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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419068 | Thermoplastic can A thermoplastic can (1) comprising a thermoplastic body (2) having a disc like top (3) moulded as one with a tubular element (5) defining the sides of the body (2) and extending downwardly from the peripheral portions of the top ( | 09/02/2008 |
| 7370770 | Container assembly and bottom cap therefor There is provided a container having a container with open end, and a bottom cap has a sealant material bonded thereto to provide a hermetic seal between the bottom cap and the open bottom of the container and a grip surface through or slightly beyond the exterior s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364172 | Device for transforming a stationary bucket into a rolling bucket, functioning as a lid, and also facilitating attachment of a substance removal device A dolly which is removably attachable to a bucket which is used for construction work such as retaining tile grout or is used for gardening. The attachment device has one section which can be press fit onto the bottom of the bucket so that the bucket can be rolled a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357265 | Container made of a transparent material having an insert in a side wall The invention discloses a container made of a transparent material. The container is of the type comprising, in one wall, a reserve into which is fixed a hollow sealed insert (4) containing a fluid in which particles can move. The container is characterized i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7194951 | Beverage press mug with storage container A mug (10), specifically a vessel (20) incorporating a plunger assembly (30), that includes a number of fingers (42), is improved by positioning the fingers downwardly to contact the side wall of the vessel. The improvement also includes ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191691 | Food chopper A food chopping or slicing device preferably includes three primary components, including a lid, a blade tray, and a food reservoir. The lid and the food reservoir are pivotally connected to one another, with the blade tray being removably mounted within an upper ri... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185783 | Fastcan Outdoor and indoor debris receptacles that can be formed from molded plastic. The receptacles include an open upper end with a D-shaped configuration and a closed bottom end with a substantially circular bottom configuration. The receptacles can have a generally cyl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7108150 | Trash receptacle unit A tubular member is releasably mounted on a base and encircles a trash bag that rests on the base. Once the trash bag is filled, the tubular member is released from the base and removed from the filled trash bag. The filled trash bag can then be removed and discarde... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7055224 | Trash bag retainer A trash bag retainer for maintaining a trash bag within a receptacle having a wall which defines a top rim and inner and outer surfaces. The retainer comprises of an elongate band which defines an axis. Attached to the band is at least one engagement member which ex... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6945424 | Newspaper recycling container A newspaper recycling container includes a main body having a peripheral sidewall formed by a plurality of panels hingedly connected together, the panels including tab sections at lower edges thereof which can be bent inwardly and secured to an adjacent panel to ret... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6705487 | Assistance tray for manual distribution used in medicine sharing and packing device An assistance tray for manual distribution used in a medicine sharing and packing device with a disk-type tray for manual distribution of pills mounted in the front side. The assistance tray includes an assistance tray body at the rim portion of which a plurality of... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6637233 | Product merchandising unit with variable selectable product capacity A product merchandising display unit having selectable product capacity including a receptacle having an internal cavity adapted for receiving and holding a quantity of product, and a product support floor member positionable at any one of at least two di... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6135307 | Cereal sieve bowl A cereal sieve bowl for separating cereal morsels from smaller crushed and powdery particulates of cereal in a package of cereal so that a user may enjoy a bowl of cereal without the distasteful smaller crushed and powdery particulates. The device include... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6105814 | Colored reflacting cup A colored refracting cup includes a cup body, a recess chamber formed in a bottom of the cup body, the recess chamber having multi-angle cut faces, and a bottom cap fused with the bottom of the cup body by means of supersonic welding process. An adornment... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6032824 | Spill-less wave bowl A spill-less wave bowl for use by pets and small children. The wave bowl is designed to prevent contents such as liquids in the bowl from spilling out over the edge of the bowl and from the bowl overturning. The spill-less wave bowl includes an inner bowl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6003707 | Receptacle A box is fitted together with a bottom of lateral walls, the latter being connected by mutually-engaging slots. The bottom has pins received in blind bores which engage in blind holes of the lateral walls. At least one of these pins is spring-biased to al... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5967875 | Megaphone cup A new megaphone cup for providing a device that is convertible between a drinking cup and a megaphone. The inventive device includes a base having upper and lower surfaces with a tubular cup mount upwardly extending from the upper surface of the base. The... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5826744 | Bulk handling apparatus A method and apparatus for stacking newspapers is disclosed which obviates the need to fasten individual stacks. Once ejected from a stacking device, stacks of newspapers pass through an assembly station where they are arranged into groups of three, calle... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5671854 | Container frame assembly A container frame assembly is disclosed. The container frame assembly is positioned on a base which supports the item to be shipped. The assembly includes base gussets attached to the base. The gussets have sockets which receive vertical members, preferab... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5653359 | Springform with covering hood The invention relates to a springform with a form rim which surrounds the form bottom and is provided with a clamping closure, and with a covering hood which can be mounted on the form bottom which is designed as a serving plate. According to the inventio... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5615798 | Container incorporating liquid draining means, and related method A container for transporting particulate matter which is initially in slurry form has a base and a sidewall portion extending upwardly therefrom and is characterized by a downwardly extending, integrally-formed peripheral drainage channel having a drainag... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5562229 | Decorative receptacle with removable cover A decorative receptacle, such as a wastebasket, comprises a two-piece receptacle body formed of a tubular sidewall member and a base member releasably connected to the bottom of the tubular member, and a decorative cover removably disposed on the receptac... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5560486 | Container convertible for use as a plant protection cover A container (10) for storing of transporting pourable material can be converted to a plant protection device by removing a portion of the base (11) of the container to allow the peripheral wall (12) of the container to be engaged over the plant thus surro... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5540536 | Reusable packaging, shipping and display system A reusable and returnable container system for packaging, shipping and displaying goods comprises a tote having an opening in a bottom surface and an upper opening. The opening in the bottom surface has an abutment for supporting a tray inside the tote. T... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5489043 | Removable base apparatus with storage compartment for water pipe smoking devices A cylindrical weighted base member for water pipe smoking devices. The weighted base structure is adapted to accommodate an insert member which is designed to detachably retain a tubular vessel member of a pipe smoking device. The insert member is surroun... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5469979 | Adjustable sealed can An adjustable sealed can comprising a can body having an top opening for a cap to close on and a bottom opening defined by a circumferential inwardly extending short wall closed by a bottom plate movable upward and downward in a hollow interior, the cap h... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5358138 | Trash container A trash container having a drum on a dolly. The drum, which is open at the top and bottom and includes openings along its surface, is positioned upon the dolly for easy moving and positioning. A trash bag liner is located within the drum such that when th... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5358137 | Liquid bulk container with tensioning straps A bulk liquid container including a pallet defining an annular outer peripheral portion defining an upwardly facing annular seat and a central platform portion within the outer peripheral portion; an annular cage including an annular sidewall structure an... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5348193 | Holder for aerosol can An aerosol dispenser comprises a body having an interior for holding an aerosol can. The body has a bottom portion with an opening therein that permits the insertion of the can into the interior in a first direction. A fastening end piece located on the b... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5320243 | Reusable metal drum A metal drum and the method of making the same having a detachable lining removable therefrom after a first use to allow for the reuse or recycling of the drum.... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5312013 | Beverage container construction A beverage container for use in a holder having an outer wall and an inner wall which form a space therebetween for receiving the base of the beverage container. The base of the beverage container includes a substantially vertical surface disposed inwardl... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5267662 | Container A container constructed of a used tire and a seal plate which is inserted in the wheel opening of the tire. The seal plate has a formed circumferential edge which snaps into place around the bead of the tire. When a sealant such as a cold vulcanizing agen... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5261554 | Insulated beverage container An insulated beverage container which includes a cylindrical shell, insulation provided inside the shell and a tube bore defined by the insulation for insertion of canned or bottled drinks and keeping the drinks hot or cold. A pair of circular collars ter... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5253776 | Transport and storage container with sheet-metal floor A transport and storage container has an annular and erect outer wall constituted as a grid of welded-together vertical and horizontal bars and having a lower edge provided with a lower-edge bar and an upper edge provided with an upper-edge bar, a normall... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5148682 | Ice molding device and method This dislcosure is directed to a device and method for forming ice around a beverage container such as a bottle of liquor. An upper piece preferably shaped like the beverage container and hollow is connected to a lower base piece after inverting the hollo... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5105947 | Container having a replaceable pallet base A two-piece plastic container for handling and storing large quantities of bulk material such as food products comprises a unitary molded plastic liquid-tight single wall tank having a bottom wall and four upwardly extending side walls, and a replaceable ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5056341 | Washing machine A washing machine includes a washing tub elastically supported in a body of the washing machine; a sound insulation member covering the bottom surface of the body; the sound insulation member being formed with an opening for inserting packing to prevent t... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5041267 | Ultra high purity reagent container with large breakseal A container for high purity chemicals has a quartz or glass breakseal tube, the end of the tube interior of the container forming a thin annular edge, and a glass or quartz disk fused to said thin annular edge closing the tube. The glass or quartz tube is... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5031793 | Litter bin This invention relates to a litter bin and in particular to one including a housing which has two lugs at an inner vertical side and a flange at the opposite side. The housing further has a flap pivotally connected with the lugs and supported by the flang... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4653669 | Molded plastic container with inner tubular member A molded plastic container comprises an outer container having a first end wall portion. A tubular member extends from end to end through the interior of the container. The end wall portion defines a first annular area of weakness, the tubular member comm... | 03/31/1987 |
