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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340807 | Pouch and resealable closure mechanism therefor including a plurality of interlocking closure elements A resealable closure mechanism includes first and second closure strips. The first closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements and the second closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements. One or more of the discontinu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7264119 | Chained pouches system and method A storage system comprising two or more pouches, joined sequentially pouch-lip to pouch-lip by a flexible coupling portion, wherein each coupling portion flexes to permit manipulation of the joined set of pouches, combines advantageous modes of storage, display and ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7195617 | Device for collecting surgical material A collection device for collecting material during a surgical procedure includes a collection chamber defined by an encompassing wall and having an opening sufficient for permitting collection of the material during the surgical procedure. A wicking material is posi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7041042 | Method for making a seamless plastic motion discomfort receptacle A plastic motion sickness receptacle is disclosed having a seamless perimeter defined by a tubular member folded at a first closed end, and an open end including means for closing the receptacle after use. The plastic tubular member comprises integrally formed walls... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011083 | Paintball refillers and method for making and using same A paintball hopper refill apparatus or loading apparatus is disclosed, which includes a body, an interior, a neck and a dispensing portion where the body is made of a flexible material, the interior is designed to be filled with a plurality of paintballs and the dis... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6991375 | Reclosable packaging Touch fasteners useful for bags, packaging and other products as well as novel manufacturing of products incorporating such fasteners. A composite touch fastener has a fibrous loop strip partially encapsulated in, or otherwise permanently attached to, resin of a sub... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6843600 | Resealable closure arrangement with pull string activated, tamper evident seal for use with a slider device A flexible, reclosable package includes first and second panel sections defining an interior, and a zipper sealed to each of the first and second panel sections along a top edge thereof. The zipper includes first and second mating profiles, each having an upper flan... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6599016 | Pinch bottom bag with tear strip A pinch bottom bag construction, for a multiwall bag, incorporating an easy open feature, which permits the controlled opening of a portion of the mouth opening of the bag, to create a spout-like opening, with the use of a tear strip disposed on the upper... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6315792 | Remotely removable covering and support The invention creates a thin tubular multiple filament (film or fiber) structure that can hold high internal pressures. When desired, an extension of the filaments can be pulled in any direction to unfurl the structure. This device is useful for self expa... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5945145 | Easy opening, reusable package to facilitate access to food slices A package for sliced food product comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, opposite sidewalls and opposite end walls, wherein the package includes a flap which comprises portions of the top wall and/or an adjoining sidewall of the package, and which is movab... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5881869 | Multi-component packaging system A package comprising a plurality of filled sealed containers containing dispensable materials, adjacent containers (20a, 20b) being connected by a joint (40) which comprises a tear means (50) allowing the containers, to be torn open with a single tearing ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5875611 | Offset sealing method for plastic films A reclosable package includes two sheets of a first polymeric resin material facing one another and forming a package opening having an inside and an outside. A first zipper strip having a male zipper profile and a first flange area, and a second zipper s... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5849253 | Dispenser A dispenser for powdered, granular, pellet, briquette or tablet-like material is provided. The dispenser includes a dispenser head through which the material dissolved in water can be dispensed. A spray device is provided at the head to spray water onto t... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5839648 | Device for easy opening of flexible film packaging having a line of weakness; a packet constituted by a contents and packaging provided with such a device; and an easy opening patch for such a device An easy opening device specifically adapted to packaging of flexible film (3) having a line of weakness in tearing (4), the device being characterized in that it comprises a patch (5) that is flexible and substantially inextensible such as a label, a memb... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5832349 | Toner replenishing container with unidirectional tear opening feature The present ivention provides a toner replenishing container comprising a bag made of a film, and an opening member for opening the bag by tearing it. After the unsealing, a bottom of the bag is completely opened.... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5749657 | Flexible package with hanghole and tear string and method and apparatus for making the same A flexible package includes first and second opposed panel sections, a header section having a hanghole, and a tear string. The header section is positioned adjacent the first and second panel sections and encloses a portion of the package. The tear strin... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5609420 | Reclosable bag closure with tear containing strips A package closure for such packages as reclosable plastic bags includes male and female interlocking profiles and a tear bead on one side of a zipper tape film. On the other side of the zipper tape film are two tear containing strips, preferably of ethyle... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5480230 | Double header package having a tear bead A packaging arrangement providing greater area for the incorporation of graphics without unduly increasing the package size and for optionally providing a structure for hanging the package without interfering with the ability to gain access to the content... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5470419 | Easily tearable film and pouch made therefrom An easily tearable plastic film and a pouch made therefrom comprises a thin-wall part for easy tearing. The thin-wall part being made by incorporating strings in the plastic film when it is made by melt extrusion. A method for producing the film and pouch... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5465436 | Disposable hydrotherapy tank liner The present invention teaches a disposable hydrotherapy tank liner formed of a fluid impervious sheet material. The liner is secured to the upper rim of a hydrotherapy tank by means of any suitable fastener such as a plurality of clips. The liner is adapt... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5461845 | Zippered film and bag A reclosable bag and plastic film and method for making the bag. The bag has a reclosable fastener connected to a single wall of the bag, and the film has a reclosable fastener connected to one side thereof which does not require attachment to any other p... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5375930 | Easily openable synthetic resin bag The easily openable synthetic resin bag substantially comprises a) a bag body having in an overlapped state front and rear walls of substantially rectangular shape, and a bottom wall interposed between the lower ends of the front and rear walls and having... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5215380 | Reclosable package with tear strip A method and an apparatus for applying a reclosable profile element and a tear strip element to a packaging film is disclosed. Packaging film is formed into a tubular form about a forming tube. The tubular shaped packaging film is advanced along the lengt... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5186543 | Tear-open bag having guide strips An easy-open container includes guide strips to limit tearing to areas adjacent to the intended line of tearing with a tear strip. The guide strips protect zipper elements and bag walls from distortion or tearing due to deviating tear lines. In a second e... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5127065 | Opening device for flexible packaging An opening device for flexible packaging is provided to concentrate tearing forces and provide increased tearing leverage, facilitating the opening of the packaging without the need for a sharp object to initiate the tear, the opening device having first ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5116140 | Easy-to-open synthetic resin bag An easy-to-open synthetic resin bag comprises (a) a bag body substantially consisting of a pair of laminated walls made of synthetic resin films, the peripheries of the laminated walls being heat-sealed to form a sealed border region while defining an uns... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5094863 | Food package with rip-cord opener A food packaging material suitable for a variety of food service applications, including fast food restaurants is provided. The packaging is preferably formed from a flexible laminate sheet that includes at least one moisture impervious layer and has been... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5092831 | Method of and apparatus for opening a folded web of heat-sealable packaging material prior to formation of the web into sealed reclosable packages A method of opening a folded web of flexible heat-sealable packaging material prior to formation of the material into sealed reclosable packages. The web has a pair of interlockable reclosable closure strips extending longitudinally of the web on an insid... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5022530 | Modified zipper elements for easy open containers An easy open, recloseable flexible container having interlocking zipper elements and a tear strip for opening the container along the upper edge, wherein the bases of the zipper elements are extended upward towards the tear strip to limit the area of tear... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4955981 | Reclosable bag having hook and loop sealing strips A tamperproof, resealable bag of the type used to sell and store materials such as dog food, and the like. A unique sealing strip of the hook and loop fastening variety is employed therein. The bag is a flexible, frangible material such as paper and inclu... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4953729 | Sanitation shield for water cooler bottle A water bottle sanitation shield covers the neck and shoulder regions of the bottle and effectively insulates the interior of the cooler tank from contaminants that may have accumulated on the bottle during transport and handling. The shield comprises fil... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4903843 | Foil sheath for objects, especially packages of goods A sheath for wrapping objects has a sheath body which extends over a circumferential surface (4) of an object (1) and comprises at least portions of a shrink foil pre-stretched in a circumferential direction. The sheath has a significant cohesion of the s... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4898301 | Collapsible container for flowable media A container for storage of flowable media has a deformable fluidtight inner envelope, a deformable fluidtight outer envelope and a collapsible frame between the two envelopes. The frame has two mirror symmetrical sections which are pivotally connected to ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4872420 | Disposable cat litter system A disposable cat litter box is disclosed comprising a liner pan for receiving cat litter, with the liner pan having an open top, bottom and sides and cat litter disposed in the liner pan. A disposal bag having an opening at least equal to the bottom of th... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4824261 | Reclosable bag and hook and loop sealing strips for use therein A tamperproof, resealable bag of the type used to sell and store materials such as dog food, and the like. A unique sealing strip of the hook and loop fastening variety is employed therein. The bag is a flexible, frangible material such as paper and inclu... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4725329 | Apparatus for manufacturing easy-to open synthetic resin bag An apparatus for manufacturing easy-to-open bags comprising a pair of feed rollers, at least one puncher disposed downstream of said feed rollers, upper and lower separating rollers disposed downstream of said puncher, tear string positioning member dispo... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4650079 | Easy-to-open synthetic resin bag and apparatus for the manufacture thereof An easy-to-open synthetic resin bag comprising: a bag body constituted by a laminated film formed by laminating several layers of synthetic resin film; a tear string bonded to part of an inner surface of the bag body corresponding to the opening thereof; ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4640411 | Mailer construction A mailer in the form of a receptacle having a base and upstanding sides is foldable into an essentially planar configuration. The receptacle surfaces are adapted for informational indicia, and are provided with means to seal the receptacle in the folded s... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4629071 | Easy-to-open bag An easy-to-open bag of this invention is characterized by having a tear string heat-fused to the inside of one of the walls and a pulling tab which is defined by a U-shaped score and an adjacent transverse opening both formed in the heat-sealed border reg... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4620320 | Substantially leakproof zipper closure for bags and method A hood-like top closure on a bag top has end portions extending beyond opposite sides of the bag and the end portions are closed against leakage. The top closure may have a zipper separably connecting a pair of attachment flanges one of which extends alon... | 10/28/1986 |
