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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056751 | Fast closing-twist top opening packaging system Base and cover elements (12, 14) of a food container (10) can be rapidly closed at a plant and can be easily opened and closed by a customer. The cover has a lower rim wall (44) with a plurality of radially inward cover projections (50) s... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7530467 | Cap mounting arrangement A cap has a pair of L-shaped, flexible engaging arms that extend, from the end of a cap body opposite to the direction of fitting, in the direction of fitting with a distance away from the cap body. The distal ends of the engaging arms are connected by a pair of fle... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7442222 | Filter housing composed of first and second releasably connected sections A housing, particularly a filter housing, especially an air filter housing, including first and second housing sections which can be releasably connected by a relative rotational movement between the sections. Latching members corresponding to one another are dispos... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7387214 | Closure and container package with child-resistant and non-child-resistant modes of operation A package includes a closure for attachment to a container. The closure has a skirt with a plurality of internal lugs and an internal surface. The container has a sidewall terminating in an open end and having a plurality of external projections. The plurality of ex... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7344042 | Cap device A fuel cap has a torque mechanism that transmits a rotational torque to a casing main body through engagement elements in response to rotation of a cover. When the rotational torque exceeds a predetermined level, the engagement is released to give a click. The first... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331479 | Child resistant container and cap A locking cap and container is provided for a container having an opening surrounded by a neck with container threads thereon that are sized and located to threadingly engage cap threads formed on a skirt of the cap. A shaped distal end is formed on a distal end of ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328816 | Beverage dispenser A food and beverage dispenser with a dispenser lid and a dispenser body. The dispenser body has four walls and a bottom. The dispenser lid seats on the dispenser body. The dispenser lid is secured to the body by cooperation of the lid with the body. Rotation of the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322563 | Arrangement for securing in-ground water valves Underground water valves having square operating nuts, such as but not limited to critical water valves which control different pressure zones or different demand areas, are secured by a shielding cap, each of which have a recess that receives a valve operating nut ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313579 | Network storage system and handover method between plurality of network storage devices The present invention shortens service termination times and permits rapid transfers. A file tree with the same structure as that of the file tree of a first NAS is formed in a second NAS beforehand. File data is not transferred to the tree. The second NAS saves an ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303089 | Anti-siphon fuel cap and filler tube assembly An improved fuel cap and filler tube assembly for a fuel tank is provided. A spring-biased resilient and compressible closure member in the fuel cap seats inside an inlet opening of the filler tube when the fuel cap is secured to the filler tube. The filler tube inc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278547 | Cap device A fuel cap has a male threading element which is formed on an outer circumference of a closer of the fuel cap, a female threading element which is formed on an inner wall of a filler neck, and a handle. Rotation of the handle in a closing direction screws the male t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7131213 | Fluid level measuring device A fluid level measuring device, also referred to as a dipstick, for measuring the fluid level in a fluid reservoir or tank, such as an oil pan or transmission reservoir in an internal combustion engine. The fluid level measuring device includes a stationary tube ont... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7097058 | Container and lid combination with tamper evident information A container (10) has a lid (12) for rotation mounting thereon. A tamper evident mechanism is located for operation between the container and lid. The mechanism includes at least one projection (42) on the container and at least one corresponding... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083065 | Tank assembly A polymeric tank assembly is provided having a polymeric container with a neck opening. A ring with protruding barbs is inserted within the neck opening and the neck opening is placed in compression by a surround collar. The ring can be connected with clamping arms ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055384 | Fluid level measuring device A fluid level measuring device, also referred to as a dipstick, for measuring the fluid level in a fluid reservoir or tank, such as an oil pan or transmission reservoir in an internal combustion engine. The fluid level measuring device includes a stationary tube ass... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028843 | Cosmetics case A cosmetics case for storing cosmetics in a powder state such as foundation product ensuring convenient and stable use thereof, which includes a receptacle shaped body formed with thresholds and a cover having hook grooves corresponding to the thresholds for connect... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021506 | Vent and pour cap A cap assembly cooperates with a container to form a vent portion and a pour portion when a cap is oriented in an open position relative to the container. The cap is dimensioned to seal the container opening in a closed position. The cap and opening are oblong, pref... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976871 | Connector reveal A case (12) for a computer monitor (10) having a tub (16) with a case aperture (38) therein adapted for receiving a subpanel (26). The subpanel (26) has a plurality of electrical connectors 28 which are user accessibl... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6939385 | Filter device for filtering fluids A filtering device for filtering fluids includes a filter housing, a filter element and an attaching device for attaching the filter element to the housing. The filter element is attachable to the filter housing using a bayonet lock. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932232 | Radiator cap with pressure valve A pressure valve including a valve seat 3 is mounted on a cap body 8 side. The cap body 8 and a filler neck 6 are fastened together in an anti-disengagement manner by use of locking means. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926174 | Safety cap A fluid dispenser device (10) including a fluid reservoir, a dispensing member such as a pump, a dispensing head (15) provided with a dispensing orifice (16) and with a fixing portion (12, 13), and a safety cap (20) provided with f... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902079 | Tank cup A tank cap has outstanding operability when the fuel cap opens and closes a tank opening of a fuel tank. The tank cap is provided with a casing main body, a cover body provided with an handle and a torque mechanism. The torque mechanism transmits rotational torque t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6851452 | Guide plate A guide plate for a lug type closure arrangement is provided with a stepped profile to aid a user move the head of the closure arrangement relative to the hub from a locked to an unlocked position. A marker pin is provided to align with the guide plate at various st... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6851569 | Reusable lid and container The combination of a reusable lid and a container, the lid being provided with locking tabs and the container being provided with openings designed to accept the locking tabs and to make an interlocking connection by relatively rotating the lid and container. A latc... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6732877 | Air vent plug arrangement having a mounting ring, a plug body, and a plug cap for securing the plug body to the mounting ring An air vent plug for clean container is disclosed, which includes a mounting ring, a plug body, and a plug cap, the plug cap having an inner ring fitted into the plug body, retaining notches forced into engagement with respective hooks of the plug body, an outer rin... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6530984 | Air cleaner resonator mounting system and cover An air cleaner includes a slide retention structure which engages a sliding resonator volume. The volume slides along the slide retention structure into an assembled position. Once assembled, a tuning tube engages an aperture in the volume, the volume and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6453949 | Plug for medical bayonet connectors and drug infusion ports A plug and sealing system for medical bayonet connectors and drug infusion ports of the type having an interior self-sealing element. A male plug removably installed in the female collar portion of the connector, before or after penetration of the self-se... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6402798 | Twist and lock filter housing with nontorsional anti-rotation stop An air filter housing (12) includes twist and lock structure (42) having a first position (FIGS. 5, 7, 10) permitting axial movement (66) of a cover (34) and base (36) relative to each other, and being rotatable in a first rotational direction (44) from t... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6378713 | Safety closure and container A safety closure for use on a container neck portion, providing an end wall and a side wall depending from the end wall. The side wall has at least one lug projecting therefrom near a lower end thereof, which is engageable with at least one lug-receiving ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6230918 | Quick-on filler neck cap The invention is a cap engagable with a filler neck of a vehicle fuel tank, the cap having a core including an axially lower end, an axially upper end, and an exterior side wall extending between the axially lower and upper ends. A handle is coupled adjac... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5988520 | Deodorant and pesticide releasing trash can device A trash can device, comprising an upper housing and a lower housing. The lower housing is sized to fit within the upper housing. A chemical disk containing both pesticide and deodorizing agents is located within the lower housing. The lower housing has lo... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5829620 | Quick-on cap with one-part closure body A filler neck closure cap includes a closure body, a handle coupled to an axially outer flange of the closure body, and an O-ring sealing gasket carried on an axially inner end of the closure body. The cap further includes closure retainer apparatus appen... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813564 | Cover structure for an airtight container Disclosed is a cover structure for an airtight container and mainly includes a convex round top plate having a downward projected bottom flange around an outer periphery thereof, a middle annular member defining a central opening and having an upward proj... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5791507 | Quick-on cap with two-part closure body A cap is provided for use in the filler neck of a tank. The cap includes a handle, an o-ring sealing gasket, and a closure body including an upper body portion coupled to the handle and a lower body portion rotatably coupled to the upper body portion for ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5680954 | Oil fill cap A molded cap is disclosed having a sealing ring groove just below the cap handle in order to seal crank case gases in an internal combustion engine. The cap includes two spiral grooves for engaging a respective protrusion formed on the inner annular surfa... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5637104 | Locking cap for the pour spout of a suction container A suction container usable to suction fluids from the surgical field in an operating room environment. The container has a rigid cover overlying a flexible body portion attached thereto, the cover including a pour spout having a tubular body portion, a se... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5617969 | Safety lock for container connections In a safety lock for a container connection (3), at least two cams (9, 10) are arranged at the contacting surfaces of the container connection part (4) and lock part (5) and cooperate with a radially open groove (7) extending in the circumferential direct... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5605244 | Plastic container with closure locking mechanism A blow molded plastic container and lid combination wherein a bayonet type thread lock mechanism is provided between an exterior skirt portion of the lid and an interior side wall portion of the container to secure them together. The lid is further provid... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5601205 | Fuel tank assembly A fuel tank assembly is provided. The fuel tank assembly includes a plastic fuel tank having a wall defining an outer surface and an interior volume for storing fuel therein. A portion of the fuel tank wall further defines a generally cylindrical opening ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5529201 | Cam-on filler neck cap A closure assembly for a filler neck having a mouth and an inner mounting flange coupled thereto, wherein a closure for the mouth of the filler neck is provided with a body and an inner retainer fixed to the body. The inner retainer having a rigid portion... | 06/25/1996 |
