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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4509656 | Variable length packing container assembly A packing container assembly particularly for storing elongated objects is formed with inner and outer elongated interfitting hollow members each having a polygonal cross-sectional configuration with a closed end and an open end longitudinally slidable re... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4501355 | Soap saving device having nesting dishes A soap saving device for pressure bonding two or more pieces of wet soap comprising a pair of soap dishes which may be nested together to pressure bond two or more pieces of soap located between the nested soap dishes, or alternatively each may be employe... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4491221 | Convertible three ball to two ball golf ball carrying container A convertible three-ball to two-ball golf ball container wherein a pair of thin-wall cylindrical tubes, which are opened at adjoining ends and have semi-spherical closed opposite ends, are telescoped together and closely accommodate three or two golf ball... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4487327 | Locking capsule Capsules (10) such as used for administering medicines, foods, and the like, are formed by a pair of sections (12, 14) locked to one another by a latching assembly (28) including a projecting member (30) provided on one of the sections and a keeper or abu... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4485740 | Coupling assembly for joining tubular sections A coupling assembly for joining a guidance module housing to a bulkhead of a guided missile. The coupling assembly includes a plurality of levers extending through slots in the housing and bulkhead of the guided missile with a plurality of threaded fasten... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4478337 | Adjustable shelving unit A two-piece telescoping shelf adaptor construction adaptable to be supported on a shelf structure in a flat or inclined position and adjustable to accommodate varying shelf depths comprising first and second members each being formed having a similar numb... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4474324 | Telescoping carton A telescoping carton particularly adapted for packaging food products is prepared from a pair of combination tray/cover components made from identical blanks of paperboard or the like. Each blank is folded and glued by the manufacturer and shipped to the ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4471749 | Collapsible barbecue unit A barbecue unit having a lower, open top member and a cover for placement over the lower member in either one or two locations. In a first, stored location, the cover is collapsed on the lower member so that, together, they require only a minimum amount o... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4450966 | Survival kit A survival kit comprising, inter alia, a replacement cap for a conventional canteen, a gasket, and a collapsible tube. The cap includes a crown and an annular depending skirt; a passage is defined clear-through the crown and the skirt is internally screw ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4449474 | Personal security device A personal security device is disclosed which comprises a trigger actuated aerosol canister contained in a two-piece telescoping housing. The canister contains a pressurized offensive odor containing gas such as mercaptoethanol which, when ejected from th... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4449724 | Telescopic tanker for carrying fluid A telescopic tanker for carrying fluid which has a wheel-mounted, extendible chassis with a first tank section and at least one other tank section that is telescopingly received within the first section. The tank sections are movable between their telesco... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4446982 | Multi-purpose baking utensil A multi-purpose baking pan is formed from a bottom pan member having a convex bottom surface and a pair of side members having a number of pairs of spaced apart holes. First and second end pieces are adapted to mate with respective pairs of holes in the s... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4441734 | Telescopic shopping cart A telescopic 4-sided extension fits inside the frame of the shopping cart and is attached thereto with clips or a spring loaded catch for slidable vertical movement.... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4440307 | Container assembly A container assembly formed of two cup-shaped container halves which are combined with their open end portions in telescoped relation and being secured together by way of a coupling sleeve. The coupling sleeve is internal in the preferred embodiment, but ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4421246 | Biological tissue cassette A tissue cassette which includes an open-topped, perforated base member adapted to receive a tissue specimen, a perforated lid member adapted to cover the base member and be secured thereto in a closed position, and one or more gates joining the lid membe... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4416414 | Utility yard marker This invention serves several functions in a utility manner. One of the utility functions is to provide a container for receiving mail in an enclosure which is expandable when the mail load is heavy in volume. The other associated utility functions are th... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4396113 | Sliding sleeve for storage of samples Samples of materials, such as biological materials, are stored in liquid nitrogen in containers arranged as sliding sleeves wherein the outer sleeve is longer than the inner sleeve and has an apertured protruding edge so that a sealed wire can be threaded... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4390217 | Container for articles of daily use, having two enclosable chambers A container having two chambers when assembled, comprises two container halves with each at least four walls rigidly connected with one another. Pairs of the outer chamber walls of each chamber are disposed parallel with one another, one pair forming righ... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4365576 | Offshore submarine storage facility for highly chilled liquified gases Improvements in an offshore platform and submarine storage facility for highly chilled liquified gas, such as liquified natural gas, are disclosed. The improved facility includes an elongated, vertically oriented submerged anchoring frame to which one or ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4361947 | Storage container and method of making same A container includes two elongate tubular members, one telescoped within the other. The inner tube has an access opening in one section of an upper wall portion through which articles can be placed into and removed from the interior of the tube when the i... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4353379 | Portable personal ash receiver A tubular body member has telescopingly received therein a tubular ash receiver member, closed at its outer end and having a through access opening in the side-wall thereof which is normally covered by an arcuate, extended-wall portion of the body member.... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4352428 | Reed holder A reed holder comprises a base member and a cover member. The base member includes at least one elongate, rigid member defining a planar, reed-receiving surface and at least one reed retaining member for removably securing a reed against the reed-receivin... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4348982 | Disposable cat relief chamber This invention relates to a disposable cat litter chamber. Being unique in nature this design provides increased sanitation features, minimized odors, and disposability. The box may be formed in various shapes, but the preferred embodiment is that of a "m... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4345802 | Dispenser An overhead dispenser having vertically telescopic movable shelf units.... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4337861 | Bingo card box An adjustable card box to hold a multiplicity of the slide-type bingo cards in an upright viewing position and in a manner such that they can be rapidly flipped through comprises two trays, one of which fits and telescopes within the other. A finger-opera... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4329977 | Rotatable cooker The present invention relates to an adjustable and rotatable stovetop cooker having two telescoping halves. Each half also includes opposed handles which allow the cooker to be picked up and rotated 180 degrees to allow cooking a package of food on both s... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4327512 | Identification device A container to be attached to a shoestring or the like and adapted to contain information regarding the medical condition and/or identification of the wearer. The container is made of two halves formed from a resilient plastic material, which define betwe... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4311255 | Hand held container and dispenser assembly A dispenser package has an outer case which is open on one end and which receives, in its other, partially closed, end, a snap-fitted dispenser assembly. The actuating stem of the dispenser extends out of a small opening in the end of the outer case to wh... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4303154 | Adjustable container for cigarette packages A cigarette case is provided with adjustable features to accommodate cigarette packages of varying lengths and widths. A longitudinally slidable insert serves to accommodate variations in package length while a swingable side panel attached to the insert ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4299159 | Diaphragm capsule for pressure monitors A diaphragm capsule for pressure monitors comprises a capsule body 12 and a capsule cap 14 with a diaphragm 16 clamped between the two. The capsule cap 14 and a ring 18 are formed integrally of plastics by injection molding and joined by webs 30. The ring... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4286634 | Sample container with collapsible funnel A plastic sample container with an attached collapsible funnel comprising several frusto-conical rings which interlock with one another in a raised position to form a funnel attached to an upright neck of the container. The funnel may be collapsed into th... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4284204 | Dimpled tray package with self-locking feature A two-part package includes a sleeve for receiving a tray. One surface of the sleeve has openings formed therein for receiving dimpled detents formed in the tray. As the tray is fully positioned in the sleeve, the detents engage the openings and retain th... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4281763 | Two-piece hardshell, soluble and digestible liquid containing gelatin capsule An elongated, two-piece, hardshell, digestible gelatin capsule, to be taken orally, comprising a C-shaped body member into which may be inserted a liquid, and a digestible hard-shell gelatin cap member formed with a stepped free marginal edge portion comp... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4280268 | Adhesive application of two-part container A container and method of adhesive bonding of two telescopic container halves wherein each container half has a cylindrical body, the inner container portion being circumferentially loaded to temporarily reduce its diameter and being forced in centered re... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4274546 | Condition responsive electrical switch construction and parts and methods therefor A housing construction for an electrical switch construction having one housing member partially telescoped inside another housing member to have a pair of opposed ears on the one housing member respectively project through a pair of opposed slots in the ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4270490 | Animal feed bowls A pair of animal feed bowls, one of which is for additionally acting as a cover for the other feed bowl is disclosed. Cooperating apparatus is provided on the two bowls for releasably securing one in an inverted position as a cover over the other. In one ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4261461 | Shadow box shipping/display container The disclosure is of a combination container for the shipping and display of small articles such as jewelry. In its display condition, the container provides a shadow box.... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4258855 | Adhesive application of two-part container A container and method of adhesive bonding of two telescopic container halves wherein each container half has a cylindrical body, the inner container portion being circumferentially loaded to temporarily reduce its diameter and being forced in centered re... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4247006 | Capsule body, in particular for use with a joined capsule for a pharmaceutical preparation, and method of and apparatus for producing it Capsule body, in particular for use with a joined capsule for a pharmaceutical preparation, and method of and apparatus for producing it.... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4234093 | Pill dispenser with safety features A safety container for containing and dispensing particulate matter such as pills and the like. Two members have concentric, cylindrical walls which are slidably engaged with each other, and have oppositely disposed end walls to form an enclosure. Sliding... | 11/18/1980 |
