Did You Know...
...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441715 | Adjustable and sealable jet nebuliser for bottles able to be elastically deformed by squeezing An adjustable and sealable jet nebulizer for bottles able to be elastically deformed by squeezing is mounted on the mouth of the neck (2) of a bottle (3). A conduit for air (16) and a conduit for liquid (17) are obtained coaxially in a cy... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7311229 | Slide tap A slide tap particularly suitable for use on disposable containers has a valve body with a sliding actuator movable between closed and opened positions of an outlet formed in the body. A spring mechanism returns the actuator to a closed position. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273550 | Filter assemblies with valves A filter assembly may include a valve which includes a valve member. The valve member moves between a first position and a second position and the valve is opened and closed. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7214397 | Plug for sucking a beverage A plug for sucking a beverage from a bottle or the like includes a housing and supporting means for housing and supporting a dissolvable food praline, the beverage being delivered through the plug through a window formed between the outer contour of the praline and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7011221 | Anti-leak dust cover and closure used therewith A container closure includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable bet... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6824024 | Device for the take-up and/or release of liquid samples A device for aspirating and/or dispensing liquid samples has a hollow body with a cavity for the liquid. A movement element for aspirating and/or dispensing the liquid is moved by a movement unit having a first drive element driven by a first drive. A pipette tip or... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6409054 | Pourer cap with closure cover A pourer cap with closure cover for fluid substance containers has a main body and a cover joined together by a flexible tang, all formed in one piece by moulding plastic material, the cover being superposable on the main body and having a delivery hole w... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6286733 | Sliding valve dispenser with overcap A push/pull type dispenser closure is provided by the present invention. The closure includes a cap body, slider valve and an overcap. The closure may be placed in the closed and sealed position by attaching the overcap to the cap body. The overcap includ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5934515 | Multi-orifice multi-compartment dispenser with child-resistant closure A dispensing package is provided including a container with at least two discrete compartments, respective closures positioned across upper outlet ends of the compartments and a cap fitting over the respective closures. The cap includes a crown with a sur... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5472120 | Bottle with two-stage opening A cap for a container has three distinct positions, including a closed position, an intermediate spray position and a fully open pour position. The cap provides a fluid tight seal when in the closed position and provides a fluid tight seal from pouring wh... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5456374 | Tamper evident container closure A tamper evident closure construction is provided for use with a container of the type having a neck with a discharge orifice therein. The tamper evident closure construction includes a dispenser cap and a unitary, one-piece, tamper evident closure cover.... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5431305 | Tamper evident liquid dispensing package A liquid dispensing package includes a container whose finish has an opposed pair of slots extending vertically from a free end thereof. A nozzle element with a dispensing passage extending therethrough is positioned within the finish and has an opposed p... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5429282 | Multi-position self-guiding closure for a container A multi-position self-guiding cap for attachment to a container. A tip of a cap assembly is mounted over a post section of a shell such that a guiding rib of the tip engages with a guiding channel and an annular groove of the shell. The annular channel al... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5328063 | Venting closure cap A closure cap which can be manipulated to dispense container contents end enables venting of any excess pressure which may build up within the container when the closure is in a fully closed position including a central post, a cap body reciprocally mount... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5230447 | Self-closing push-pull bottle top A self-closing push-pull top for a bottle includes a threaded collar adapted to engage a threaded bottle neck. A hollow stem extends from the threaded collar and engages a cylindrical guide aperture of a cap. The cap is slidable along the hollow stem abou... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5094361 | Single or multi-piece closure for rigid or deformable containers A closure for a rigid or deformable container. The contents of the container are protected by a seal. The closure has a bottom part and a cap fixed thereon by a hinge. The lower part is closed by a cover face, through which only a pouring spout extends. A... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5029719 | Bottle and cap assembly An improved cap assembly is provided for use with a water bottle or the like. The cap assembly includes a lid member adapted to fit over the open mouth of the bottle, and to support a drinking straw which extends from the lid member to a lower end substan... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4976364 | Cap and straw assembly for a water bottle An improved cap and straw assembly for use with a water bottle or the like, wherein a bottle cap of the type having a poppet valve is equipped with a drinking straw for facilitated dispensing or drinking of a beverage from the bottle. The poppet valve inc... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4971203 | Child-resistant pill dispenser The present invention is directed to a childproof dispenser for dispensing pills to similar articles which involves an elongated tubular body and a cap member telescopically connected therewith. Both the elongated tubular body and the cap member contain d... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4927065 | Adjustable metering closure cap An adjustable metering closure cap which has an outer cap body which is adjustable along the length of a central metering post to provide more than one dispensing position. The inner periphery of the cap body cooperates with the outer periphery of the pos... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4878774 | Valved dispensing applicator A dispenser including a container body, a mounting member fitted on the container body and a dispensing head such as an applicator head movably mounted on the mounting member. The mounting member includes an axially extending closure member with a pin mem... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4826055 | Closure cap construction A compact, high-flow-rate closure cap construction for hand-held dispensers, comprising a cap body having an upstanding tubular discharge neck portion, and a closure cap having a bore receiving the neck portion. The neck portion has a cylindrical exterior... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4807785 | Liquid dispensing device A liquid dispensing device is provided which dispenses a given amount of liquid from a bottle container which comprises (1) a bottle cap removably affixed to the bottle; (2) a spout tube movable within said cap and located both within and outside of said ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4773572 | Hand-held dispenser with automatic venting A hand-held dispenser for a flowable product, comprising a container having a neck portion at its top, and a cap body having a discharge opening and a base portion cooperable with the neck portion of the container to mount the cap body thereon. The said b... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4711378 | Spray cap assembly comprising a base unit and push/pull closure means A spray cap assembly comprising a base unit including a dispensing duct in communication with separate air and material passages, and an insertable push/pull closure mated to fit into the base unit which permits the sealing of the air and material passage... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4432496 | Foam liquid dispensing device A foam liquid dispensing device which mixes liquid capable of foaming and air together and dispenses the mixture as aerosol. The dispensing device comprises a container and a cap detachably attached to the container. The cap includes an outer cover and an... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4429834 | Mouth closure assembly for mouth of foam liquid dispensing container A mouth closure assembly for the mouth of a foam liquid dispensing container adapted to mix foamable liquid and air together and dispense the mixture in the form of a foam aerosol. The mouth closure assembly comprises a foaming portion fitted in the mouth... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4231547 | Dispensing valve for liquids A dispensing valve comprising: a first tubular member closed at one end by a wall; a second tubular member telescopically housed in said first tubular member and closed at the opposite end by a wall; said second tubular member being slidable with respect ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4215802 | Adhesive gun having needle valve nozzle A needle valve nozzle is employed in a hot melt adhesive gun used to apply thermoplastic adhesive. Actuation of a trigger mechanism supplies pressurized gas to a nozzle chamber which urges the nozzle in an outward direction to an open position, the needle... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4111244 | Extendable fuel dispensing nozzle A fuel dispensing nozzle capable of sealably engaging a baffled filler pipe during a tank filling operation; a longitudinally slidable sleeve or member carried on the nozzle's discharge tube permits use of the nozzle in tank filler pipes having a deep set... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4105147 | Extruder screw valve The invention disclosed herein is an injection molding machine unit having a barrel, with an injection nozzle on one end of the barrel and a screw ram movable in the barrel, a valve member with axially extending grooves in the periphery thereof, supported... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4022356 | Metal valve for battery grid casting machine A valve for dispensing a predetermined amount of molten lead to the mold of a battery grid casting machine has two tubular housings arranged in telescoping relation with their axes extending vertically. The upper housing is fixed and has a feed line for m... | 05/10/1977 |
