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Class 220/648 - Circumferential band or belt


Subclass of Class 220 - Receptacles
Definition: Receptacle wherein the reinforcing element takes the form
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 10/13/2009


NumberTitleIssue Date
7600653Container for flowable material
The combination of a container for flowable material and at least one restrictor assembly. The container has a peripheral wall bounding a storage space into which flowable material can be introduced and in which flowable material can be confined. The storage space h...
10/13/2009
7241081Pneumatic carrier
A fluid-tight carrier (10) is disclosed which has main latches (34 and 36). Each main latch has a safety latch (70) which secures the main latches within the latched position until an operator deflects the safety latch (70) away fr...
07/10/2007
7185778Barrier units and articles made therefrom
Barrier units and articles made therefrom, particularly constraining bands of high strength and low weight for containing articles, especially in blast resistant container assemblies, are disclosed. The barrier unit comprises a surface having a regular polygonal per...
03/06/2007
7076923Simulated exposed roof rafter end
An exposed rafter end is simulated by a frame and complementary sleeve. The frame is attached to a building eave and the sleeve is inserted over the frame. In an alternative embodiment, the sleeve is inserted over an exposed rafter end. In yet another embodiment, th...
07/18/2006
6751835Method for reconditioning propane cylinders
The method for reconditioning a used propane gas tank or cylinder comprises the steps of: removing an existing relief valve from the tank; rolling up sheets of aluminum mesh material into mesh inserts and clipping the rolled up sheet with two clips; inserting the al...
06/22/2004
6568550Plastic container and method for producing the same
A plastic container is constituted by upper and lower tank members and a filter. The filter has a cylinder portion, upper and lower flanges fixed to both ends of the cylinder portion respectively. The upper flange of the filter has a cylindrical flange po...
05/27/2003
6357439Gas containment apparatus
A gas containment and supply apparatus is described consisting of a gas reservoir vessel (1) capable of pressurised gas containment fitted with a gas supply aperture (8) provided with supply means connectable to the gas supply aperture to provide for supp...
03/19/2002
6155450Composite shell shaped as a body of revolution
The invention relates as a whole to composite structures and may be used, in particular, in the manufacture of bodies or compartments of flying vehicles used in rocketry and aeronautics. A composite shell shaped as a body of revolution comprises a load-bearing...
12/05/2000
6070750Reinforced container and method for producing same
A reinforced container, particularly of thin gauge metal, is encircled by a thermoplastic sleeve which is shrunk thereabout for applying a radial squeezing force to give the container adequate axial strength for withstanding the axial compressive pressure...
06/06/2000
5967362Garbage can with lifting supports
A new garbage can with lifting supports for reducing an amount of effort needed to lift and empty the garbage can. The inventive device includes a container having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a side wall therebetween. The open upper end has...
10/19/1999
5918743Reusable container
A reusable plastic container and a method of cleaning and sterilizing the same is described. The plastic container can be collapsed for transportation and sterilization when not in use. The container includes structural end frames which are made from the ...
07/06/1999
5881907Sealing cap with metal insert for sheet metal containers for corrosive liquids
The top (2) of a sheet metal container (1) for the transportation and storage of liquids has a central fill opening (3) which is edged by a neck (5) which is perpendicular to the top surface (4) of the container. A plastic or metal ring (6) with an extern...
03/16/1999
5707698Synthetic resin article in two parts and process for its production
A synthetic resin article includes a translucent or semitranslucent external portion (10) and an internal portion (1) having on its external surface an ornament, in particular a gold or silver metallization. The external and internal portions (10 and 1) c...
01/13/1998
5697071Mobile phone holder structure
A mobile phone holder includes an upper casing member and a lower casing member, each having an inside surface on which a plurality of parallel-arranged guiding slots are formed. Two clamp members each comprise a flat plate member to which a strip-like se...
12/09/1997
5547102Plastic tank manway bulge restrictor
The invention is a method of preventing bulging near a sealed access door in the wall of a cylindrical plastic container. The method comprises a tension-bearing structure which wraps around the container and is forcible held away from the surface by a mea...
08/20/1996
5469982Four-sided housing latch
A resilient latch (70) and a method of attaching the latch to a pair of interlocked housings (50) having a recessed border and mating cavities (377) in the recessed border. Placed around the border of the paired housings, the latch having protrusions (727...
11/28/1995
5450962Reusable container
A reusable plastic container and a method of cleaning and sterilizing the same is described. The plastic container can be collapsed for transportation and sterilization when not in use. The container includes structural end frames which are made from the ...
09/19/1995
5433332Container for roving
In a container, or vessel for roving, comprising a fixed bottom, a movable bottom parallel to said fixed bottom and a side wall perpendicular to said bottoms, said wall is constituted by at least two distinct elements, fastenable to one another and/or to ...
07/18/1995
5413236Modular shipping container
A modular container for use in shipping is disclosed. The container includes a floor element, a plurality of upstanding frame members which are positioned about the floor element, and a plurality of wall panels. The wall panels are associated with the fra...
05/09/1995
5328042Flat storable container
A flat-storable container comprises a bottom deck and a pair of opposed sidewalls attached to the bottom deck in hinged relation thereto, to permit the sidewalls to lie flat against the deck in a folded position, and to stand in perpendicular relation the...
07/12/1994
5289942Reinforced storage tanks
A fluid storage tank made of a plurality of steel plates welded together is reinforced by winding a plurality of continuous, high tensile strength, non-metallic filaments around and in contact with the plates and applying a resin to the filaments to defin...
03/01/1994
5233145Pouring receptacle for infusions for use in microwave ovens
Pouring receptacle for infusion, adapted to be placed in a microwave oven and comprising a body (1) to which is secured a handle (2) by an encircling band (3), the body (1) and the handle (2) being of a material transparent to microwaves. The encircling b...
08/03/1993
5133475Storage tank with integral manway
A storage tank comprises a cylindrical-shaped main body, end caps, a manway and a set of support ribs extending circumferentially around the main body. The manway is integral with a main body of the storage tank and has a side wall which extends generally...
07/28/1992
5083327Portable swimming pool
An improved, portable, above-the-ground swimming pool is disclosed which comprises a liner portion adapted to have a frame portion attached thereto. The liner portion consists of a polyester inner lining coated with waterproof vinyl having a plurality of ...
01/28/1992
5017044Fibrous reinforced resinous storage tanks with strengthened walls
A method of making a storage tank system comprises forming a cylindrical-shaped inner tank with integral support ribs and forming a series of interior wall sections which are at least partially separated from the tank's walls between each set of support r...
05/21/1991
4989751Storage tanks
The invention relates to a storage tank comprising an endless wall formed of a plurality of overlapping panel members with at least one endless support strap extending substantially horizontally around the endless wall, wherein each panel member comprises...
02/05/1991
4699288High pressure vessel construction
A high pressure vessel construction in the form of an elongate tank includes a plurality of layers of resin impregnated graphite fibers and a plurality of layers of a hybrid of resin impregnated glass and polymer fibers, with the glass and polymer fiber l...
10/13/1987
4669627Sealed container
A sealed container comprising a body having a rectangular to square cross section, and an upper reinforcement frame, an intermediate reinforcement frame and a lower reinforcement frame fitting around the body and spaced apart from one another, each of the...
06/02/1987
4655366Reinforced container and method of making
Reinforced corrugated cartons on the order of 35 to 50 inches in height and somewhat greater in length and width are provided with an inside tubular rectangular liner and a bottom pad fitted down inside the liner and adhesively secured to the inside botto...
04/07/1987
4331252Modular storage tank
A prefabricated modular storage tank particularly suitable for the containment of liquids wherein frame members of uniform length may be fitted and bolted together on site, the frame members together with cross tensioning means operating to support and co...
05/25/1982
4308967Protection ring for limiting the width of cracks in a storage tank wall
Large openings in a storage tank wall caused by cracks appearing therein are prevented by surrounding such wall with a plurality of rings which are spaced apart from the wall to be structurally independent of that wall. Such structurally independent rings...
01/05/1982
4295692Dishwasher tub assembly
A one-piece plastic dishwasher tub assembly which comprises a front-loading tub, a multi-rib frame, and base. The rib frame is integrally formed about the opening to the tub and the base is a box-like structure integrally formed on the bottom whereby the ...
10/20/1981
4219125Tank closure assembly
A tank closure assembly adapted to releasably couple tank sections formed by transversely splitting an integral bag-molded fiber-reinforced tank. According to one aspect of the invention, the assembly includes external circumferential flanges secured to t...
08/26/1980
4168010Implosion protected color cathode ray tube bulb and bulb components
This application depicts a color cathode ray tube bulb and bulb components having a novel protection system, and a method of installation. In one embodiment disclosed, a color CRT bulb comprises a glass faceplate hermetically sealed to a glass funnel alon...
09/18/1979
4138031Non-corrosive lifting lug for tanks
Two generally flat, spaced U-shaped portions of the lug generally parallel to a first reference plane and each having a bight portion connecting a pair of straight parallel spaced leg portions are joined at the free end portions of their leg portions by t...
02/06/1979
4113132Wire-wrapped cylindrical prestressed structures
In the production of wire-wrapped pressure vessels and pipe the ends of the wire are anchored or spliced by welding the end hoop to the next adjoining hoop, while the stresses in those hoops subjected to welding are minimized by providing a greater wire d...
09/12/1978
4093100Pressure vessel construction and method
A pressure vessel with an alloyed steel wall and having at least one ring of weldable steel secured thereon and wherein a temperature control jacket associated with said vessel is welded to said ring....
06/06/1978
4047632Pressure vessel especially for a nuclear reactor
A pressure vessel, containment or burst shield for a nuclear reactor has a substantially circular cover (closing the top or bottom of a cylindrical casing or shell) comprised of a plurality of layers, each formed from a multiplicity of segments meeting a ...
09/13/1977
3970208Protective shield for pressure vessels
A protective shield for a pressure vessel which includes a ductile member for absorbing kinetic energy released if the pressure vessel fails by a portion of the pressure vessel breaking-off and tending to fly away from the remainder of the pressure vessel...
07/20/1976
3957171Container with rolling hoops
A metal drum or container having rubber rolling hoops extending around the outer surface thereof is provided with an improved fastening means for securing the hoops to the drum. The rubber rolling hoops are fitted between pairs of beads in the wall of the...
05/18/1976
 
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