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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686183 | Container lid and holder and system and method for attaching a lid and holder to a container An apparatus, system and method for attaching a lid to a beverage container is provided. In one embodiment a lid is positioned over the container opening and fastened to a first bead located around the opening. The lid also fastens to a second bead that is either lo... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7322478 | Refill container The present invention relates to a refill container, that holds and protects an internal tray filled with a cosmetic material. The refill container that holds the internal tray filled with the cosmetic material is made up of a mounting portion and an engaging portio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7201285 | Dual function insulating holder for bottle or can An insulating holder for holding a beverage in a bottle or a can having a lower cylindrical enclosure which receives an upper enclosure having a dome-shaped upper end. The upper and lower enclosures are provided with mating threads or other mating devices to hold th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156253 | Single-piece paper cup sip adaptor An adaptor enables a child to drink from a cup having a bead extending around an open end of the cup. The adaptor has an annular collar that supports the cup by engaging a lower portion of a bead of the cup around a substantial portion of a periphery of the bead. A ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128243 | Integrated drip proof stopper system An Integrated Drip Proof Stopper System for wine and other liquid-containing bottles is installed during the manufacture of the bottle. The Integrated drip Proof Stopper System contains a shrink-wrap shell disposed about the throat of the bottle. The shrink-wrap she... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086556 | Two-piece juice box holder An adjustable two-piece juice box holder used for holding juice boxes and the like and preventing spillage when the box is opened and a straw is inserted into an opening in the top of the box and the liquid contents therein is consumed. The holder includes a bottom ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6971538 | Receptacle A collection device for the collection and disposal of cigarette butts, cigar butts, and other small combustible debris found in and around smoking areas. The collection device includes a body member within which is defined a receptacle chamber and a funnel-shaped t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966691 | Mixer with pivotable bowl A mixer system including a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed, a mixer body having a rotatable output component, and a hinge. The bowl is pivotable about the hinge relative to the mixer body such the bowl can be pivoted between a loading/unloading position an... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6883765 | Beverage container holder A novel holder in the form of a structural volume for holding a container and a flexible strap coupled to the structural volume. The structural volume is made form a disposable unitary blank composed of a biodegradable material and having a central base with legs ex... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6854910 | Portable window/windshield cleaning device A portable window/windshield cleaning device is self contained with washing liquid and a squeegee. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6799693 | Fold up insulated bottle holder An insulated holder for a bottle is made of a bodily flexible foam material having a lower sleeve for receiving the bottom of the bottle. A lid is attached to the lower sleeve and is movable from a position covering the open top of the lower sleeve to a vertical pos... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6631824 | Apparatus for controlling pressure of an air pocket of double-layered cooking vessel The present invention is an apparatus for controlling pressure of an air pocket of a double-layered cooking vessel, which prevents the distortion or explosion of the double-layered cooking vessel that may result from high pressures generated within the ai... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6601728 | Thermal cup holder A cup-enveloping sleeve of elongated configuration for creating a thermal barrier around the circumference of a beverage cup or container. The sleeve comprises a flexible body with opposed top and bottom edges, with arcuately spaced apart arrays of radial... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6349846 | Fold up insulated beverage holder having a lid An insulated beverage holder is made of a bodily flexible foam material having a sleeve for receiving a beverage container and a lid. The lid is attached to the sleeve and is movable from a position covering the open top of a beverage container to a posit... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349845 | Cooler cover The present invention is a cover having a camouflaged pattern disposed thereon, and configured to releasably receive a cooler or other similar container.... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6244461 | Beverage holder A beverage holder is disclosed. The beverage holder includes an insulative sleeve, a frame, and a lid. The beverage holder is constructed such that the frame can be snapped together around the sleeve, thereby retaining the sleeve. The frame can be configu... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6170359 | Micro tube cap opening device with tube holder and slidable lifting bar A micro tube cap opening device includes a tubular holder, a lifting bar and a mounting sleeve. The holder has a well supported by a sidewall of the holder and open at a first end thereof for receiving therein a tube body of a micro tube. The mounting sle... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6102233 | Container A container (10) suitable for mounting on the neck of a bottle or other vessel having an annular abutment surface formed thereon and for containing a gift item consists of first and second wall sections (12,14) which are fixed together to form a generally... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6039207 | Lidded insulator for a beverage container A lidded insulator for a beverage container comprising an insulator lid hingedly attached to an insulator body by means of a hinge. An insulator top ring having an insulator top ring bore is attached to the insulator lid. The hinge is made of resilient ma... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6036388 | Windshield washing service unit A windshield washing service unit for providing a station for holding the equipment and supplies needed for cleaning windshields and other windows. The windshield washing service unit includes a housing with a spaced apart pair of side walls, spaced apart... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6026979 | Thermos bottle A press type thermos bottle comprises a bottle body with an internal liquid tank, a lower cover collared onto the upper end of the bottle body having a water pipe inset in the liquid tank and a through hole at its front end for one end of the water pipe t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5950857 | Leak resistant and squeeze resistant liquid box container A leak resistant drink box holder for containing a drink box. The drink box holder includes a container having four sidewalls and a floor forming an internal cavity of a size to fit a substantial portion of the drink box. A lid that is sealably engageable... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944238 | Snap action beverage can holder A beverage can holder for attachment to a person's belt, clothing pocket or the like has an open fronted holder body with a vertically extending back portion and a horizontal base portion on which a can may be rested. A pair of resilient arms extend from ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5931169 | Make-up casing with removable cartridge A casing (100) of the make-up compact-type includes a bottom (101) and a lid (102), the compact bottom (105, 106) receiving in a detachable manner a refill (1) of a product (P) to be packaged. For this purpose, it has at least one arm (105, 106) having a ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5848722 | Spill resistant holder for mug A mug beverage spill resistant container holder with spaced apart first and second circular members held in place by a connecting member having a substantially vertical opening therein. The second circular member has a top portion with at least one discre... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5839596 | Cup top and can adapter A beverage dispensing mug and an adapter top for a beverage dispensing mug which is capable of receiving a conventional beverage can whereby the contents of the can may be maintained in a chilled condition and/or consumed without emptying the contents of ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829629 | Compressed gas cylinder container A compressed gas cylinder container useable to protect the gas cylinder from impact and from exterior contaminants is disclosed. The container includes a lower spacer for positioning within an inner portion of the container and shaped to form a space betw... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5810192 | Elongated suspended storage device A device for storing empty soda pop cans or the like includes an elongated assembly defined by a plurality of interlocking and interconnectable sections which may be suspended from a stairway banister or the like. A flap or cover closes off each end of th... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5765716 | Cup protector The cup protector includes a vertically elongate insulating sleeve slidably receiving a cup therein, the protector also including a closure lid integrally formed with the sleeve and selectively movable relative thereto.... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765712 | Two can beverage holder A two can beverage holder including a tubular shaped main cylinder section having a cylinder shaped container compartment formed therein that has an end opening at a first and at a second end thereof, an end cap positionable over either end opening of the... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5740940 | Hinged cover for an insulated beverage container This invention relates generally to a portable beverage container holder and cover. More specifically, the invention is a floatable, insulated, beverage container holder, having an external tubular foam shell, and a two-piece device, comprising a dome-sha... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5632403 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker includes a container having an upper annular shoulder. A pot is engaged in the container and has an annular flange extended from the upper portion. A cap has a peripheral portion engaged with the annular flange of the pot. A cover is piv... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5598943 | Container for carrying groceries and other objects A container is provided for holding and carrying objects, including groceries, and for enabling those objects to better maintain their temperature. The container comprises an insulated body having a cavity which opens upward, a movable lid which can fit a... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5555746 | Two liter insulated cooler containers Portable containers for insulating and supporting disposable plastic 1, 2 and 3 liter bottles. A first embodiment includes a foamed plastic polystryrene type housing with molded handle. Pitcher type model with can fixably and snugly support the liter bott... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5484081 | Releasable suction handle for beverage containers A portable handle for a beverage container wherein a hand graspable handle portion is releasably attached to a beverage container by suction cups. In one aspect of the invention an essentially C-shaped handle is provided with a suction cup at each end the... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5406808 | Two-liter bottle cooler/insulator My two-liter bottle cooler includes a container and a lid. The container has a chamber with an enclosed bottom and an open top. The container has multiple walls displaced from each other creating annular pockets. The annular pocket that is nearest the cha... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5392943 | Canister for specimen holders A canister for specimen holders, includes a receptacle (1) having an upper opening (50) and a rod (3) for supporting the receptacle. A cover (5), supported on a support (8) mounted on the rod (3), is displaceable between a first position, over the opening... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5348181 | Winged cup lid The drinking cup lid includes a cover portion and at least one tab extending from the cover portion and movable into a retaining position adjacent the sidewalls of the cup to securely attach the lid to the cup while providing a gripping area insulated fro... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5292021 | Holder for liquid containing package A hollow container having a top and a bottom and forming an internal cavity which is sized to accommodate an aseptic package, there being an opening in the container providing access to the cavity whereby the aseptic package can be inserted into the cavit... | 03/08/1994 |
