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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5702017 | Combination of a row of containers and a strip of caps, and assembly of a container and cap Combination of a row of containers and a strip of caps, each of the containers and caps being respectively joined by breakable links allowing the joined strip of caps to be placed on necks of the joined row of containers by a translational movement parall... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5699913 | Unitized package assembly A unitized package assembly for holding and containing merchandise for transport to and display at a point of sale. The assembly includes a header and a plurality of articles suspended therefrom. Each article is secured to the header by a projection on th... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5692626 | Integral dual compartment container An integral dual compartment container includes a pair of container bodies positioned back-to-back relative to one another. Each of the container bodies includes respective upper and lower container body portions. The upper body portions each has an openi... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5692431 | Bread baking A bread baking pan and complementary protective carrier. The pan has edge flanges that enter complementary recesses at the edges of the carrier, and which serve to protect the user from injury by the edges of the pans. The carrier eliminates any air zones... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5690245 | Food tray A food tray comprising a frame having a plurality of apertures therein. The apertures generally correspond to the configuration of the respective food container to be engaged therein. Each food container has a pair of parallel ridges extending about its p... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5687895 | Interlocking arrangement of storage boxes for a sport utility vehicle An interlocking arrangement of storage boxes in the rear section of a passenger vehicle such as a sport utility vehicle. The arrangement preferably includes at least three storage boxes. Two of the boxes are respectively secured to the side walls of the v... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5669519 | Jug having a secondary bottle in the handle opening A two container assembly comprises a first container for containing a fluid and a second container for containing a fluid. The first container has a handle and a handle opening, and the second container has a resilient sidewall, a top end and a bottom end... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5667136 | Object collector The present invention relates to an object collector for collecting objects in a plurality of containers, which comprises a tank body, an inlet device, a guiding device, a receiving device, and a collecting device. The tank body has a top inlet opening. T... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5664696 | Installation of tanks for storing fuel or chemical products in service stations and the like A battery of reservoirs for storing fuel, gas, contaminants and/or fluids, including external means for structurally protecting the tanks and providing stability to protect the surrounding environment from fluid leaks. The external means comprise a plural... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5655658 | Cassette container having effective centering capability A cylindrical container for containing a film cassette includes a bottom surface having a pair of radially extending rib members for engaging with a centering apparatus. According to the invention, the radially extending members are diametrically opposed ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5651523 | Article support system having multiple utilities A system for supporting at least one article, comprising an article support member and a base support member for supporting a base member of the article support. The article support comprises a member comprising a first end including a base member project... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5649638 | Device enabling two containers to be joined with each other and container having such a device A device for joining a first face of a first container to a second face of a second container, in which the first face and the second face are alignable along a longitudinal axis, includes a plurality of hooks and a hook receiving portion. The plurality o... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5649624 | Self-hanging display package A self-hanging and self-engaging display package includes a rear panel having an aperture formed therein and a front panel having an integrally formed tab. A plurality of display packages form a display package system for automatically forming a chain of ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5638974 | Small container The invention relates to small container (2.1, 2.2), in particular of plastic, including at least one cylindrical, in particular circular cylindrical section with a means (16.1a to c, 16.2a and b, 18.2a and b) located in the region of cylindrical peripher... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5617953 | Stackable/nestable containers A stack of containers is formed from a container system. The system includes a plurality of open-topped containers each adapted to be selectively stackable or nestable with like containers. First containers are of relatively large plan. Second containers ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5611206 | Butter storing and conditioning device A butter storing and conditioning device which maintains butter at a desired temperature to keep the butter cool enough not to melt and warm enough to easily spread. The device includes a housing which covers the butter while placed upon a butter dish res... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5597219 | Mobile receptacles for cigarette trays A box-shaped container for temporary storage of filled or empty cigarette trays defines a plurality of compartments for temporary storage of a set of trays. The compartments have open front sides for introduction or extraction of trays and at least partia... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5597114 | Interlocking modular product delivery system A product display and delivery system comprising modular, disposable, product-filled cartridges fitted with a plurality of external fastener devices, positioned in a unique arrangement, which enables the cartridges to be releasably joined in a plurality o... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5595294 | Modular packaging and holder for tool bits The present invention provides a modular bit holder which stores and displays a single bit, and can be linked with other such bit holders to form a variable set. A bit is inserted in one end of the holder and is held in place by a flange. To remove the bi... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5576214 | Method of supplying disposable tips to an aspirator An array of tips is disclosed for multiple loading onto plural aspirators, wherein the array comprises columns of tips temporarily joined together within and between columns, at discontinuously spaced junctions. The array is moved along in tracks spaced s... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5562047 | Modular spill deck A spill deck module includes a substantially planar bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of opposing end walls which form an interior chamber. Each side wall and end wall includes an aperture allowing fluid communication between adjacent ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5544778 | Combination of a row of containers and a strip of caps, and assembly of a container and cap Combination of a row of containers and a strip of caps, each of the containers and caps being respectively joined by breakable links allowing the joined strip of caps to be placed on necks of the joined row of containers by a translational movement parall... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5544969 | Stacked enclosure locking mechanism A module is sandwiched between an underlying member and a superimposed enclosure. The underlying member may be a base or another enclosure. The module is constructed so that it can be secured to the underlying member. The superimposed member has feet form... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5544499 | Yarn organizer for keeping yarn separated when hand knitting The apparatus includes a plurality of yarn storage containers which receive skeins of different yarns which are to be interwoven to form a pattern in a knitted garment or article. The yarn containers include a removable top which contains a yarn outlet gu... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5535889 | Canteen with solid food compartment A canteen includes a canteen body which confines a compartment for storing refreshments therein, a food container which has a container body that is mounted to a base of the canteen body and that confines a compartment for storing solid food therein, and ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533667 | Separable modular containers Separable modular containers in the form of rectangular parallelepipeds are each formed from identical separate individual blanks of corrugated fiberboard or other sheet material, and include provision for separably securing at least two such containers t... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5524760 | Interlocking apparatus for stacked cartons and method for using the same An apparatus for interlocking the top layer of corrugated cardboard cartons in a palletized load of said cartons while also providing edge protection, load containment, a flat even surface to stack additional palletized loads upon, and the ability to stac... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5520307 | Dispensing top for pill case A medication dispenser cap and container comprises a base connected to the container and including a non-circular, for example polygonal, indication portion with multiple points or nodes. A cover which also has a non-circular shape is rotatably mounted to... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520279 | Compact disk carrying container A compact disk carrying container comprising: an upper cover having left and right side walls each formed with a plurality of inwardly extending flanges at a lower edge and a projection close to a rear end; and a lower cover having a left side and a right... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5518112 | Software disk holder and assembly of disk cases therewith A software disk holder holds in a coupled state a plurality of software disk cases each having a case body and a lid such that the lid of each case can be opened and closed. Holder plates are each interposed between an upper and a lower software disk case... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5503288 | Container for small objects, with mutual coupling means A container for small objects, with mutual coupling elements, comprising a first and a second half-shells which can be mutually coupled to form a container for removably accommodating small objects. Furthermore, on at least one of the half-shells, engagem... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5497902 | Thermally insulated beverage mug with detachable pouch A thermally insulated beverage mug with detachable pouch comprising a shell having a bottom wall, a tubular side wall coupled to the bottom wall and extended upwards therefrom to define a hollow interior and an opening for allowing access thereto; an insu... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494204 | Stand for easy replacement of the tape roll An interconnecting structure for connectable tape stands formed with a plurality of resilient fingers extending axially from the free end of a hollow cylinder which extends from the inner face of a side wall, and the free ends of the resilient fingers bei... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5484057 | Tool packaging container A tool packaging container including a rectangular body portion having a recess at a central portion, a flange at a bottom, and a plurality of vertical dovetail grooves at both sides, and two rectangular extension containers connected with both sides of t... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482095 | Case for a dosing accessory adapted to be fixed on a bottle This invention relates to a case for dosing accessories adapted to be adhered to a bottle. Said case comprises a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, an open upper end and a lower end, and presents a housing adapted to receive, at least partially, a d... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5476172 | Modular recording media storage apparatus A modular, portable apparatus for storing and carrying a plurality of disc shaped recording media has a housing including a lower base component and an upper cover component. The lower base component and the upper cover component are pivotally coupled. Sl... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5474170 | CD holder and display array Apparatus for holding a disc cartridge. The holding apparatus may be assembled with a plurality of other holding apparatus to form an array for use in a disc display. Discs may be removed from a disc cartridge without removing the cartridge from the array... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5469999 | Modular storage and organizing system for vehicles A modular storage and organizing system for vehicles including a plurality of generally box-shaped units and a length-wise and depth-wise expandable floor rack for restraining the units from undesired movement during vehicle operation. The box units inclu... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5470537 | Supporting stand for conical-bottom limited-volume vial A tip on a conical bottom of a conical-bottom vial fits snugly in a receptacle in a central portion of a base. The base can be attached to the conical bottom for use as a stand for the vial. The tip is generally truncate-spherical. An entrance to the rece... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5470536 | Cuvette matrix A cuvette matrix, having a row of attached cuvettes, from which it is possible to detach one cuvette to be placed in an opening in a stand. On the outer surface of each cuvette, at an angle from the longitudinal direction of the row of cuvettes, there is ... | 11/28/1995 |
