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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 7245853 | Developer container, developer supplying unit, and image forming apparatus A developer container includes a developer storage unit made of a flexible sheet material for storing developer, and a cap unit from which the developer is discharged. The developer storage unit includes a holding member that holds a folded state when the developer ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7118281 | Retention and release mechanisms for fiber optic modules A rotate-and-pull mechanism for fiber optic modules. The mechanism having a lever-actuator to unlatch and withdraw a fiber optic module from a cage assembly or a module receptacle. The lever-actuator pivotally couples to the fiber optic module so that when lever-act... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090509 | Multi-port pluggable transceiver (MPPT) with multiple LC duplex optical receptacles An interface converter module includes a metallized housing having a first end and a second end. A printed circuit board is mounted within the housing and has mounted thereon electronic circuitry configured to convert data signals from a host device transmission med... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086429 | Inner bag for transport tank and loading method thereof A positioning mark and a display mark are formed in an inner bag body. An inner bag supply-discharge opening is inserted into a tank supply-discharge opening as the positioning mark conforms to a central line extending in the longitudinal direction of the tank body.... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073309 | Method of using a reusable closure for packages Adhesive articles, particularly useful as reusable closures in the presence of moisture from refrigerated or frozen food packaging environments, comprising a moisture resistant substrate and a removable adhesive covering at least a portion of the substrate surface, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6913388 | Flexible container A flexible container formed by sealing at least two webs of material with respect to each other to form a void between the webs. Each web preferably has at least two layers. A first web has a first thickness, and a closure area. In at least a portion of the closure ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6805486 | Closure system A sheet material which may be used for a closure system adapted to receive surface fasteners. The sheet material may be used for the manufacture of containers, such as bags and provides a primary form of closure as well as a secondary form of closure which allows fo... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6793392 | Self closing bag A bag comprising an envelope closed at one end by an end wall and delimiting a mouth at the other end, containing a charge capable of passing, for example under gravity, through said mouth, when said bag is in the inverted position, said envelope being shaped on its... | 09/21/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6517243 | Bag with reusable built-in closure tab A bag having a built-in closure tab is defined. The closure tab is formed from the outer layer of the laminate which makes up the bag. When a user of the bag wishes to close the bag, the user folds or rolls the sides of the bag together down the side of t... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6443617 | Resealable sack or bag A sack or bag is made of a collapsed, thermoplastic tubular film segment, which is provided preferably with side folds, by affixing head and foot welds and is provided on at least its head side with corner-partitioning corner welds. In order to be able to... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6422752 | Flexible all-in-one bag A flexible bag includes a front wall and a rear wall that are sealed together at their longitudinal side edges. A lower end of the bag is closed, while an upper end of the bag forms a mouth that can be repeatably opened and closed. A flexible wire is embe... | 07/23/2002 |
| 5971612 | Coilable storage device A coilable storage device for retaining an article comprising: a metal spring strip, and a piece of material extending across the metal spring strip, wherein the metal spring strip is a relatively thin, elongated piece of metal material having a first end... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5816709 | Leak-proof personal travel bag A leak-proof travel bag for carrying items containing liquids, such as personal toiletry products, is provided with a ziplock seal towards the top of the bag. The bag also has one fastener for retaining the top of the bag in a once folded position, and a ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5789368 | Fabric care bag A fabric cleaning/refreshment process is conducted in a hot air clothes dryer using a vapor-releasing containment bag. The bag is constructed using heat resistant polymers, such as nylon, to avoid unanticipated hot spots in the dryer. The bag retains its ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5746514 | Laundry bag and method of using same The laundry bag includes a body of openwork material defining a substantially spherical interior volume in at least one state and having an opening thereto. A closure is positioned at the opening to close the opening while maintaining the substantially sp... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5695055 | Protective sleeve for golf bags A protective sleeve comprising a combination of a mouth and a sleeve, the combination comprising a sleeve having a first and second flaps extending beyond the sleeve, each flap having a proximate side and a distal side, with the sleeve having an opening b... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5532028 | Easily openable package of photographic photosensitive materials and producing the same An easily openable package of photographic photosensitive materials which comprises one or a plurality of photographic photosensitive materials and a light-shielding bag having a heat-sealed portion formed on the periphery and packaging the photographic p... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5478153 | Multilayer sack or bag with bottom The invention concerns a multilayer sack or bag with side folds which consists of several tubular webs with side folds inserted one into the other, in which arrangement at least one open end is closed by a bottom. To form a bottom that is comparatively le... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5425447 | Bag for containing at least two separate substances that are to be mixed The bag is formed from two layers of a plastic having properties of mutual superficial adhesion. The layers are laid one on top of the other, and define between themselves at least two chambers each containing a different liquid. To simplify the operation... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5287571 | Sleeping bag carrying and storage enclosure with automatic closure means A sleeping bag carrying and storage enclosure (10) is disclosed and has as its two main components a sleeping bag cover (11) and automatic closure system (21). Sleeping bag cover (11) is configured to receive a standard rectangular sleeping bag (1) in its... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5281027 | Multiple ply bag with detachable inner seal pouch for packaging products A tubular bag blank has a plurality of outer contiguous non-heat sealable plies and an inner heat sealable plastic ply. All of the plies in the tubular blank are bonded together circumferentially around an open top end of the bag and are closed at the bot... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5267795 | Carryout food bag with closure and means of order verification A paper bag particularly adapted for the packaging of carryout food items such as hamburgers and chicken. The bag is of a unitary construction and includes two inwardly folded bellows panels on its sides, each bellows joining respective sides of the bag. ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5228782 | Resealable flexible packs A resealable sachet that is designed to contain substances of liquid or creamy consistency and which after opening and partial use of the contents, may be easily resealed and which thereby prevents the leakage of the remaining contents and which can be ea... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5114243 | Package A package having an openable end, and a closure structure for closing the openable end. The closure structure comprises at least one aperture-set which includes a respective aperture in each of at least two sheet segments of the package. Each aperture has... | 05/19/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5078509 | Resealable package A resealable package for snack food items and a method of making the same from a sheet of flexible material. Two side edges of the sheet are joined together in a seam, with a flap extending longitudinally from an exterior surface of the package. A reseala... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5077001 | Tamper-evident sealing system for envelope having special characteristics and method of making same A tamper-evident seal for a plastic envelope with a pocket and closing flap having first adhesive sealing means for sealing the flap to the envelope and a second, tamper-evident sealing means adhering to the end of and extending beyond the end of the flap... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5074822 | Method of closing a tubular food casing A method is provided for closing an end of a tubular food casing in such a way that the end so closed is made suitable for use as a hanger for the casing. In one embodiment, an end of a food casing is formed into a rigid loop suitable for hanging the casi... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5064071 | Container apparatus A container apparatus for small items such as drug medication. The container is designed for drugs or similar small articles which allows an attendant to dispense the items in accordance with printed or pictorial information provided upon the container or... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5056930 | Self-sealing specimen pouch assembly A disposable, self-sealing pouch assembly defines a specimen-receiving enclosure and an associated pocket for receiving an identification card or the like. The assembly preferably includes first, second, and third rectangular piles of transparent plastic ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5046621 | Tamper evident notched sealing envelope An improved flexible envelope for use as a mailing pouch or evidence preservation package. The envelope is constructed of a metalized polyester material which is characterized by an incision in a wall of said envelope which is sealed by a pressure sensiti... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4973171 | Closable plastic bag A plastic bag, such as a trash bag or the like, of linear low density polyethylene or a blend of low density polyethylene and low density polyethylene has a closure portion along its open end. The closure portion is of a plastic having dead fold propertie... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4961503 | Tamper evident notched sealing envelope An improved flexible envelope for use as a mailing pouch or evidence preservation package. The envelope is constructed of a metalized polyester material which is characterized by an incision in a wall of said envelope which is sealed by a pressure sensiti... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4953708 | Flexible package with pour spout and handle A flexible tubular package having a longitudinal axis and formed from flexible sheet material. The package comprising first and second panels disposed opposite each other and connected on laterally opposite sides. The upper end portion of the package term... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4876125 | Gusset bag for photographic photosensitive materials A single-sheet gusset bag for photographic photosensitive materials comprising a laminated sheet of which the inner surface layer is a light-shielding polyolefin resin film layer and the outer surface layer is a heat-resistant flexible sheet layer, and ha... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4826011 | Pack for packaging a material in the form of pieces Gas-sealed pack for receiving pieces of a material such as chocolate tablettes. It consists of an envelope (9) of a flat and foldable material, having two edge regions (6, 6') inside which is located a detachable joining strip (7) to provide a sealed clos... | 05/02/1989 |
