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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413096 | Beverage container having a squeeze-actuated self-sealing valve A beverage container includes a squeeze-actuated self-sealing valve. An actuation mechanism is disposed between inner and outer walls of the cup portion. The actuation mechanism is acted upon by squeezing the beverage container. The actuation mechanism moves a slidi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7303100 | Kettle having movable spout lid and actuator A kettle for heating water or other liquid has a lid and lid actuator to move the lid between open and closed positions. The lid actuator may be connected to the container and movable relative to the opening about a pivot that is below a pivot about which the lid ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299955 | Hot beverage container A lid is provided for a beverage container having a base, side walls and an upper rim. The lid comprises a body having an upper surface, a lower surface and an end wall. The end wall sealingly connects the wall of the lid to the upper rim of the beverage container. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293587 | Portable fuel assembly A portable fuel assembly has a holder that securely holds a fuel pump, at least one tool and at least one spare part, while at the same time having a base, which may be attached to a fuel container in order to transport fuel for a remote controlled vehicle to a desi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7201296 | Dosing device with a pumping device 1. A dosing device with a pump device. 2.1. A dosing device with a pump device and with an operating handle which is provided for the pump device is known. 2.2. According to the invention, the operating handle (20, 20a, 20 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185792 | Dispensing device with rack and pinion drive for nozzle valve A pressurized gas cartridge drives a dispensing device for viscous product cartridges. The dispensing device and the viscous product cartridge form a gas enclosure separated from a product enclosure by a movable wall. A valve is driven by a rack and pinion valve dri... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7048144 | Teakettle with closure inside spout A teakettle has a vessel defining a storage chamber with a spout, a handle connected to the vessel and including a hollow portion communicating with the chamber, a closure member disposed within the spout and movable for opening and closing the spout, an actuator on... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044404 | Pneumatic liquid-delivery device A fluid delivery device for supplying fluids, particularly automotive fluids supplied to fluid reservoirs. To attain this, a vessel configured to hold a liquid includes a pressurized gas inlet configured to receive gas into the vessel through a passageway in an inte... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040678 | Holder for beverage container A holder for a beverage or drink container having an appearance suggestive of a high-heeled shoe comprises a base having a substantially planar lower surface and an opposite upper surface containing a receptacle configured to slidably receive the lower end portion o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032841 | Hand-held battery power sprayer A hand-held battery power sprayer is formed of a body having a spray nozzle, a trigger, and an internally threaded attachment collar having a passageway therethrough. The attachment collar removably receives a container. As battery powered pump is positioned within ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6983868 | Fuel container A fuel container having novel dispensing devices is disclosed. A hose or spout is fitted with a funnel, both being sufficiently clear to permit the visual detection of the free surface of the fuel within. At the juncture between the spout and the funnel, a valve is ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979031 | Portable device for holding a liquid container A portable device for holding a liquid container, comprising a substantially rigid vertical handle manually graspable by a user, a substantially rigid top container gripping member extending horizontally from the upper end of the vertical handle, a substantially rig... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6938795 | Hand-held fluid dispenser system and method of operating hand-held fluid dispenser systems A hand-held fluid dispenser having an enclosure for supporting a container holding a fluid to be dispensed, and a method of operating such hand-held fluid dispensers. A first proximity sensor is located inside the enclosure immediately adjacent one side of the enclo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6805266 | Safety device for a liquid-containing vessel A safety device for a liquid-containing vessel for preventing accidental spilling of the liquid contained in the vessel, the liquid having a rest level. The safety device comprises a lid assembly having a lower partition, the partition dividing the vessel into a fir... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6752331 | Air-pressure sprayer structure An air-pressure sprayer. The air-pressure sprayer includes a container, a cover unit, an air-pump unit, a spray mouthpiece unit, and a water-stop valve wherein the cover unit, screw jointed to said container, has a press body disposed at one side thereof which can c... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6557717 | Non-spill beverage container A container that is adapted for holding a quantity of a beverage therein. The container has an open upper end and a closed lower end. A cover member is adapted for removably coupling with the open upper end of the container. The cover member includes a pl... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6513683 | Teapot An improved teapot constructed from materials including thermal insulating materials. The improved teapot is easily cleaned and has an exterior fashioned in an aesthetically pleasing manner. A sealing mechanism if provided for sealing a tea holding cavity... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6398083 | Beverage server with three position lid A beverage server comprises a container having a top, a bottom, and side walls joined so as to form a water-tight vessel. The container has a fill opening in the top thereof that provides access to the interior of the container. The container also has a s... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6360926 | Device for directed dispensing of free-flowing materials A dispensing device including a container with a top aperture adapted for the entry of free-flowing materials and a bottom opening adapted for the directed dispensing of free-flowing materials, a handle, a thumb release trigger associated with a stopper l... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6315174 | Portable dispensing apparatus A portable dispensing apparatus for dispensing a particulate material such as sand is provided, particularly for dispensing sand into divots made by golfers in the grass playing surface of a golf course when playing golf. The dispensing apparatus includes... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6234364 | Passenger beverage server The present invention is a spill-resistant beverage server ideally suited for pouring beverages aboard airliners in flight. The server utilizes a plurality of small pour openings and a closed top which prevents accidental spillage in the event of rough fl... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216754 | Infusing apparatus An infusing apparatus comprises a collecting spout capable of being fixed under the outlet aperture of an infusing chamber. The spout has a lid provided with an opening through which the infusion penetrates, and an obstructer of the opening for in particu... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6029862 | Selectable rate actuator for spray cans An actuation device for coupling with an aerosol spray canister and dispensing the pressurized contents contained in the canister includes a housing with a trigger assembly that is spring biased to operate between depressed and released positions. The dev... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6003735 | Hand-portable safety-canister w/vari-flow thumb-valve A much safer, and more convenient to use, flammable-liquid storage-container of the hand-portable 1-5 gallon blow-molded/polyethylene-plastic type; featuring a special direct thumb-actuated ballvalve, with geneeric-variations, configured to enable si... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5954240 | Docking station and bottle system A docking station and bottle system 23 including a filling head 20 and bottle 22 which have a head interconnect 86 and a bottle interconnect 90, respectively, for fastening the bottle 22 to the filling 20 head in order to prevent spillage. The bottle inte... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5944224 | Insulated vessel with handle and dispensing spout A dispensing lid assembly for use with a container assembly and a container assembly including the lid assembly. The lid assembly can be attached to a container liner of the container assembly. The lid assembly includes a spigot housing through which liqu... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5795436 | Adhesive stick with plunger-shaped retaining device for the stick composition The invention relates to an adhesive stick having a plunger anchoring the stick composition and a sleeve surrounding the stick composition, in which the propelling device for the upward and downward moving of the stick composition, which device at the sam... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5564608 | Safety gasoline container A transportable safety gasoline container suitable for use in the workplace. The gasoline container has safety features that include, an automatically venting pour spout, a protective skirt on top of the gasoline container to prevent damage to valves and ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5431115 | Handheld fertilizer dispenser The present invention is a hand-held fertilizer dispenser. The dispenser is tapered in shape, tapering into a small side discharge opening to place the fertilizer exactly where desired. A pivoted handle is provided at the top which allows it to be carried... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5394747 | Apparatus for continuous gravimetric metering of a pourable material As a particularly simple and compact metering apparatus for the continuous gravimetric metering of pourable material it is suggested to form a rotor (5) driven about a vertical rotational axis (4) and supported about a horizontal pivot axis (7) as a disk-... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5292039 | Liquid measuring dispenser A bottle for storing a liquid and dispensing measured quantities thereof. The bottle has a large storage chamber and a small measuring chamber, each chamber including its own threaded, removable cap. The measuring chamber is adjacent and partially above t... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5285971 | Hand held spreader A hand held spreader having the bottom-face of the hopper portion at an angle with respect of the horizontal and having the handle for holding the device disposed directly below the hopper and so directly below the weight of the hopper; the handle is angl... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5273194 | Beverage server There is provided a beverage server comprising a pitcher and a multiple positionable lid. The lid is capable of being disposed in three distinct positions on the pitcher, including a filling position, a pouring position, and a locked position wherein beve... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5242093 | Iced tea pitcher having a pivoted lid assembly A pitcher for holding and serving liquids including a jar portion, a ring member engageable with the jar portion, and a cover assembly engageably with the ring member. A rim portion of the cover assembly is defined by an aperture formed through the cover ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5072858 | Divided beverage server A beverage server has a divided fluid container comprising a pair of isolated chambers. The container has mounted thereon a closure cap of a cap assembly which locks to the top of the container. The closure cap has filler caps on its upper face for altern... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5056685 | Spraying device This invention relates to a spraying device comprising a receptacle for the fluid to be sprayed and a spray head disposed on the receptacle for spraying the fluid. To provide a spraying device of this kind which is characterized by an operation which is o... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5031798 | Spraying device This invention relates to a spraying device comprising a receptacle for the fluid to be sprayed and a spray head disposed on the receptacle for spraying the fluid. To provide a spraying device of this kind which is characterized by an operation which is o... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4934565 | Liquid dispensing system with electronically controlled valve remote from nozzle A liquid dispensing system for dispensing fuel such as gasoline, for example, includes a nozzle to which is mounted an actuator controlled transducer. The extent of movement of the actuator from a rest position causes the transducer to produce a flow rate... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4921146 | Server top with snap-fit push lever A server top which is attachable to a container, includes a lid portion which fits over the container and has an outlet through which a substance within the container may be poured, two substantially parallel side faces which each extend outwardly from th... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4890848 | Racket handle and desiccant dispenser A racket handle and dispenser is set forth wherein a magazine is contained within an uppermost portion of the handle for containment of a desiccant powder wherein a spring-biased first plunger adjacent the magazine dispenses a portion of desiccant powder ... | 01/02/1990 |
