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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042706 | Profile for panels and method for its fastening A profile (2) comprises a rounded upper portion (6) and a lower portion (7) and is suitable for being fastened onto an edge (3) of a panel (4a) by means of fastening means (5). The lower portion (7) comprises a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7428976 | Method for making mesh containers with a rail and mesh container formed therefrom The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7270245 | Mesh container, system using mesh containers, and method for making mesh containers The present invention is directed to a container comprising a first piece of mesh material and at least one separate second piece of mesh material. The first piece of mesh is bent to form a bottom wall and a first pair of sidewalls. The second piece of material form... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252195 | Container with lid adapted to support a cleaning pad and packaging containing the same A container for storing cleaning pads which includes as part of the lid, a used cleaning pad storage area in which a used cleaning pad may be stored between uses. A packaging system for the container having an anti-tampering feature is also provided. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7163122 | Container A container system includes interchangeable components to form an enclosed container. A base in the form of a pallet, a sidewall and a cover are assembled to form an enclosed container. The containers include nesting portions on the pallet and cover so that containe... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7097062 | Laundry basket A laundry basket is provided of the type having a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls all extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The basket includes at least one receptacle formed into at least one of the side walls for receiv... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6794018 | Packaging article A packaging article constructed in accordance with the invention is provided which is formed and shipped in a flat shape, and which may be converted into a rigid L-shaped, U-shaped, triangular or square/rectangular shipping or storage container for the protection of... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6619540 | Snap lock tote box handle and tote box construction A tote box is comprised of a box structure having a bottom and upstanding side walls, each of the side walls having upper edges which form a top edge of the box structure. A top rail extends around the top edge of the box structure, the top rail having an... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6592025 | Tote box with corner enhancers, clips and top rail A tote box is disclosed which incorporates a box, four corner enhancers and a top rail which is secured over the top edge of the erected walls of the box. The walls of the box are held together with the corner enhancers without the benefit of any mechanic... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6564993 | Tote box with corner enhancers and strengthener clips A tote box and method of assembling a tote box is disclosed which incorporates a box, four corner enhancers, four corner strengthener clips and a top rail which is secured over the top edge of the erected walls of the box. The walls of the box are held to... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6547127 | Tote box with multiple piece top rail including corner pieces with projections A tote box is disclosed which incorporates a box, four corner enhancers and a multiple piece top rail secured over the top edge of the erected walls of the box. The top rail comprises four corner pieces, two side pieces and two end pieces. The side and en... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6460724 | Tote box with interengaging top rail A tote box is disclosed which incorporates a box, four corner enhancers and a top rail which is secured over the top edge of the erected walls of the box. In one embodiment, the box walls are held together with the corner enhancers and top rail without th... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6419103 | Bamboo basket A bamboo basket includes a bottom frame, a top open frame, a plurality of peripheral side panels respectively connected between the bottom frame and the top open frame and abutted against one another at an angle and defining with the bottom frame and the ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6082571 | Sheath-structure container and method for manufacturing thereof A container for commercial packaging of goods protects against stresses of filling, storage, distribution, merchandising and use of the container. It includes a structural framework and a sheath conforming to at least portions of the framework, which has ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6010005 | Serving tray A serving tray includes a tempered glass panel of a predetermined peripheral configuration defined by a substantially continuous peripheral edge bounded by a one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material encapsulation. The en... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5975339 | Disposable containers and insert rim therefore A thin walled, plastic bottle or other container having a high rupture strength comprises a length L having a top and a bottom, and width W. The integrity of the bottle or container is compromised by a post manufacture, complete transverse cut made parall... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5964372 | Plastic container The container includes a lower part and a lid. The lower part is of a single wall structure and is reinforced at its upper edge area by a reinforcing wall. The lower end of the reinforcing wall is curved inwards and extends into the side wall. Thus, an ed... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5911332 | HEPA filtered storage canisters Plutonium powders are stored in three embodiments of stainless steel canisters with stainless steel lids. The stainless steel canisters are extruded and have no interior welds. Each canister has a stainless steel lid with a vent having an integral HEPA fi... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5752618 | Carafe for carrying a beverage with holding ring structure The invention is directed to a carafe (10) for carrying a beverage, with a vessel (12) formed in particular from glass and having at its opening an upper rim (26) upon which a plastic ring structure (28) is seated. Because the thermal expansion of plastic... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5638983 | Flute rod reinforced sleeve pack A sleeve pack to be used with a pallet base and cover to form a container for shipping bulk goods, the sleeve pack comprising four continuous vertical sidewalls arranged in a rectangular configuration, at least one of the sidewalls having at least one ver... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5634539 | Means for and methods of manufacturing a luggage frame A box-like luggage item, such as a trunk, has panels forming ends, sides, top, and bottom of the box. Extruded strips having coves therein receive and grip edges of the panels in order to form the panels into the box-like structure. The box-like structure... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5590807 | Reformed container end The present invention is a reformed container end and a method of forming the container end. The container end includes a center panel surrounded by a countersink having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a countersink bottom. The countersink bottom includ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5533644 | Hybrid centrifuge container A hybrid composite sample holders utilized to further improve overall strength-to-weight of a centrifuge rotor. The holders comprise a metal portion and a fiber composite portion integrally molded.... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531326 | Reinforcement and container using same A container reinforcement that comprises a pair of interlockable members, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other. The interlockable members have cooperable lock portions that interfit with one another and can be used to manually, remov... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5520477 | Connecting system The invention is directed to a connecting system for use with sheet material. At least one opening is disposed in the sheet material and the opening defines an edge. A clip is positioned for engaging the opening. The clip is substantially U-shaped and has... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5326132 | Reaction can for air bag system A reaction can (40) formed from a light weight typically non-structural material, comprising: a housing (42) comprising sides (24a, b, 26a, b) defining an open mouth and a bottom (28) generally opposite the mouth; and a reinforcement collar the sides, abo... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5226586 | Container, especially drinking cup 1. Container, especially drinking cup, and process for producing it. 2.1. Drinking cups (20) in particular often have a cup body (21) made of plastic foam. The upper rim (25) of such drinking cups (20) makes drinking more difficult. 2.2. The drinking cup ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5190209 | Plastic chime overlay for fibre drum A corrosion resistent protective plastic overlay is intimately engaged with the chime of a fibre drum and extends from an inner edge portion thermally bonded to the drum lining over the head and into the exterior chime groove. The overlay is fusion bonded... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5135132 | Collapsible inflatable beverage container An inflatable beverage container defined by concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls which further define an annular chamber therebetween, the cylindrical walls terminating in a semi-rigid inverted "V shaped" upper lip which defines a top end of the c... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5033669 | Collapsible box for holding articles in general A collapsible box for holding articles in general comprises a die-cut body including a central portion from which extend folding perimetrical side walls which can be upwardly folded with respect to the central portion, to be brought to an erected conditio... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4971201 | Stacking rim for soft-sided containers A nesting rim member mountable in circumscribing composite relation to the stacking end of a walled container. The rim includes an outer vertical flange portion which tapers inward from an upper edge to a nesting ledge. An inverted U-shaped channel portio... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4969568 | Pen stand A modular construction which is suitable for use as a pen holder is fabricated from a plurality of flat board members detachably connected to each other by connecting members having a plurality of wing pieces disposed at a suitable angle relative to each ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4795049 | Side wall and top rail construction for open top containers An open top container having at least one side wall constructed of vertically disposed panels having horizontally extending corrugations or ribs lending beam and column strength to the side wall panels. The panels of that side wall can have an interconnec... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4757936 | Sealed container and process of manufacture thereof A sealed container and method for manufacturing the same is disclosed in which the sealed container has a waterproof container barrel body made of paper and having opposing open ends, and a pair of closure members, one for each end, with each closure memb... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4708283 | Reinforcing ring construction for containers In a metal reinforcing ring applied to the top edge of a paperboard container, an improved construction which avoids presenting any sharp edges by curling the lower edge of the reinforcing ring under a shoulder on the inside of the container such that the... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4706833 | Thermoplastic container A food or beverage thermoplastic container, to which a metal end can be attached without the necessity of flaring the thermoplastic sidewall of said container, which comprises thermoplastic container side walls having an upper edge and a lower edge and a ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4664285 | Metal ring clip for endcapping of container A substantially metal ring clip for attachment to the sidewall of the thermoplastic food or beverage container to enable a metal end to be attached to the thermoplastic sidewall without flaring of the thermoplastic sidewall comprises a first wall having a... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4624380 | Disposable litter enclosure A disposable litter enclosure which, in the preferred embodiment, embodies a moisture resistant box containing, in closed form, cat litter and a pre-formed framework for interconnecting the raised side extensions formed from the top of the box. Alternativ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4349117 | Transport and storage bins A bin for transporting and storing agricultural produce and industrial products. The bin comprises a metal base frame, four metal posts, and a metal top frame. The top frame is constituted by components forming downwardly open channels which receive the u... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4228916 | Plastic paint bucket with metal sealing ring A plastic paint bucket has a double-tight metal sealing ring which is crimped to the top rim of the bucket.... | 10/21/1980 |
