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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5258191 | Vacuum-sealed food container having press-on, pry-off closure Easily removable press-on, pry-off closures having movable insert disks in an outer shell are disclosed. Pressing the shell upward to remove it from a container first pries a protrusion inside the shell over a snap rib around the container, then moves the... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5085347 | Pressurized dispenser package A container for fluent material having a nozzle for dispensing the material with the nozzle being moved into dispensing position and also being actuated by a slidably mounted container cover. The container may be, for instance, a pressurized container for... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5075835 | Glass lamp base with side hole A hollow glass lamp base is molded with a sidewall having a tapered, truncated dimple in it. The inner end of the dimple is knocked out, after the base has been annealed, to provide an opening so that the electric cord can extend out through the sidewall ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5016783 | Pump dispenser package A container for fluent material having a nozzle for dispensing the material with the nozzle being moved into dispensing position and also being actuated by a slidably mounted container cover. The container may be, for instance, a pressurized container for... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5009324 | Closure having thermally responsive water washing slots A closure is provided with slots through which wash water can flow to wash food particles from the interthread space between the closure and a container, after the closure has been secured onto the container. At room temperature the washing slots are esse... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4997467 | Glass lamp base with side hole A hollow glass lamp base is molded with a sidewall having a tapered, truncated dimple in it. The inner end of the dimple is knocked out, after the base has been annealed, to provide an opening so that the electric cord can extend out through the sidewall ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4993572 | Pressure venting closure A composite closure for a container vents internal gas pressure in excess of a pre-established maximum. An insert disk fits inside an overhanging top lip of the closure. The undersurface of the top lip is recessed to present a chamber into which excess ga... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4978016 | Tamper indicating closure having retaining hoop with relief windows A closure for a container has a tamper indicating band with band retaining means in the form of a conical hoop. The hoop is hinged to the band by arcuate hinges which are spaced by narrower windows along the hinge line, the windows extending partway towar... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4949403 | Automatic dispenser for flush tanks A packaged dispenser for discharging metered amounts of liquid into a flush tank controlled by the rise and fall of the tank liquid. A container has a screw cap which has internal cooperable screw threads and also has cap positioning means for controlling... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4875594 | Closure cap A composite closure having a metal shell with metal container engaging lugs and an attached molded plastic tamper evident insert band providing the combination of a pressure resistant seal with a plastic tamper evident indication.... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4863030 | Press-on, twist-off plastisol-lined metal closure A plastisol-lined metal closure of the press-on, twist-off type and having improved top load resistance to permit containers capped with such closures to be packaged in open top trays, the plastisol lining having a density of at least approximately 58 pou... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4852753 | Closure cap and thin walled container A closure cap is disclosed for sealing containers and particularly for sealing thin-walled vacuum formed containers with threaded rims. The closure cap is a composite closure having a molded plastic ring for engaging the container and for mounting a disc-... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4836423 | Pump dispenser package The preferred package of this invention has a fluent or paste containing body portion with a pump, nozzle and cover combination mounted at its top. The cover is rotatably mounted on the body portion of the container so that it may be turned through a half... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4835035 | Thermoset polymer coating with organopolysiloxane for closure assembly A thermoset polymer coating with an effective ink-releasing amount of a liquid, organic soluble dimethyl- or methyl/alkyl organopolysiloxane for use in a closure assembly, the assembly including a metal closure with a top and depending skirt, the thermose... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4813561 | Composite retortable closure A closure is described for sealing retortable containers. The closure has a disc shaped metal cover with a grooved sealing portion at its outer edge containing a sealant and a plastic ring for engaging the container. A clamping action holds sealant in the... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4809858 | Composite closure cap with removal torque control A composite closure cap is described comprising a molded plastic ring and a separate disc-like cover. The cover includes a gasket for sealing. Tapered friction surfaces on the plastic ring and on the cover interact to provide for the control of the closur... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4803031 | Method and apparatus for molding a closure cap An improved molded closure cap is described which has a softer sealing portion and a relatively hard closure engaging portion. The cap is molded using two differing plastics where the container engaging portion is molded of a softer seal-forming plastic a... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4782968 | Composite closure and method of manufacture An improved composite closure is described which has a cover portion which is at least partially plastic and a molded plastic ring portion. The molded ring also permits the cover to be inserted from the top of the ring rather than just upwardly over the r... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4748735 | Method of manufacturing tamper evident composite closure An improved composite closure is described which includes a cover portion and a molded plastic ring portion. The plastic ring portion is molded by a new method with top tool core removal which permits formation of inwardly directed tabs or fishhooks on th... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4716708 | Means for sealing containers Improved means are described for sealing thin-walled and relatively flexible containers. The improvements are made in straight line sealing machines which include side belt arrangements which encapsulate the filled containers and which also provide means ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4700858 | Plastic enclosure having living hinges A hollow vertical cyliner is open at its lower end. A deck having an opening communicating with the interior of the cylinder seals the upper end of the cylinder. A cap for the top end has essentially the same shape and size as the top end. The cap has a f... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4694970 | Tamper evident composite closure An improved composite closure is described which includes a cover portion and a molded plastic ring portion. The plastic ring portion is molded by a new method with top tool core removal which permits formation of inwardly directed tabs or fishhooks on th... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4669622 | Plastic enclosure for container employing three living hinges A hollow vertical cylinder is open at its lower end. A deck having an open communicating with the interior of the cylinder seals the upper end of the cylinder. A cap for the upper end has essentially the same shape and size as the top end. The cap has a f... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4660720 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4657153 | Tamper-evident closure A tamper-evident closure cap is described which is easily applied to a cantilever and which thereafter may not be removed without the separation of a tamper indicating band. Locking tabs on the tamper indicating band are hinged to the band with and over-c... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4651905 | Dispenser package A dispensing package is described for toothpaste or similar products. The package has a product chamber which is filled with the product and a propellant and has a valve operated nozzle including a reed-type outlet in which operation of a valve button cau... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4629068 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4629069 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4627536 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4606457 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4579241 | Tamper evident plastic closure A molded plastic closure cap has a lower skirt portion which is defined by a 360° serpentine cut and which is forced downwardly and clear of the closure during cap removal or loosening for clearly indicating that the package has been opened or tampered w... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4578001 | Air conveying hopper An improved mechanism is disclosed for receiving a supply of randomly oriented articles and for continuously feeding the articles into a single file line in a feed chute. The mechanism includes a rotating disc within a hopper with a series of air vents po... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4531649 | Molded plastic cap with sealing liner A molded plastic closure cap has a number of downwardly projecting fins on the underside of its cover for forming a seal with a container in combination with a liner positioned between the fins and the container rim. The liner is a laminated one consistin... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4522307 | Child-resistant tamper-evident closure A child resistant closure cap is described which is easily applied to a threaded container and which thereafter may not be removed without the initial removal of a tamper indicating band so that the closure is also tamper-evident.... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4503986 | Tamper-evident closure cap A tamper-evident closure for sealing a package cooperates with a separately applied indicator ring, which is torn apart during the opening of the package, so that a portion of the indicator ring drops clear of the closure to indicate that the closure has ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4429802 | Linerless closure cap A one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt. There are container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container. There is a downwardly projecting sealing rim on the underside of the cap cover positione... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4392580 | Closure cap A metal closure cap is described for sealing containers. It is of the lug type having a metal shell with a flowed-in gasket. The cap differs from prior twist caps of this general type by having a tapered corner between the cap top and the cap skirt. This ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4378892 | Closure cap with metallic innerseal and sealed package A molded plastic closure is described for particular use on packages employing a metallic innerseal and where the package is sealed using induction heating for softening a heat sensitive adhesive on the under surface of the innerseal while pressure is app... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4361226 | Display package and the like A display package in which a number of articles are packaged in a container and wherein a single article may be viewed through the cover of the container.... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4323110 | Food preparation process Food is prepared by placing selected food items in pre-determined locations on food trays, placing the trays on shelves of a rack in a food and beverage cabinet with the food and beverage cabinet being inserted in a first environmental control unit which ... | 04/06/1982 |
