bottles. The spout comprises a funnel formed at an angle of approximately 45.degree. to a horizontal line, thus making for maximum efficient drop retention and return of the residue to the bottle. The angle of the funnel relative to the horizontal or the vertical creates or gives rise to a sharp pouring edge over which each drop of wine must pass when the wine is being poured from the bottle into a glass. This edge and the material from which this spout is made are critical to the operability of the present invention. The material, preferably silicone rubber, causes the wine, which is mostly water, to "bead up" on the surfaces of the spout.

Abstract: A reducer-carrying cap, cover, applicator spout or other part, comprising a cap member open at the top which is moulded in one piece with the reducer, cover, applicator spout or other part, the lid plate of the cap being moulded simultaneously with a hinge operated at 180.degree. or alternatively, the lid plate is moulded so as to be subsequently fitted to the cap member, this may be effected by ultrasonic welding.

Abstract: A corner filler for the inside corner of the openable end of paint containers. The corner filler is made from resilient material in the form of a ring. The thickness of the ring is sufficient to fill the space between the inside wall of the container and the inside surface of the outer edge of the sealing lip. The corner filler as defined allows all of the paint to be poured from the container and makes the container easier to clean.

Abstract: A set of fittings for converting a conventional plastic bottle into a drip irrigation device, and the combination of said bottle with certain of the fittings installed thereon. The set includes a hand operable trepanning tool manipulatable from the exterior of the bottle for cutting a substantially circular hole in the side wall of the bottle near its bottom. The fittings include a discharge element and auxiliary attachment elements arranged and related to each other and to the size of the hole so that the discharge element can be installed on the bottle and secured to the bottle wall portion surrounding and adjacent the hole in sealed relation thereto. A flexible tube is connected to the discharge element for conducting liquid from the bottle to points of application. A flow regulator is provided on the tube for regulating the rate of discharge, and is capable of limiting the discharge to a number of preselected controlled drips, selectively.

Abstract: A capillary tube applicator for dispensing anaerobic and cyanoacrylate adhesives is penetratingly inserted and retained in place by an interference fit within a cap attached internal to the neck of a container for the adhesive.

Abstract: A paint container extension is fixed to the top of a paint container for supporting a paint roller distributor or a wiping and saturating device to properly distribute paint on a roller surface. The paint container extension has a center line extending at an angle from the top of said paint container and has the plane of the top of the extension normal to the center line of the extension. The paint distributor is formed having substantially parallel sides with hooks at the top for hanging on the top of the paint container extension. The distributor is hooked over the extension where the center of the distributor is closest to the lowest point around the top of the extension. At this point, the distributor extends into the paint container at approximately the same angle as the extension. The distributor extends into the paint container to a point short of the center line of the paint container.

Abstract: A pouring and drinking spout adapted for sealed engagement with the mouth of a variety of containers of the easy-opening, pull-tab type. The spout is preferably molded to form a hollow, barrel-shaped spout portion which is enlarged at one end to form a ring-shaped flange or lip, defining a circular bearing surface to which a resilient washer is attached. A flared camming member aligned with the axis of the spout engages with the inner edges of the mouth of the container as the spout is manually rotated, clamping the washer between the container and the circular bearing surface of the spout, forming a seal. A stop lug, spaced radially outward from the axis of the barrel, engages with the inner edge of the container mouth to prevent further rotation when the spout is in its locked position. A deformable cap is pressed over the mouth of the spout to re-seal the container.

Abstract: A plastic, child-proof fitment is inserted into the opening in a panel of a metallic container. An upwardly extending bead having a burr at the radially innermost edge thereof surrounds the opening and is received by a downwardly extending groove in the plastic fitment. The radially innermost side of the groove includes a radially outwardly extending protuberance which is fittingly engaged by the burr.

Abstract: A dispenser for candy or the like comprising a bottom bowl and an upper transparent cover through which a spoon is extended for dipping into the bowl to lift a spoonful of the contents and thereafter spilling it into a dispensing chute for discharge into the hand of a recipient. A deflectible cover is rotatably secured with the bowl to a support stand by a novel interlocking arrangement wherein the rim of the deflectible cover and the deflectible bowl are snapped into notches provided in the stand to form a unitary structure so that the removal of the cover is not readily discernable to prevent persons uncovering the device and reaching into the bowl to take excessive amounts of the sweets or because of dirty hands possibly contaminating the remaining contents. Also the rotational facility of the cover allows partitioning of the bowl so that different items may be placed at opposite sides of the partition and the cover rotated to accessibly position the spoon for right or left hand manipulation.

Abstract: There is disclosed a dispensing device composed of a can and a nozzle fixedly attachable thereto. The can of the device is generally a container made of sheet metal and having a top wall including an opening and a nozzle made of a synthetic plastics material having a limited inherent flexibility. The nozzle has a wide opening communicating with the equally wide can opening for rapid and convenient filling of the can with material such as a liquid or powder and for equally rapidly discharging the material in the can through the nozzle.

Abstract: An improved dispensing system for removing liquid or particulate material from within a container to some external environment. The improved dispensing system includes a container and a retractable spout member located within the container when not in use. The container forms an enclosure having a removable member integrally formed on a top wall of the container. The removable member may be displaced with respect to the top wall along a pre-weakened contour outline to form an opening in the enclosure. The spout member may be extracted from within the container through the opening to permit guidance in the pouring of matter from the container. The spout member is generally trough shaped in a substantially conical form and includes an extended tab member formed on a bottom surface thereof to provide predetermined angular relations between the spout member and the container extension direction to aid in removing the spout member through the opening of the container.