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Patent No. 6351867

Body squeegee

A hand wearable body squeegee comprising a glove portion, a concave squeegee band, and a linear squeegee band.

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Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation


Location: Alsip, IL
No. of patents: 174

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8071004Closure having band with internal thread formed by impression
The present invention relates to closures for mating with containers having a threaded finish. The closures comprise a flange and a skirt downwardly depending therefrom. The skirt includes a deformable element formed of a different material than that of the flange a...
12/06/2011
7832249Bi-can having internal bag
A can assembly includes a can body, and a cap that is seamed to the can body, and a bag. The bag, which may be formed by a thermoforming process, includes a thickened portion as part of a peripheral flange that terminates in a bulb. A throat that receives the bulb i...
11/16/2010
7784629Composite closure
A composite closure includes a band and an insert disk. A contact surface urges downwardly against the disk even while the band moves longitudinally relative to the disk or container. The closure has a fully tightened position in which the band's ring contacts the d...
08/31/2010
7757887Beverage container
A beverage can cap member (16, 100) is configured so that its exterior surface (28) extending radially inwardly from the rim (18) or rim forming portion (140) is substantially flat or continuous, or has a slight curve from a position adja...
07/20/2010
7594585Small diameter can end with large opening
An easy open can end has an improved structure for facilitating the opening operation of the tear panel, a method of further forming a can end to have the improved structure, and tooling for accomplishing the method. The further formation of the can end is particula...
09/29/2009
7575133Bi-can having internal bag
A can assembly includes a can body, and a cap that is seamed to the can body, and a bag. The bag, which may be formed by a thermoforming process, includes a thickened portion as part of a peripheral flange that terminates in a bulb. A throat that receives the bulb i...
08/18/2009
7399152Apparatus for double seaming containers
An apparatus for double seaming an end unit to a can body includes, as is conventional, a double seaming chuck, a double seaming roll and a mechanism for selectively moving the double seaming roll toward the double seaming chuck to perform a double seaming operation...
07/15/2008
7205498Closure lining and color detector
A system is disclosed for detecting or inspecting for a lining of a container closure that is formed of a sheet metal and has a panel on an inside surface of the closure. The panel of the closure has a lining formed thereon. The system according to the present inven...
04/17/2007
7175039Composite closure
A composite closure includes a band and an insert disk. A contact surface urges downwardly against the disk even while the band moves longitudinally relative to the disk or container. The closure has a fully tightened position in which the band's ring contacts the d...
02/13/2007
D535189Closure cap
01/16/2007
7134565Closure having band with internal thread formed by impression
A closure for mating with a container has a threaded finish. The closure comprises a flange and a skirt downwardly depending therefrom. The skirt includes a deformable element formed of a different material than that of the flange and skirt and disposed on an interi...
11/14/2006
7118319Bulk closure dispensing system
A system and method for dispensing bulk closures from a removable and transportable bin. The system has a pivotable frame for receiving and tilting the bin and a movable gate including a closed position in which the gate covers the bin opening and an open position i...
10/10/2006
7108469Can end
A can end (1) having a chuck wall (3) which is inclined at an angle of between 30° and 60°. The chuck wall (3) is provided with an image (9) such as a logo, pattern, printed or etched image, typically for promotional purposes. ...
09/19/2006
7051905Elongated orifice closure
A closure and container package are provided in which the closure has an elongated orifice. A spout cover on an underside surface of the cap portion of the closure receives a spout portion on a body portion of the closure about the orifice. A snap hinge couples the ...
05/30/2006
7048158Elongated orifice closure
A closure and container package are provided in which the closure has an elongated orifice. A spout cover disposed on an underside surface of the cap portion of the closure receives a spout portion disposed about the orifice. A spud urges the spout into contact with...
05/23/2006
D519373Closure cap
04/25/2006
7028695Mascara brush with split hollow filaments
A mascara brush and method of manufacture thereof provides a mascara brush with bristle fibers that are split into numerous fragments. The mascara brush is made with bristle fibers having longitudinal voids. The brush is then conditioned by passing a rotating wire w...
04/18/2006
7024900Container beading
Beading of containers such as two and three piece can bodies by rolling the can body between tools, typically a roll/roll or a roll/rail of a rotary turret system. During beading, a load is applied along the central axis of the can body, whereby axial and panel perf...
04/11/2006
D518717Composite closure having an insert with a peripheral curl
04/11/2006
7014075Flow control closure
A plastic closure for a container mouth is provided with a flow regulator for selectively controlling the flow of contents during dispensing. The flow regulator includes at least two parts which can be moved relative to each other. Each part has at least one dispens...
03/21/2006
D516426Fluted crown cap
03/07/2006
7004341Tamper evident composite closure with threadless securement
A composite closure type container assembly that is designed for use with unthreaded containers includes a container having an unthreaded outer surface and an opening that is defined by an upper rim, a sealing disc that is sized and shaped to cover the opening and t...
02/28/2006
D515923Closure cap
02/28/2006
D515922Closure cap
02/28/2006
D513586Closure cap
01/17/2006
6976607Tamper-evident closure
A cap comprising an upper part (2) having a dispensing orifice (10), a skirt (3) which depends from the upper part (2), a lid (15) connected to the upper part by a hinge (16) so as to be movable between open and closed posit...
12/20/2005
6974046Tamper evident closure with integrated venting and method of manufacturing
A method of manufacturing a vented tamper evident closure of the J-hook type to a container involves a closure of the type including a base, a downwardly depending sidewall portion and a tamper evident band. The tamper evident band is frangibly connected to the side...
12/13/2005
6971558Energizing ring for a closure membrane
A closure for a container, which has a self-closing valve having a cup-shaped valve head (32) with a dispensing aperture defined therein. In response to increased pressure in the container, the head of the self-closing valve to flatten and partially invert, t...
12/06/2005
D511458Can with closures
11/15/2005
6957654Mascara brush with dual lumen bristle fibers
An improve mascara brush has a typical twisted wire core containing bristles having a double lumen cross-section. The bristles are generally circular in shape, and hollow, with a dividing web across the midpoint of the bristle, thereby defining two longitudinal lume...
10/25/2005
D510523Closure cap
10/11/2005
D510269Closure cap
10/04/2005
6935826Can end and method for fixing the same to a can body
A can end includes a peripheral cover hook a chuck wall dependent from the interior of the cover hook, an outwardly concave annular reinforcing bead extending radially inwards from the chuck wall, and a central panel supported by an inner portion of the reinforcing ...
08/30/2005
D508650Closure cap
08/23/2005
D508204Tamper-evident band
08/09/2005
6923187Mascara brush with Z-shaped bristle fibers
An improved mascara brush has a typical twisted wire core containing bristles of Z-Shaped cross-section. The Z-shaped cross-section may be a conventional Z-shape; or it may be square or rectangular thereby defining a cross-section of discontinuous square, diamond or...
08/02/2005
D507485Can end
07/19/2005
6913158Closure cap
A closure cap for a container containing carbonated beverages has a head plate (2) and a substantially cylindrical cap skirt (4) extending from the edge (3) of the head plate (2). A cap thread (6) is provided on the inside (5
07/05/2005
6910607Cover for dispensing closure with pressure actuated valve
A cover for a valved dispensing closure prevents the valve from opening while the cover is disposed on closure. The cover's central projection prevents flaps formed in the valve from opening, and the cover's outer projection prevents the flexible valve head from mov...
06/28/2005
6889507Self-cooling can
A self-cooling can comprising an evaporator unit within the can and an absorber unit provided outside the container body. A beverage within the can is cooled by means of vapor which passes from the evaporator to the absorber when these are connected so as to provide...
05/10/2005
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