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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7397375 | Bottle security device A security device for securing around a generally cylindrical article such as the neck of a bottle includes a housing which forms a lock compartment and which contains an EAS security device and a magnetically actuated lock mechanism. A ratchet strap have a series o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372363 | Security device for a bottle A security device for tagging a bottle has a body defining a sleeve into which part of the bottle neck and its closure are received. A housing is defined to one side of the sleeve and first and second catch members are pivoted within the housing for movement between... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370773 | Child-resistant closure for dispensing containers The invention features a child resistant, moveable closure member and container device and an overcap and container device. The overcap has opposed end walls and opposed sidewalls, with at least one leading locking pin and at least one trailing locking pin in at lea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7339457 | Removable cap with timed signaling function A cap (10) for closing a medicinal container (5) comprises a signal driver for emitting an audible (40) and/or visible (35) signal, a control circuit for timing or calculating a predetermined fixed time interval and then commanding the si... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7259674 | Bottle security device A security device for securing around a generally cylindrical article such as the neck of a bottle includes a housing which forms a lock compartment and which contains an EAS security device and a magnetically actuated lock mechanism. A ratchet strap have a series o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252204 | Combination lock container A combination lock container (10), suitable for accepting a wine bottle, consisting of an upper housing (12), a lower housing (50), a plurality of tumblers (18A-18E), and externally applied indicia (24). Cylindrical walls, o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243799 | Portable container for disposing of a medicated oral dosage form The present invention includes a disposal system for disposal of medicated oral dosage forms comprising: 1) a container having a top, a bottom, and a sidewall, the container having a plurality of apertures located thereon; 2) a uni-directional port for securing a me... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232270 | Device for holding writing instruments A device for holding writing instruments for efficiently holding a writing instrument. The device for holding writing instruments includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve movably positioned within an inner lumen of the outer sleeve, a plurality of fingers extending... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7189134 | Interactive beverage bottle top Beverage bottle tops having interactive elements or performing interactive actions are disclosed. The beverage bottle tops are capable of conveying liquid from the bottle to a person. The beverage bottle tops include interactive elements, structures, or acts, which ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178685 | Straw receptacle lid A lids for a child's drinking cup has a projection extending integrally from an underside of the lid, the projection defining, in an upper surface of the lid body, a straw receptacle. The projection defines a plurality of break lines, such as slits, terminating at b... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7124904 | Reversible child resistant closure A reversible child resistant closure system including a closure and container a container having a neck portion, an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the con... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111746 | Shellable child resistant closure container with positive lock mechanism A shellable, positively lockable, child resistant closure and container includes a pair of nested inner and outer caps designed to be purposefully shellable for use in its non-child resistant mode. The inner cap is coaxially positioned and nested within the outer ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7008133 | Disposable single-use applicator A disposable single-use applicator assembly includes a package that sealably contains a fluid to be dispensed in and around an applicator for dispensing the fluid. The applicator has a handle and a fluid holding element at a first end portion of the handle. Prior to... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6824006 | Child safe container A child safe container including a base and a cover is provided. The container includes a hinge and latch which cooperate to maintain the container in a locked position. The container is unlocked and can be opened by translating the base and the cover in a preferred... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822567 | Security device for a bottle A security device for a bottle having a neck fitted with a closure comprises a sleeve adapted to fit over the neck of the bottle and a catch member pivoted to the sleeve for movement between free and locking positions. The catch member has an inner portion which pro... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6793081 | Locking neck ring A locking neck ring device that is placed over a capped bottle or container and grips the bottle neck ring, and together with a padlock or other securing means, prevents access to the bottle cap. The locking device comprises a clamp member that jackets a capped bott... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6763960 | Child resistant closure and container A closure and container combination provide a child resistant package. The closure has a top wall and a skirt depending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top wall. The container has a bottom, a cylindrical sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom and an op... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6543633 | Safety container A safety container has a container body of cylindrical shape and having a cap. Opening of the cap is prevented by a safety cover which surrounds the cylindrical body. The safety cover may be removed only by a user gripping the container body through oppos... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6418283 | Communications cartridge An article including: a container with an opening which container is adapted to accommodate and dispense the contents therefrom; a closure seal in contact with the container; and a signal module in communication with the closure. When the closure is infri... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6286698 | Methods and apparatus for the interim storage of medicated oral dosage forms An apparatus for the reusable interim storage of partially consumed medicated oral dosage forms and methods for employing such an apparatus in order to use medicated oral dosage forms in the safest possible manner. The apparatus of the present invention i... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6173851 | Method and apparatus for the interim storage of medicated oral dosage forms An apparatus for the reusable interim storage of partially consumed medicated oral dosage forms and methods for employing such an apparatus in order to use medicated oral dosage forms in the safest possible manner. The apparatus of the present invention i... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5873475 | Container closure which converts from a child resistant to a non-child resistant configuration A container closure which can be converted from a child resistant configuration to a non-child resistant configuration. The container closure includes an external cap, an internal cap and a locking element. The locking element is inserted between the exte... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5816421 | Closure cap having an unpleasant tasting coating A closure cap includes a top wall with recesses therein wherein the recesses have an unpleasant tasting material therein to discourage infants and small children from placing the closure caps in their mouths and biting down on the caps.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5769252 | Container closure which converts from a child resistant to a non-child resistant configuration A container closure which can be converted from a child resistant configuration to a non-child resistant configuration. The container closure includes an external cap, an internal cap and a locking element. The locking element is inserted between the exte... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5752612 | Self closing opening member A closure 1 for a container comprises a slidable opening member 3 slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, substantially no opening force can readily be applied to the opening member 3. In the extended pos... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5699922 | Detachable closure system for an open-ended tubular member A container closure system includes a plurality of equally circumferentially distributed pins extending outwardly from the tubular neck of the container near the opening. A detachable cap consists of nested inner and outer cap members. The inner cap membe... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5693036 | Method of injection moulding an undercut formation on a circular body and a closure assembly including a coupling element A method of injection moulding an undercut formation on a circular body in which the formation is moulded in a series of arcuate sections alternating with spaces. According to the method, the moulding core, which produces the formation, is extracted by fi... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5602530 | Anti-theft device for bottles The invention relates to an anti-shop lifting device, intended to be passed onto and locked to a bottle-neck having an external circumferential bead. The device comprises an outer socket (15) which can be shifted in relation to an inner socket (10) betwee... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5579932 | Closure with outer driver having movable segments forming manual engagement member A tamper-indicating, child resistant closure for a threaded bottle includes an inner cap and an outer driver telescoped over the inner cap. The inner cap includes a top wall having spaced apart upstanding ribs. The outer driver includes a top wall having ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5398829 | Tamper resistant, child resistant cap and spout assembly A cap assembly is fitted to a bottleneck, and is provided with a sleeve for fitting to the bottleneck. The sleeve is provided with a non-drip pouring spout whereby the liquid can be poured from the bottle through the sleeve and spout. A closure cap member... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5224615 | Child resistant container and safety closure A container for storing a hazardous product, a lock ring assembled into a neck groove portion of the container and a safety closure threaded over the container to seal the container and encircle the lock ring. An extending tab, on the bottom of the lock r... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5190176 | Child resistant closure with protective flange and canted upper wall A child resistant dispensing closure having a cap and a spout mounted thereon for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis. The upper surface of the spout is provided with a plurality of ribs, each of which has a distinct energy plane. Only one rib,... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5147053 | Container with child proof closure A container with a body and a closure which is held captive to the body and which is is disengageable therefrom by urging the closure towards the body to deflect a deformable member on the closure or the body. This opens a pathway along which a retaining ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5058754 | Child resistant container and safety closure A container for storing a hazardous product, a lock ring and a safety closure placed over the lock ring and threaded to the container. An extending tab portion of the lock ring extends from the bottom of an annular slot in the neck portion of the containe... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5027954 | Child proof container and safety closure A child proof container and safety closure comprising a container, a cap for closing the open end of the container storing a hazardous product and a safety closure placed over the cap and threaded to the container. An extending tab on the top of the cap, ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4998632 | Condition indicating child-resistant cap A condition indicating child-resistant cap assembly including an inner cap and an outer cap rotatably mounted on the inner cap. An indicating post is connected to the top wall of the inner cap in alignment with an opening in the top wall of the outer cap.... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4997096 | Child resistant closures A child resistant closure comprising an outer shell having a base wall and a peripheral skirt and an inner shell having a base wall and a peripheral skirt telescoped within the outer shell. The inner surface of the base wall of the outer shell and the out... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4979648 | Child resistant push-pull dispensing closure A push-pull dispensing closure for a container includes a child-resistant sleeve which is slidably retained between the closure dispensing cap and the closure base member. In its NORMAL position, the sleeve obstructs opening access to the cap. When the sl... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4847597 | Medicine bottle A medicine container for sounding an audible alarm when the cap for the container is partially removed. The manipulation of the cap relative to the medicine bottle initiates the operation of an electrical audible alarm mounted on the cap.... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4845470 | Tamper evident closure apparatus A tamper evident closure apparatus is described in which a closure sensing switch is positioned inside of a container for nonprescription drugs and the like for producing a lid removal signal upon the removal of the lid from the container. A sound signal ... | 07/04/1989 |
