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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6391135 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing tubular containers A method of manufacturing multi-ply tubular containers for food products is provided including the steps of applying an aqueous adhesive to a surface of a paperboard body ply and then heating the aqueous adhesive to evaporate part of the water content and... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6341720 | Tri-closure dispensing top A one-piece dispensing top has three separate dispensing ports. Each dispensing port is designed to dispense particulate foodstuffs from a container. One port is configured to allow removal of product with an utensil. A second port is configured to be use... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6196408 | Release strip for tubular containers and methods and apparatus of applying same A release strip for tubular containers is provided and includes a tab portion. An elongate portion of the release strip is releasably adhered to an outer surface of the tubular body of the container with a first adhesive application. The tab portion exten... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6059104 | Corner support post A corner support post having a first section of trapezoidal cross-section and a second section rectangular in cross-section. Both sections are formed by a single continuous wall structure with the rectangular section offset longitudinally and laterally fr... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5881898 | Open top drum having ribbed chime An open top drum having a closed bottom, a sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom, and a chime portion for receiving a removable cover. The chime portion extends from the sidewall so as to define an open top and includes a substantially radial first... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5881882 | Plastic bag pack adapted to leave no residue on a supporting rack A pack of plastic bags which are preferably self-opening are adapted to be mounted on a support rack and leave no residue on the support rack when removed therefrom. The plastic bags include front and rear walls integrally joined at their sides and secure... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5875626 | Adapter for rotatably supporting a yarn carrier in a winding assembly of a yarn processing machine An adapter for rotatably supporting a tubular end of a yarn carrier in a take-up winding assembly of a yarn processing machine which accommodates the placement of a yarn transfer tail across an end surface of the yarn carrier between the yarn carrier and ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874016 | Concrete column forming tube having a smooth inside coated surface A concrete column forming tube and method of making same for receiving poured concrete column therein to produce a concrete column is characterized by a smooth inside coated surface in the forming tube to eliminate spiral seam lines and other undesirable ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5868349 | Spool having radial support ribs on the flange "A reel or spool" for the winding or unwinding of cable, wire, or the like. The reel includes a hub having a cylindrical wall defining an outer barrel surface and an axial end wall suitable for the application of labels or other identification indicia. A ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5857613 | Easy-open container for refrigerated dough products and the like The invention provides spirally wound easy-open containers which comprise a spirally wound body wall having overlapped edges and which have capabilities and benefits associated with conventional butt jointed containers. The overlapped edges of the body wa... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845779 | T-shirt type plastic bag pack adapted to leave no residue on a supporting rack A bag dispensing system is provided which includes a rack for supporting a pack of plastic bags in a generally vertical suspended position for successively removal of the bags by a user and including an elongate central tab retaining device having a prede... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5846619 | Polymeric liner ply for tubular containers and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same A method of manufacturing multi-ply tubular containers for food products is provided including the steps of advancing a continuous body ply formed of paperboard towards a shaping mandrel and advancing a continuous polymeric liner ply adjacent to one surfa... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5833592 | Method and apparatus for enhancing seam unifority in spirally wound tubes The invention provides a method and apparatus for spirally winding a tube of enhanced spiral seam uniformity that is simple and reliable. The spirally wound tube is formed using a spiral pitch control surface that engages with an exterior or interior cyli... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5829669 | Tubular container and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same A method of manufacturing multi-ply tubular containers for food products is provided including the steps of applying an aqueous adhesive to a surface of a paperboard body ply and then heating the aqueous adhesive to evaporate part of the water content and... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5804284 | Paperboard for manufacturing single-layer paperboard tube-forming plies The invention provides a continuous paperboard sheet adapted to be slit longitudinally into a plurality of continuous paperboard plies, and to improved paperboard plies for forming single-layer, paperboard tubes. The paperboard sheet has a substantially c... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5788112 | Container and end closure adapted for evacuating and back-flushing of gases during closing A container and end adapted for closing and sealing the container with a double-seaming operation is provided which permits evacuating and back-flushing of gases out of and into the container while the end is in a seated and unseamed position on the conta... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5785239 | Reduced material carton divider and method of producing same A carton divider having vertically oriented longitudinal partitions and vertically oriented transverse partitions interengaged to form a grid of cells for receiving glass containers or the like. Adjacent cells share a wall having opposing faces, and a ver... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5775531 | Container for powdered product having a measuring cup device therein A container for being filled with a powdered product includes a container body having an open bottom end and an end closure attached to the container top end portion for closing the container top end portion to adapt the container to be filled through the... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5752614 | Easy-opening closure for hermetic sealing a retortable container An easy-opening closure is provided for hermetically sealing of an open end of a retortable container. The closure includes a metal end ring having a deformable outside peripheral area for being double seamed to the open end of the retortable container an... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5718397 | Reel having concentric flange supports A reel is provided for the winding and unwinding of wire or the like. The reel includes a cylindrical hub having a pair of flanges, one at each end of the hub. The hub includes an inner cylindrical wall defining a central hollow bore through the center of... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5713484 | Two-piece plastic container and removable cover A two-piece plastic container and removable cover is provided which is particularly adaptable for containing flowable products. The removable cover comprises a one-piece molded generally circular cover having an annular sealing projection extending genera... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713824 | Method for forming an easy-open container having an improved reinforcing and tear strip A method is provided of manufacturing an easy-open container. A bodywall layer strip is positioned on a wider liner layer strip to define first and second edge portions on the side of the wider liner layer which extends transversely beyond the bodywall la... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5711142 | Adapter for rotatably supporting a yarn carrier in a winding assembly of a yarn processing machine An adapter rotatably supports a tubular end of a yarn carrier in a take-up winding assembly of a yarn processing machine which accommodates the placement of a yarn transfer tail across an end surface of the yarn carrier between the yarn carrier and the ad... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5699683 | Filter sleeve for tubular filter core A yarn carrier is provided of the type including a substantially rigid tubular core having passageways through the sidewall thereof for the passage of dye or wet finishing bath into the yarn to be wrapped thereon. A filter sleeve is wrapped around the out... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5667173 | Compact rack construction for mounting T-shirt type plastic bags A compact rack construction is provided for mounting a pack of thermoplastic grocery or retail product bags of the T-shirt type and which includes a frame and a pair of generally horizontally and outwardly extending laterally-spaced support arms for recei... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5630982 | Method and apparatus for extruding plastic tubing A method and apparatus for extruding thermoplastic tubing of reduced eccentricity, in which tubing is extruded into a vacuum calibration box containing a cooling fluid and a sizing collar. An ultrasonic device for measuring wall thicknesses around the per... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5622288 | Cartridge plunger with surface cleaning skirt A cartridge tube and plunger wherein the skirt of the plunger includes a ridge pattern of a generally uniform compressibility with staggered areas of greater rigidity defined by intersecting ridges for intimate accommodation within interior surface irregu... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5610837 | System and method for nondestructive vibrational testing The present invention is a system and method for nondestructive vibrational testing of a specimen, such as a paper core tube. The system analyzes transverse vibrations of the simply supported specimen. The system measures the weight change at one end of t... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5593039 | Corner post for packaging system A corner support post formed from a paperboard tube includes a substantially planar outer wall and an inner wall coextensive therewith and provided with a shoulder defined by a laterally turned portion of the inner wall. A compression accommodating bead i... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5586963 | Single-ply paperboard tube and method of forming same A single-ply wound paperboard tube is disclosed as is its forming method. The method comprises applying an adhesive to a paperboard ply having relatively thin longitudinal edges and a relatively thick central portion therebetween, then spirally winding th... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5573638 | Paperboard for manufacturing single-layer paperboard tube-forming plies The invention provides a continuous paperboard sheet adapted to be slit longitudinally into a plurality of continuous paperboard plies, and to improved paperboard plies for forming single-layer, paperboard tubes. The paperboard sheet has a substantially c... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5562580 | Self-opening polyethylene bag stack and process for producing same The invention provides self-opening polyethylene film bag stacks which do not require a separate adhesive layer between adjacent bags. The self-opening bag stack according to the invention preferably include a plurality of stacked t-shirt type high densit... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5560521 | Recyclable caulk cartridge with breakaway nozzle A caulk cartridge of recyclable material including an end panel with an integral nozzle. Interior projections integral with the end panel define a cylindrical extension about the open base end of the nozzle and, upon being subjected to the force of the pi... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5556365 | Spirally-wound easy-open container having a score cut opening panel An easy-open container has a spirally-wound paperboard bodywall layer, interior barrier liner layer and outer label layer forming as easy-open seam extending spirally between the ends of the container. Easy-opening of the container is enhanced by the prov... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5547451 | Easy-open container having directionally-oriented label tear An easy-open container has a spirally-wound paperboard bodywall layer, interior barrier liner layer and outer label layer forming an easy-open seam extending spirally between the ends of the container. A feature is provided for directionally-orienting tea... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5543107 | Blow molding a closed plastic drum including two speed compression molding of an integral handling ring A closed one-piece plastic drum having an integral handling ring at a head end is formed in a blow mold having mold halves and an articulating mold section. While the mold is open and the articulating section is spaced from the mold halves, a heated plast... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5505395 | Multi-grade paperboard winding cores for yarns and films having enhanced resistance to inside diameter reduction A multi-grade spirally wound paperboard winding core of enhanced resistance to inside diameter deformation includes a plurality of structural paperboard layers having at least two predetermined densities including a lower density and a higher density wher... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5494215 | Easy-open container having directionally-oriented label tear An easy-open container has a spirally-wound paperboard bodywall layer, interior barrier liner layer and outer label layer forming an easy-open seam extending spirally between the ends of the container. A feature is provided for directionally-orienting tea... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5495087 | Grooving blade for textile core The invention provides textile cores having improved start-up grooves. In a preferred embodiment the start-up groove has a generally V shaped cross-section and at least one longitudinal portion of the groove, preferably the trailing portion of the groove,... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5487506 | Easy-open container having an improved reinforcing and tear strip An easy-open container has a spirally-wound bodywall layer, interior barrier liner layer and outer label layer forming an easy-open seam extending spirally between the ends of the container and which is provided with an improved reinforcing and tear strip... | 01/30/1996 |
