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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299609 | Piston-cylinder actuator and mounting support for the lower tool of an indexing packaging machine A piston-cylinder arrangement is provided for mounting and actuating the lower tool of an indexing packaging machine, which has an annular piston head that has a ratio of outer diameter to inner diameter that is less than two, and which drives a relatively oversized... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7069074 | Easy-to-use electrode and package The invention presents techniques for making the operation of an automated external defibrillator easier to understand for an operator. The automated external defibrillator includes defibrillation electrodes packaged in a sealed, easy-to-open pouch. Visual cues such... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6996949 | Packing container and method of manufacturing the containers The packaging container includes a container body formed from a packaging material, and a cap unit attached to a top wall of the container body. The cap unit includes a lip, a pull tab which covers a discharge opening and an inner tape which covers the discharge ope... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6955466 | Sample bag closure device A closure device for packages having at least one self-adhesive closure element is disclosed. It comprises a self-adhesive glue layer (L1, L2) on the closure element, arranged for closing of the package. A release layer (F1, F2) covers th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929141 | System for thermoforming sheet material to obtain containers therefrom An apparatus comprises indexing means (75) arranged for indexing sheet material (1) along an advancing direction (F) through a forming station (5) in which shells (50, 50a, 50b) of containers (53, 54, 55, 56, 80 | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916765 | Consumer product package and method of manufacture The invention relates to consumer product packages having impact promotional items printed directly on the package and methods for manufacturing such product packages. An image constituting the impact promotional item is printed using blended printing inks and subli... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910623 | Paperboard can with an integrated lid having a hinge on the lid A substantially paperboard container for releasably dispensing contents contained therein is convertible from a substantially sealed orientation to a substantially open, dispensing orientation and back to the substantially sealed orientation. The paperboard containe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6889892 | Container and methods associated therewith Disclosed herein is a container defining an interior and an exterior provided with a first access panel and a second access panel for creating an opening for passage between the interior and the exterior, and methods for making and using such a container. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6554181 | Reclosable pouring element and a flat gable composite packaging provided therewith A reclosable pouring element with a base member and a closure lid which serves at the same time as the opening device. A flange surrounding the opening surface of the pouring element is fixedly connected to a flat gable top composite packaging. The closur... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6523713 | Stackable hinged container lid having detents A lid and a container using the lid are disclosed, the lid having a central panel of paperboard with a resilient plastic skirt joined about its perimeter. A metal foil membrane having heat activated adhesive layers is attached to the lid and the rim of th... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6510981 | Canister with paper and plastic layers and a plastic lid for containing a particulate-type product, such as a ready-to-eat cereal A canister for containing a particulate-type product such as a ready-to-eat cereal. The canister includes a side wall, a bottom closure and a plastic lid. The side wall defines at least a portion of a tubular body having an upper opening, a lower opening ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6484929 | Canister for a particulate-type product A canister for storing a particulate-type product. The canister includes a tubular body, a bottom panel, a top panel and a plurality of tabs. The tubular body defines an upper opening, a lower opening, and an internal storage region. The bottom panel is c... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471083 | Induction-sealed composite container end closure A closure for sealing an opening of a tubular container is disclosed, the closure having a paperboard central panel with a plurality of secondary panels extending angularly therefrom forming a surface around the perimeter of the central panel. A plastic s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6082614 | Package for pourable goods A packaging for bulk goods which comprises an inwardly laminated folded box body (1) and a lid (3), also of a laminated cardboard material, which is sealed or glued into position. In order to ensure the tightness of the packaging also in the corner region... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6047883 | Bagless barrier paperboard container with a tamper evident reclosable fitment This invention relates to a fin sealed box, an integrate barrier coating and a relockable fitment closure that are combine to create a novel package which is easily formed, filled and sealed by the packager and easily opened and reclosed by the consumer. ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5890650 | Packaging A packaging system (10) in which a lid portion (30) is secured to a base portion (20) by means of adhesive along two opposite sidewalls (24, 25). The system (10) includes a tear strip opening device (40) which provides access to the contents thereof. Stru... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5803348 | Display containers A display container comprises a tray and a hood. The tray and the hood are permanently fastened only in a portion delimited by a line of weakness. The hood can be conveniently removed by a single movement of the hand.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5620135 | Container A container is formed from at least one sheet-shaped segment made of paper and the like. The edges of the container which come into contact with the contents of the container are provided with a protective covering covering the surfaces bordering those ed... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5476067 | Disposable pet toiletry system The disposable pet utility system (10) for providing prepackaged absorbent cat litter and the like for household pet care, includes a container (11) formed of a material and having creases at each of its corners for collapsing the container about its cont... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5388757 | Reclosable sales packing, e.g. for meat slices A popular type of sales packing for sliced meat comprises a cup shaped lower part having an outstanding edge flange, to which is peelably welded a tight cover sheet as an original closure, while for the reclosing of the cup there is provided a semistiff s... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5217307 | Container with an easy opening indicator or security break indicator This invention provides tamper-safety labeling that can easily be applied to a container and closure means to disclose the opening of the container. This labeling is a single piece one that has a generally parallel perforated tear strip and tab formed fro... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5172854 | Reclosable, reusable package A package that is unreusable and reclosable, which package may be repeatedly used by the consumer for storing the contents therein even after multiple openings of the package, with such package protecting the contents thereof in a closed-package-like mann... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5141150 | Pouring spout A tamper evident container is provided having a pouring spout which includes a shoot surface pivotally attached to a wall of the container. The shoot extends beyond and overlays an opening in the container wall to securely maintain the opening in the wall... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5067614 | Packing container provided with opening arrangement An opening arrangement of the reclosable type on a packing container (2) includes a double strip or a doubled strip (5,5',5") applied to the outside of the container. The double strip (5) includes two overlapping strip portions (5a and 5b) covering in an ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5054618 | Sealed container with tear opening feature The disclosure relates to a container with a tear-open feature. A pair of closure flaps is bridged by a sealing tape structure which includes a central, tearable band bridging the area between the flaps, and spaced-apart guide means on opposite sides of t... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5039564 | Tearing strip, a method of manufacturing such strip and a package provided with the tearing strip A tearing strip of the delaminating type intended for attachment to opposite insides of a package. The strip has such a layer structure that, relative the inside of the package, it has a melted-together seal while internally the strip has layers which are... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5029712 | Reclosure stick gum package A reclosable package for holding items comprises a container having a front portion, top end portion and back portion. An adhesive front label is applied to the front portion of the container. A flexible adhesive flap is then applied which covers the labe... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5012959 | Pour spout and carton construction A paperboard carton and plastic pour spout fitment construction for cartons adapted to carry powdered or granular material, particularly foodstuffs. A side wall of the carton is provided with a precut opening to receive the separate fitment. The periphery... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4986465 | Opening arrangement on a packing container An opening arrangement for a packing container includes a flexible strip having first and second parts which are connected to one another by a flexible intermediate piece. The first part of the strip has a downwardly projecting portion that fits within th... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4979621 | Tear away top structure for a rectangular paperboard container A rectangular paperboard container includes an improved opening top structure which, when opened, provides a completely open top container. The container includes a tear line which extends substantially along the front and two side upper edges of the cont... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4949882 | Pouring spout for a liquid container A pouring spout for a liquid container has a film attached to a pouring hole from inside of the container and a tab tape for covering the pouring hole from outside of the container. The film includes a portion for forming a pouring opening corresponding t... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4930682 | Recloseable lid construction for a paperboard container A recloseable lid construction for a paperboard container. The lid is a separate sheet and carries two radially spaced microcuts near its outer periphery. The radially outermost peripheral portion of the lid is bent upwardly and is sandwiched by an inward... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4842188 | Two-piece flat top container A flat top, thermoplastic coated, paperboard container including a separate cover panel and fold-out segments having weakened lines formed thereon such that the top may be using the fold-out segments as lift tabs and breaking the weakened lines at the fro... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4821884 | Secondary packaging In this invention, there is provided a combination of a heat resistant container containing a ready prepared meal and a secondary package providing support for the container and restricting the flow of hot air back to the container.... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4802583 | Article container with overwrap A reuseable open top case having interconnected bottom, side and end walls is provided with a disposable overwrap which includes panels overlying the open top, side, end and bottom walls.... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4787507 | Liquid pack, method of manufacture thereof and plastics web for an opening strip for the pack Described is a liquid pack made at least partially of cardboard, having a longitudinal weld seam (1) and two transverse weld seams (3) which are disposed in a doubled cardboard strip (2) at the top and underside of the pack, wherein disposed in the upper ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4781323 | Reclosable closure assembly for container Reclosable closure assembly for containers, particularly aseptic containers, containers having such a closure assembly, and a method for applying the closure assembly to preformed blanks suitable for preparing the containers. The container portion to whic... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4775098 | Carton with a reclosable pour opening A sealed end paperboard carton having a pour opening formed in one end panel thereof and a base member formed from a relatively rigid plastic material secured to the one end panel. The base member has a hingedly mounted movable panel which has an integral... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4768703 | Barrier carton with reclosable pour spout An open ended carton including a membrane liner and a cover having a peripherally depending flange which overlies a top end portion of the carton. A transverse score line in the cover and contiguous perforation lines in the flange divide the cover into fi... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4738365 | Frozen food container A container for storing a product and for holding it while it is heated in a microwave or a conventional oven. The container includes a tray-like box portion that is adherently sealed and secured inside a leakproof cover. A panel of the tray-like box has ... | 04/19/1988 |
