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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7195131 | Drum closure A drum closure which establishes a connection between the body of a drum and lid, wherein the connection will prevent separation of the lid from the body under severe loading conditions such as dropping the drum from a height of thirty (30) feet. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7141224 | Vessels and covers Vessels, or housings, and covers therefor are detailed herein. Loads and load-bearing surfaces exist principally at the periphery of the covers, by contrast with centralized loading utilized in other designs. In some versions of the vessels, a cover is sandwiched, a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134454 | Cap for blocking a pipe A cap for blocking a pipe. The pipe has a rim at an end thereof. The rim defines a pipe aperture. The cap includes a body for blocking the pipe aperture, the body including a bore having a threaded bore portion. A latch is movably mounted on the body for movement be... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7077246 | Fall safety device A fall safety device is provided having a load-bearing rotor 2, which supports at least one locking member 6, which can be moved by centrifugal force and which is moved into engagement with at least one stop 7b of a stator 4 if a c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7032708 | Flush mountable vibration reducing loudspeaker mounting assembly A vibration dampening speaker mounting assembly includes a flush-mountable frame for mounting to a wall or ceiling, at least one vibration dampening member, and a baffle for supporting a single or multi-driver transducer array. The at least one vibration dampening m... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004277 | Power blocks A support member for a differential carrier housing, including a body having first and second apertures configured to align with corresponding apertures on one side of a flange of a carrier housing and configured to receive fasteners extending through the apertures ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971180 | Paint can channel perforating apparatus A paint can channel perforating apparatus includes a perforating member, a stiffening brace and a plurality of perforating bits. The perforating bits are arranged normal to the plane defined by the perforating member. A protective housing may be adapted to enclose t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6884325 | Sealable lid for vacuum distillation apparatus A sealable lid assembly for a vacuum distillation apparatus has a lid pivotally and telescopically mounted to the vacuum distillation apparatus. Spaced-apart wheels are rotatably mounted to the lid. Tracks are disposed on the vacuum distillation apparatus in a posit... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6783018 | Lid device for a minnow bucket A lid device for a minnow bucket for converting a conventional bucket into a minnow bucket. The lid device for a minnow bucket includes a panel having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The panel has a diameter generally equal to an inner diameter of a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6763967 | Valve box locking lid and method therefor A locking lid and method for a valve box. The locking lid has a closure and surrounding external seal, which fit into the valve box opening and close/seal it. The locking mechanism of the locking lid preferably consists of an actuator spindle that extends through th... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6604453 | Steam pressure cooker A steam pressure cooker, includes a pot with a horizontal pouring rim, a lid for closing the pot, and an elastic seal positioned between the lid and the pot. At least two moveable clamps are arranged peripherally in even spaced-apart relationship, for cla... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6575324 | Device for sealing an opened carbonated beverage can A carbonated canned beverage sealing device including a cover member having a circular member for positioning over an upper end of a beverage can. The cover member has an O-ring positionable inside the can rolled lip to effect a seal therewith. The circul... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6478179 | Resealable cap for carbonated beverage can A device for sealing an open beverage can employs a cap and clamping jaws articulated from the cap which lock into the top lid of the can to push the can into secure contact with the cap. The cap may include a turret and straw for drinking from the can wi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6325427 | Locking mechanism A locking mechanism for a box having a cover and a base hingeably connected to each other. The locking mechanism comprises a cover latching mechanism and a base latching mechanism. The cover latching mechanism is in a latching position. The two latching m... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6315147 | Seal cap for pressurized gas containers A sealing cap for pressurized gas containers, in particular for 500 kg chlorine containers, has at least two, preferably four, retaining claws, which engage in an existing bead on the pressurized gas container and effect the sealing. The retaining claws a... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6257124 | Pressure vessel A pressure vessel having a container, a cover and a control device for closing and opening of the cover of the container, wherein the control device consists of at least two driving arms movably mounted on the cover. A knob is pivotally mounted on a centr... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6135013 | Pressure cooker with safety device to prevent the lid from turning A pressure cooker with a safety device to prevent the lid from turning includes a lid handle and a cooking pan handle. The safety device is built-in to the lid handle, and includes a locking mechanism, a vertical sliding pushbutton that actuates a locking... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6067896 | Pressure cooker with a closure locking system for the lid The pressure cooker with a system (3) for locking the closure of the lid (2) on the pan comprises an elastic locking collar housed in the recess (2b) in the lid, clamping the rim (1a) of the pan, a release trigger (5) and a transmission mechanism (7) from... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5960980 | Vented hatch cover A vented hatch cover assembly for a railroad hopper car including top and bottom members having substantially rigid and somewhat dome-shaped bodies which are divided into four quadrants wherein each quadrant includes coacting baffle members extending from... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5768976 | Device for automatically locking the pressure lid in electric pressure cookers A device for automatically locking or unlocking the pressure lid in electric pressure cookers is disclosed. In the above device, a drive gear which is fixed to the output shaft of a reversible motor gears into a spur gear of the lock ring. A contact protr... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5762224 | Environmental enclosure and method of sealing same A re-enterable environmentally sealed enclosure for housing circuitry and/or cable components of a communication network employs a removable cover attached to an enclosure base by a pivoting cam-tracking system. The tracking configuration positions the co... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5742360 | Display apparatus using an intermediate reinforcing frame A monitor case assembly includes a front case section to which a cathode ray tube is fixed; a rear case section fastened to the front case section; and an intermediate case section interposed between the front and rear sections for reenforcing the case an... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5732844 | Safety hatch for tanks, washing machines and industrial machines and plants in general A safety hatch for tanks, washing machines, industrial machines and the like comprises a frame and an arm having a first end pivotally connected to the frame. A second end of the arm has a surface portion provided with a hole having a circular section com... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5722863 | Electric connection box An upper cover 2 is coupled to a junction block 4 by means of a securing member 5. A slant side wall 2h of a groove frame 2c of the upper cover 2 and a rib 1f at an opening rim portion 1e of a lower cover 1 are operated together, so that the opening rim p... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5678722 | Pressure chamber There is disclosed a hyperbaric chamber in which access may be had to the interior of a pressure vessel in which a patient is received through a door releasably locked to an open end of the vessel to close same.... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5657892 | Pressure vessel cap A closure for a pressure vessel having a collar connectable to the pressure vessel and to a cap, a seal disposed in an area where the collar and cap contact each other, and a plurality of clamping elements for generating the surface pressure between the c... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5613424 | Device for controlling the closing and opening of locking jaws for a pressure vessel A device for controlling opening and closing of jaws mounted on a cover of a cooking vessel, the vessel having a central axis and the jaws being movable by drive arms over a radial path relative to the central axis between a locking position in which the ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5501357 | Sealing device for metallic containers A device to be applied to the top of a metallic container after the top of the container has been completely or partially removed for the purpose of preserving the unconsumed contents of the container. The device includes a seal which is adapted to fit th... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5427014 | Cooking vessel The cooking vessel comprises a container (1) and a lid consisting of an inner lid (3) and an outer lid (5). The container comprises a bent peripheral container rim (2) wherein twelve individual hook-like lock elements (21) are effective locking the cookin... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5370254 | Hinge and latching mechanism for containers Hinge and latching mechanism for containers having a cover and a base includes a latch which, at its upper portion, is shaped to hook over a strike integrally disposed on the cover. The lower portion of the latch rotates about a pin located between a pair... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5366317 | Manhole cover apparatus and method A manhole cover apparatus including a collar defining an opening with an inner perimeter is provided with a pivotally mounted cover having an outer perimeter greater than the inner perimeter of the collar. A seal is provided to seal between the cover and ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5361925 | Terminal box A terminal box includes a base and a cover detachably securable to the base. The cover is provided with a stepped bore in each corner area thereof, with a spring-loaded locking bolt being insertable therein and slideable in axial direction in opposition t... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5351510 | Cover lock for pressure transmitter A cover lock assembly for a process transmitter having threadably removable end caps and corrugated outer surfaces is provided for engaging the corrugated surfaces by way of a toothed cover lock which is removably affixed to the transmitter housing.... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5293813 | Cooking pot with improved locking structure A cooling vessel has a container with an outwardly bent rim and a lid which can be set on the container, as well as a closure device with at least one closure element arranged on the lid, preferably in the region of a rim of the lid. The closure element c... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5248055 | Storage module for explosives A storage container or module for explosives is described comprising a cylindrical storage body, a cover, and yieldable means which retain the cover to the storage body while permitting the formation of a passage between the storage body and the cover to ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5201157 | Pole top cover expandable bracket assembly A pole top cover assembly includes a generally flat cover plate adapted to overlie an open top end of a tubular hollow pole, an elongated arcuate-shaped bracket formed of yieldably resilient, semi-rigid, semi-flexible deformable material and being disposa... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5170907 | Personal security case The present invention relates to a personal security case which includes a holder attached to a wall or the like, and a security case removably held by the holder. The security case has a case body and a lid which is attached to the case body in such a ma... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5099823 | Seal retaining configuration for humidifier A humidifier unit is used with a forced air heating system and includes a water reservoir, a water inlet connection to the reservoir, control means for maintaining the water level at a predetermined depth, and a heat exchanger for heating the water to pro... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4997102 | Lid for a trash container A lid for a trash container is disclosed including two lid members each having peripheral edge portions conforming to the size and shape of a rim of a standard trash container. The peripheral edge portions include a depending flange adapted to engage oppo... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4995523 | Tank clamping mechanism An improved tank clamping mechanism includes a first tank shell which has at least one first flange projecting from it. The first flange has a first aperture configured to restrain an abutment member. A second tank shell has a second flange projecting fro... | 02/26/1991 |
