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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438120 | Cooling device The invention relates to a cooling device, which comprises a cooling fan and a heatsink. The heatsink is directly attached to the heating element to absorb its heat and the cooling fan is disposed on top of the heatsink to dissipate the heat. The heatsink includes a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7370850 | Air spring assembly An air spring assembly for a vehicle includes a spring seat adapted to be secured to vehicle structure of the vehicle. The spring seat has a post extending therefrom. The air spring assembly includes an inflatable air spring having a mounting cap for attachment to t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7267246 | Sterile container and lid for a sterile container A lid for closing a sterile receptacle is provided. The receptacle is formed by a container bottom and container walls and defines a holding space. The lid comprises an angular cover plate which has a plurality of lid corners and closes the holding space in a closur... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7207457 | Closure with tear strip A closure for covering an opening of a container. The closure includes an inverted U-shaped peripheral channel for receiving the rim of a container therein. A tear strip is formed with the skirt of the closure via a tear line that circumscribes the skirt. A breakawa... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7036678 | Sterile container and lid for a sterile container In order to improve a lid for closing a receptacle, which is formed by a container bottom and container walls and defines a holding space, of a sterile container which comprises the lid and which is developed in particular for holding surgical instruments or materia... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007817 | Container closure A liquid container closure includes a cap and a cap liner located in the interior region of the cap. The cap liner is arranged to establish a seal between the cap and the neck of a liquid container adapted to mate with the cap. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6902077 | Container A container for wetted wipes, comprising a container body with at least one opening, a stationary cover being fitted on, or integrated to said container body, said stationary cover comprising at least one dispensing opening through which the container contents is re... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6845877 | Plastic container with snap lid and a sealing web located on the inside of the container A plastic container with a snap lid and with a snap element is provided on the upper edge region of the container for the lid to snap onto, where the lid has a circumferential sealing web projecting downwards that contacts the inside of the container, where at least... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6834772 | Packaging The invention relates to a package of a plastics material and consisting of a container and a lid adapted to be engaged with each other by snap engagement, there being provided complementary engagement faces which engage each other for establishing said snap engagem... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6708839 | Plastic container with snap lid and a sealing web located on the inside of the container A plastic container with a snap lid and with a snap element provided on the upper edge area of the container for the lid to snap onto, the lid having an area in tight contact with the container's upper edge area. The container edge on the side of the snap element fa... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702136 | Brake fluid reservoir cap assembly design The present invention is an improved reservoir cap for a braking fluid reservoir including a cylindrical skirt for surrounding an opening of the reservoir body, a disc portion having a hard stop formed unitarily with the cylindrical skirt for closing the ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6629537 | Make-up case with seal A case includes a lid and a case body provided with a traversing aperture. The aperture accommodates a reserve of product contained in a cup. The case includes a seal secured to the cup and pressing in a sealed manner against the case body.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6464101 | Hole plug with mechanically retained adhesive gasket The hole plug includes a peripheral planar ledge with a wall formed perpendicular therewith. A gasket seats within the intersection of the planar ledge and the wall. The gasket includes inwardly extending tabs (or "dogs") which extend into corresponding p... | 10/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6354601 | Seal for wafer containers A wafer container comprising an enclosure portion with a door frame defining an opening for insertion and removal of wafers and a door for insertion into the door frame for closing the opening and sealing with the door frame has an improved elastomeric se... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6293286 | Make-up case with seal The invention concerns a compact, comprising a lid and an open-work compact body, receiving a product reserve contained in a base cup. It further comprises a sealing joint (6) fixed to the base cup (5) and pressed tight on the compact body (2).... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6189717 | Integrally formed tank sump with water resistant lid assembly A sump has a one-piece body, comprising a hollow base member for collecting fluids leaking from a piping system, the base member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The one-piece body further comprises a hollow riser section having an upper porti... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6065626 | Box opening/closing structure It is related to an improved box opening/closing structure for storing wet towels for baby. It mainly comprises a box for storing wet towels, a box cover fitted on the box and a lifting cover disposed on the middle of the box cover. When a user wants to o... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6021917 | Pail and plastic lid comprising non-linear, flexible ribs A plastic lid for a pail. The lid has a substantially planar central section and a peripheral channel. The channel fits over the pail to effect closure thereof. The central section is spaced from the channel by a groove and a ridge, each of which extend a... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5984137 | Sheet metal packing for disposal materials A sheet metal packing for disposable materials, comprises a container with a wall, a bottom and an opening, as well as a lid to close the opening. A partition (40) is fixed rigidly inside the container (1) and delineates, with the bottom (4) and the wall ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5921432 | Cover for a container with bent top edge Cover for sealing a container which is bounded at the top side by an outward bent top edge, said cover being provided along the periphery with a downward opening groove which encloses the top edge and is bounded by an outside wall, an inside wall, and a t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5908678 | Long-life polymer packaging for an anethole-based drink and process intended to limit the loss of anethole contained in a solution The invention relates to a monolayer or multilayer long-life packaging containing an anethole-based alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink, characterized in that the layer in contact with the said drink is formed of a methyl acrylate/acrylonitrile/butadiene ter... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5893480 | Closure cover with plurality of stop elements movable through open spaces in fingers supporting the stop members A closure cover for panel openings is formed of plastic material and comprises a cover cap carrying several resilient elastic fingers that extend from a lower side of the cover cap. Each finger carries a stop element for penetrating into the panel opening... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5881897 | Vacuum-closure cans having non-nailed, easy-opening metallic lids A can is formed by an overall cylindrical body with a nailed bottom wall and presenting on its superior part and close to an aperture thereof a round fillet which is outwardly turned. The closure of the can is by a metallic, easy-opening lid, formed essen... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5868273 | Canister with pressure resistant sealing lid A canister including a canister body with a removable lid, incorporating a seal element of elastomeric material, releasably mountable to the canister body. The seal element, bonded to the lid, includes a first sealing surface engaging and sealing to the u... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5836468 | Plastic snap closure with anti-tamper strip and method of its manufacture The plastic snap closure possesses a snapping means (3) on the inside surface of the cap wall (2), said snapping means being able to be snapped over a bead on the container mouth. In order to display initial opening of the closure, approximately vertical ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5806704 | Paint container vacuum lid A vacuum lid for a round thermoplastic paint container that includes a domed lid (20) with a valve cavity (22), a circumferential lip (38), and a peripheral flange (40). An O-ring (42) is positioned between the lip and flange to seal the container. A pair... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5743425 | Permanently attachable bucket lid with airtight seal A child resistant lid is disclosed for use in conjunction with the standard build bucket for containment of materials. There is provided a threaded capped access opening of sufficiently small dimension to prevent the passage of a child's head, yet of suff... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5725122 | Storage lids for containers A lid assembly is provided for a pail which is characterized by a receptacle portion that is closed of by a secondary lid. The receptacle portion is provided for storing and displaying items related to the contents of the pail, e.g., small tools or instru... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5702133 | Universal snap-in metal plug An improved snap-in metal plug for closing either a flat or flanged opening in a sheet metal panel or the like. The plug, in one embodiment, includes a circular disc formed with three co-planar tongues extending radially outwardly from the plug principal ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5564415 | Humidifier for a ventilator A sealing and retaining arrangement for a humidifier with separable top and bottom members and an attaching arrangement for rigidly connecting a ventilator or other respiratory device to the top of the humidifier in a predetermined, fixed position. The se... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5498333 | Cover and lid with sealably enclosed gasket for swimming pool The invention is directed to a transparent plastic cover for a chlorinator container or lid for a filtering container used in swimming pools. The cover or lid is prepared from transparent plastic which is durably resistant to attack by the chlorine fumes ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5427264 | Open top plastic drum cover A cover for attachment to a cylindrical plastic drum, the drum having an open top end and a closed bottom end and an inside and an outside, the drum having a lifting flange on the outside thereof adjacent to the top end of the drum, the cover including a ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5328047 | Double locking pail and cover for regulated materials A container and cover therefor, preferably of plastic, and particularly designed for Regulated Materials, having two sets of locking means for securing the container and cover.... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5295603 | Pressure lid container Pressure lid can or container with an at least one-part body member and a lid member, which together with the closure-side end of the body member forms a tight closure, in which a lever gap is left free between the body member and the lid member for the e... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5163576 | Lid and container assembly incorporating camming lid application structure A thermoplastic generally cylindrical container having a peripheral gasket in an outwardly-facing channel near the rim; a plurality of outwardly flared cam surfaces below the channel for stretching an inwardly facing terminus of the skirt of the lid to pa... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5143219 | Stackable container with protected lid seal A stackable container includes a continuous sidewall interconnecting a lip means and the bottom along with a lid for engaging the lip and for covering an open end of the stackable container. An elastic seal is provided between the lid and the lip when the... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5127523 | Container made of plastic for the disposal of disposable medical utensils and devices The present invention relates to a container (1) made of plastic for the disposal of disposable medical utensils and devices after use. The container (1) comprises a closure (2) which is designed in such a way that the container (1) can be used as a packa... | 07/07/1992 |
