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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7146784 | Machine for packaging a plurality of articles in a carton, and method of forming a carton A packaging machine for loading a plurality of articles into a carton which mechanism comprises carton erecting means for part erecting said carton to define a first article receiving cell, means for selecting a group of articles comprising at least two articles, me... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6983874 | Article carrier and blank therefor An article carrier and a blank for forming an article carrier of the basket type comprising in sequence a first end panel, a first side panel, a second end panel, a second side panel and a third end panel foldably connected together one to next. A base panel is hing... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6571539 | Packaging machine and method of carton set up A carton manipulating device for rotating a carton in a packaging machine, which apparatus comprises carton pick up means adapted to engage at least one carton from the infeed stream and to convey the carton through a working reach of the apparatus and wh... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6394742 | Method for stacking boxes and removal of individual boxes from the stack Boxes each having opposing top and bottom walls adjoining opposing end walls and opposing side walls spaced apart a width adjoining the opposing top and bottom walls and the opposing end walls and having recessed end structure wherein a portion of the opp... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394272 | Carton and divider panel A divider panel (60) for separating two or more tiers of stacked articles (A) in a packaged carton (100) has deformable means (62, 62b, 62c, 62d) adapted operably to nest between stacks articles (A) on adjacent sides of the panel (60).... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6302320 | Heavy duty article carrier A carrier 10 has a bottom wall (24), side walls (22, 26), a top wall (20), and end walls. At least one of the end walls is is a composite structure of multiple-ply construction. The composite end wall is made up of multiple end wall flaps (40, 42, 44, 46)... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6260755 | Carton with reinforced handle structure A handle structure for a carton is formed within a panel having a opposing side edges and opposing end edges that intersect to form corners of the handle panel, the handle structure. A strap member is integrally conjoined with the handle panel and extends... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6213286 | Adjustable carton feeder A carton feeder has a plurality of suction-cup stations for engaging cartons. A valve mechanism which includes a rotating valve, a stationary valve and a change-over valve selectively applies vacuums to different ones of the plurality of suction-cup stati... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210281 | Phase-adjustment mechanism A pair of concentrically mounted drive shafts are rotatable with respect to one another. Each drive shaft engages and drives at least one endless chain upon which lugs are mountable. A driven power shaft directly drives one of the drive shafts. The other ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6189687 | Article carrier and blank therefor The present invention and its preferred embodiments relate to an article carrier which is shaped to provide satisfactory strength to hold the bottles securely but with a degree of flexibility so that the load transferred to the handle is absorbed by a car... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6131803 | Carton with reinforced handle structure A handle structure for a carton 12 is formed within a panel 20, 28 having a strap member 14, 44, 46 extending between end edges of the panel. An elongated web 54 extends diagonally from an intersection of side and end edges of the panel. The elongated web... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129266 | Carton with reinforced handle structure A handle structure for a carton 12 is formed within a panel 20, 28 having a strap member 14, 44, 46 extending between end edges of the panel. An elongated web 54 extends diagonally from an intersection of side and end edges of the panel. The elongated web... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6088995 | System for automatic inspection and ejection of cartons in a packaging machine A system for automatic inspection and ejection of cartons in a packaging machine includes detection elements (20, 22) for determining whether a carton (C) has assumed a predetermined configuration at a predetermined point in its path of travel. Carton eje... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6003665 | Basket style article carrier with tapered end panels and separator straps A set-up basket style article carrier has a bottom panel, first and second opposed sidewalls attached to the bottom panel, riser panels, a handle attached to the riser panels, transverse partition straps extending between the riser panels and sidewalls, a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5988389 | Article cradle An article cradle (20) formed from a one-piece blank (10) has a bottom wall (22) and adjoining end (24) and side (40) walls. The end walls (24) have end wall flanges (26) extending therefrom. The side walls (40) have side wall flanges (46) extending there... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979645 | Basket-style article carrier with non-stepped side walls A basket-style article carrier (10) with straight, non-stepped side walls (26, 72) and end walls (52/86, 112/122) wherein partition portions containing cell-forming partition straps (34a, 34b, 64a, 64b) are struck from a multiple-ply handle structure and ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5941751 | Fluid-launchable sound-generating article A sound-generating unit (30) is encased within the body (20) of an article (10) which is to be launched by a burst of compressed and/or pressurized fluid (15) from a fluid launching device (11). The sound-generating unit (30) has the three main elements o... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5890649 | Corner structure for carton A carton (C) has a bottom wall (10) having corners (11) and upright side walls (12, 14) and end walls (16, 18) adjoining the bottom wall. The intersection of the end and side walls having a first triangular-shaped gusset (30) defined by a first pair of fo... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5868252 | Divider panel with anchor panel window aperture A divider panel (10, 11) has a major panel (12) with an anchor flap (14) foldably adjoining an edge thereof. The anchor panel (14) has an aperture (16) which is positioned for alignment with an aperture (8) in a carton (7) in which the divider panel (10, ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5855318 | Interlocking arrangement for panels An interlocking arrangement (10) for panels has a locking tab (20) having a nose (22) and a base of a first width WT including at least one transverse segmented base edge (24) having have an outermost vane (26) and at least one inner vane (28).... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5788081 | Compartmented tray A multiple product container has at least one tubular compartment disposed adjacent a tray compartment. The tubular compartment has at least one aperture at its top-most portion for extraction of an elongated product and retention of the elongated product... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5775572 | Carton with center partition A carton (10) has opposing side walls (22, 24) adjoining top (66, 46) and bottom (14) walls forming the tube portion of the carton (10). Opposing end closures adjoin the end portions of the tube. The top wall (46, 66) of the carton is multiple-ply with th... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775503 | Article carrier A blank for forming an article carrier of the top gripping type comprising hingeably interconnected first and second side panels, first and second end panels and upper panels having means for cooperating with an article to retain the article in a formed c... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5765690 | Article tray In an article tray a base panel (20) and an article-receiving panel (22) are spaced apart in parallel relation by side walls (24, 26). Lower end panels (40) foldably joined to each end of the base panel (20) have locking tabs (42), stabilizing tabs (44) a... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5755075 | Flight bar A flight bar frame which translates along a predetermined path is adapted for engaging and translating an article grouping of one or more articles while simultaneously engaging and translating a sheet of material above the article grouping. The sheet of m... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5730353 | Carton and blank for vertical packaging of articles An elongated tubular carton (10) formed from a blank (12) is collapsible about a pair of diametrically opposed fold lines. The carton (10) has a segmented tear strip (60, 62, 64, 66) and display apertures (70).... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5713469 | Carton with integral core A carton (10) has a plurality of adjoining side walls (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) which form a tubular structure. A plurality of core panels (41, 42, 44) adjoin one another to form a core member (40) which is centrally and substantially perpendic... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5697548 | Tray-style carton having reinforced side walls A bottom wall is formed from a plurality of bottom panels having unjoined adjacent edges. Side walls are formed from a plurality of side panels. Each side panel is foldably joined along a bottom edge to one of the bottom wall panels. Reinforcing posts are... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5687847 | Carton having divider panel for two-tier can package A package includes a plurality of cylindrical beverage cans (10) arranged into at least two tiers with a carton disposed around the cans. A paperboard divider panel (30) is disposed between and in contact with the cans of adjacent tiers. The divider panel... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5682985 | Article carrier A collapsible basket-type article carrier has end walls joined at the ends of opposing side walls. A portion of the side wall is cut-away to form bands for engaging articles. Riser panels extend inwardly of the end walls. A handle structure extends betwee... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5671587 | Method and apparatus for loading bottom-loading basket-style carrier An apparatus for loading containers into basket-style bottom-loading carriers has a container infeed conveyor; a divider for segregating the containers into columns; a container meterer for metering each of the columns of containers into groupings of a pr... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5655705 | Multi-ply handle for wrap-around carton A partially open wrap-around type carrier is combinable with a tray portion to form a composite carrier. The wrap-around carrier has a central panel flanked by opposing end panels and opposing side panels. One end panel is an end handle panel having hand-... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5638663 | Overhead can guide Guide blocks (20) having guide ribs (22) are moved by an endless chain (30) above and in synchronization with conveyor systems (11, 13) carrying groups (1) of containers. The guide blocks (20) and guide ribs (22) form channels for engaging the tops of con... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5605228 | Keel for wraparound article carrier A keel structure in a wraparound type article carrier (10) has at least one trapezoidal-shaped keel element (40) formed from a pair of opposing upstanding panels (32, 42) which are spaced apart and interconnected at uneven heights by a platform (44) which... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5582289 | Composite article carrier A composite carrier (10) has a handle structure (20) with a hand-gripping portion (22, 23) in upright relation to an attached article-engaging panel structure (24, 25). In one embodiment of the handle structure (20) the panel structure is a pair of panels... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5560539 | Sealable carton A tray-like, shallow carton (9) has angled corners and struts (34, 40) that reinforce the load bearing capacity of the carton. End closure flaps (20, 22, 24/25, 26/27) which become end walls of the carton have a pair of closure tabs (42) and sealing tabs ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5553705 | Clip-type carrier for flanged article A clip-type carrier (10) has a top wall which includes an inner (20) and an outer (40) panel that overlap at respective lap portions (22, 42). The inner panel (20) has an inner article-receiving aperture (24) for each flanged article (1) to be received. T... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5547074 | Article carrier A collapsible basket-type article carrier has end walls joined at the ends of opposing side walls. A portion of the side wall is cut-away to form bands for engaging articles. Riser panels extend inwardly of the end walls. A handle structure extends betwee... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5518111 | Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package A divider panel (20) has a major panel (22) with attached anchor flaps (24, 26) for securing the panel (20) in a multiple-tier article package. The anchor flaps (24, 26) are attached to the major panel (22) along perforated lines (23) that permit the anch... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5395044 | Integral handle for carton for beverage can package A handle (30) is integrally formed with a carton (20) by apertures (20) adjacent the handle (30). Each aperture (20) is covered by a combination of tabs (22, 24) which are foldable out of the plane of the aperture (20) to define the sides of the handle (3... | 03/07/1995 |
