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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096443 | Variable height adjustable storage capacity container An adjustable storage container is formed with a removable lid that fits telescopically over the bottom section. The container's storage capacity is adjustable based upon the ability to increase and/or decrease the container's capacity by changing the orientation of... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091731 | Container A container for packaging food for transporting and selling to consumers is provided. The container includes a base having a pair of inwardly recessed pockets for capturing a pair of extending latching portions on a lid. The pair of extending latching portions has c... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074830 | Reclosable container and closure therefor A reclosable container for a food product comprises a rigid or semi-rigid tray and lid. The tray and lid each have a peripheral edge portion having substantially vertical inner and outer walls joined by a horizontal flange, wherein the container is closed with the t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7891521 | Container for gifts A container for gifts or the like, of the type that is used for association with a food package, in particular, to be inserted in a chocolate egg, comprises two half-shells which can be coupled mouth to mouth and with which are associated connection means that can b... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7681755 | Container with snap-in closure A container comprising a snap-in closure disposed between an upper part and a lower part of the container, the snap-in closure having a relatively strong holding or locking force and able to be opened relatively easily. The snap-in closure comprises a snap-in tab co... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7350789 | Rolling cube container with lid The present invention provides an assembly, or kit, of injection molded components having integrated connectors which combine to form a storage container having a plurality of snap-in spherical roller assemblies and a cooperating lid member. The storage container co... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318536 | Drink cup and lid A liquid container includes a brim forming an opening into a liquid reservoir chamber formed in the cup. A lid is coupled to the brim to form more than one seal with the container. The lid includes lid-removal blocker walls arranged to engage undercuts formed in the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7296730 | Shipping container The present invention provides a shipping container, a paper tube, an end cap and a method. The shipping container includes a tube and an end cap. The tube has a cylindrical body and an open end. The cylindrical body has a mounting opening formed therein adjacent to... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7195130 | Drinking cup lids with promotional game piece Drinking cup lids are especially adapted and configured to afford some measure of protection to the game piece from beverage seepage through a straw opening. Preferably, the cup lid is configured so that a game piece is spaced above the straw opening co-located with... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175040 | Collapsible container for transport and storage of goods Collapsible container which includes a carrying base part, a plurality of collapsible side walls and a lid. A first and second side wall are movably attached to an upper frame member via upper hinge members. The first and second side walls are further parted into ea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7124910 | Leak-resistant polymeric foam containers A leak-resistant hinged polymeric foam container comprises a base and a lid. The base comprises a bottom wall and a sidewall that encompasses and extends generally upwardly from the bottom wall. The sidewall comprises a first sealing area and a first generally upwar... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114617 | Container A container for a relatively brittle product, such as a haemostatic bandage, including a body and a lid for closing the container to hermetically seal the product therein. A sealing rim of the lid includes a layer of elastomeric material which sealingly engages with... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090089 | Container and sealing cover A container and sealable cover in which the container has a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall terminating in an upper edge surrounding an open mouth. The peripheral wall is inclined outwardly at a slight angle to the vertical or alternatively vertically ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063221 | Method for making a stopper for sparkling wine bottles The invention provides a method of making a stopper (2) of cork of natural and/or synthetic origin for a bottle of sparkling wine of the Champagne type, said stopper (2) having a base suitable for constituting a fraction of the inside wall (17) ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051767 | End formed tube An end formed tube to which a molded plastic part is attached and sealed. One end of the end formed tube is rolled over to form a lip, which prevents the removal of the molded part. The rolled over lip portion creates a void in which plastic overmold from the plasti... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029013 | Seal member, and substrate storage container using the same A seal member for a substrate storage container disposed between an opening end portion of a container body and a cover, which container body and cover form the container and which container body has the opening end portion and stores substrates, is disclosed. The s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021680 | Latch mechanism for hooded litter pan A latch operable between a locked position and an unlocked position for securing a hood to a litter pan includes a rim adapted to be disposed on the hood. The hood rim includes a top wall and a sidewall. The top wall includes an aperture and the sidewall includes a ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6932234 | Cup-shaped receptacle and lid A cup-shaped receptacle has an outer bead in its opening area for clipping on a plastic lid, which has a circumferentially continuous clamping groove for receiving the bead. The clamping groove is continued outwards by an elastically deformable constriction, and inw... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929145 | Reusable storage container with latching mechanism A three-dimensional reusable plastic storage container is disclosed with an improved latching mechanism between the lid and container portion thereof. Biased latching mechanisms are disposed on opposing ends of the lid and are received in recesses disposed on opposi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923017 | Cooling container having a coolant and pressure relief apparatus A container comprises a first container portion and a second container portion joined to the first container portion to define a sealed cavity therebetween. A coolant is disposed within the sealed cavity. The container further comprises a pressure relief apparatus o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921089 | Battery module gasket A gasket sealing system for providing a gasket seal disposed between a lid removably connectable at a receiving module containing electrical circuitry and/or batteries. The lid includes a perimeter surface that is removably insertable against a rim bordering an open... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910599 | Sealing container The present invention consists of an inexpensive tight sealing plastic container suited for microwave cooking, top-shelf dishwashing and freezer use. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the container is provided with two compartments, one large and one small.... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6851569 | Reusable lid and container The combination of a reusable lid and a container, the lid being provided with locking tabs and the container being provided with openings designed to accept the locking tabs and to make an interlocking connection by relatively rotating the lid and container. A latc... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6793096 | Food item receiving container A food item receiving container. A case defines a receiving space. A lid functions to close the case. Locking wings are integrally formed at edges of the lid, so that they can be pivoted upward and downward. Flange portions are formed on upper end outer surfaces of ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6726048 | Drum plug and seal Closure construction for blow molded drums having an upstanding internally threaded neck. A closure plug with sealing gasket is screwed into the neck to provide a liquid tight seal. A plastic tamper evident overseal completely covers the plug and neck and is manuall... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719166 | Hermetic closure system between a cover and a package A closure system for a package includes a cover that interacts with a receiving ring. The cover has a main face and a first protuberance of U-shaped cross-section that projects substantially perpendicular to a plane of the main face and extends about the perimeter o... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6688487 | Locking cup and lid with negative draft sealing surfaces A multi-sealing, multi-locking and reopenable cup and lid assembly includes a cup that has an open circular mouth defining an interior locking groove and an undercut frustoconical sealing surface, and a resilient circular lid having a peripheral lip and a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6612454 | Module container A module container has a main body, a tray, and a cover. The main body has a periphery flange and a plurality of block ribs. The tray has a panel and a pair of separation bars to form a cross, and the panel and the separation bars defining four chambers t... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6415947 | Plastic made rectangular airtight container for food A plastic, rectangular, airtight container for accommodating food items which comprising a rectangular by shaped container main body having four sides, a plurality locking projections provided on each of the four sides of the container main body, a lid pr... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6364152 | Food storage container A food storage container 10 includes a base 12 and lid 14. The base 12 has a sealing flange 22, and the lid 14 has a sealing lip 32 which seals against the sealing flange 22 as with a suction cup. The lid 14 may include resilient deformable sections 46, 5... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6318585 | Cover mounting structure for webbing retractor The present invention discloses a cover mounting structure for a webbing retractor. This structure relates to a mounting structure of a cover mount and a cover which hold a power spring used for taking up a webbing. By inserting a claw of the cover into a... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6253952 | Closure means for packaging boxes A packaging box has a box with at least a pair of parallel sidewalls having an upper profile with a longitudinal recess that contains two or more fixing tabs and a cover with a cover area of the shape and size of the box and at least two cover flaps havin... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6056144 | Beverage cup with locking lid A beverage container lid is disclosed and taught whereby the brim of the lid is provided a multiplicity of small inwardly directed, radial protuberances projecting inward from the lid's outer peripheral brim which snap-in place under the cup's beaded rim ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6032827 | Container having a selectively detachable lid including a rigid tab member A container including a combination of a bowl and a selectively detachable lid is disclosed. The bowl is a unitary structure including an upwardly projecting wall having a peripherally extending substantially U-shaped sealing lip. The selectively detachab... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5979691 | Container and locking lid A two-piece, connectable article comprises a first piece and a second piece which fit together in a connected position. One of the first and second pieces has a plurality of integral, extending members having free ends that each define a latch member. The... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979690 | Reclosable rectangular container assembly with tamper indicator The rectangular reclosable container assembly includes a rectangular open ended container and a closure member for closing the container. The closure member is depressed to engage the inner surface of the container walls, and the container walls and the d... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5918763 | Electric part storage casing having a releasable cover with a deflectable side wall An electric parts storage casing is mounted on an electric junction box, and includes a storage casing body, and a cover engaged with this body. The cover includes a protruding portion which projects sidewise therefrom, and has an operating portion formed... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5833116 | Angular fastening device Package for the packaging of food products composed of two elements, a base (1) and a lid (2), each having a peripheral edge whose respective outlines enable lateral slots (3) to exist in the position of closure of the said lid (2) of the said package hav... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5730352 | Flat pack container The container includes a sheet rolled or folded into a tube of a required cross-section and a bottom cap and top cap for the tube ends, each end cap defining an endless groove corresponding to the tube cross-section. At least one wall defining the groove ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5704635 | Air bag cover holding structure An air bag cover holding structure comprises: a plate-shaped bag holder for fixing an air bag cover to a steering wheel, the plate-shaped bag holder having engaging claws which are respectively engaged with hook-shaped grooves formed on an inner periphera... | 01/06/1998 |
