Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7549536 | Wraparound packaging A wraparound packaging is provided. The wraparound packaging includes a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having at least one opening. The packaging further includes a first sidewall attaching the top portion to the bottom portion by a bottom wall... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7278538 | Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle A tubular carton and blank for forming the carton includes a top, base and a pair of side walls. At least one of the side walls includes a displaceable zone arranged to protrude out of the plane of the one side wall. The displaceable zone includes connected sections... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243889 | Flush valve mounted holder A holder adapted for mounting on a flush valve housing, said holder including a body having a lower portion and an upper portion; a connector having a side wall forming at least part of the lower portion of said body, said connector dimensioned to engage the flush v... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232537 | Methods for making slip resistant file folders Methods for producing easily and securely gripped slip-resistant file folders, including file pockets and hanging folders. The methods include providing folder paper stock; conveying the folder paper stock in the process of folder manufacture; providing a curable sl... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207508 | Wedding glass housing The invention provides a method for effecting a controlled breaking of a wedding glass, comprising providing a device having a housing having a bottom and top sheet both of puncture-resistant material and an intermediate layer of compressible material retained betwe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185760 | Non-contact protective packaging for surface-sensitive articles Disclosed herein is a non-contact package useful when an article to be stored or shipped in the package includes a sensitive surface, the performance of which will be detrimentally affected if the sensitive surface is contacted with a nominal amount of mechanical fo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7093412 | Glass base material packing method A method of packing a glass base material (10, 20, 30), which is a base material of an optical fiber comprising packing the glass base material (10, 20, 30) into a cylindrical container (16, 26, 36). The packing has: putting the glass base mater... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7044358 | Two-sided roll support with multiple ribs A structure for supporting a plurality of objects having cylindrical characteristics. The structure includes a first side and a second side, the first side having at least two rib structures spaced apart from one another by valleys. The rib structures are formed as ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032754 | Package having releaseably secured consumable products The present invention provides an improved product holding and dispensing package and an improved method for manufacturing, holding and storing products, especially consumable products. In an embodiment, a package for a consumable product is provided. The package in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014044 | Cup and lid holder and dispenser A cup and lid holder has two parts: a bottom part holds two stacks of insulated paper cups and a top part holds two stacks of mating lids. The holder is folded from a flat blank. The blank is one piece and folds into a two-level structure with three horizontal parts... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6336556 | Unitary multi-cell partition and carton or tray containing the same and method A unitary multi-cell partition for packaging articles for use with a multi-sided carton or tray having a circumscribed space therein. The partition is formed of molded pulp and is capable of being disposed in the space and is adapted to receive the articl... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6230882 | Carrier for drink cups A carrier with internal support members for carrying multiple beverage containers. The carrier is formed from foldable material that can quickly and easily be erected and loaded with beverage containers. The internal support structure of the carrier compr... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5971167 | Holder for stemmed drinking vessels A holder for stemmed drinking vessels having a base and a bowl connected by a stem. The holder has a support structure and vessel supports are disposed on the support member to support a plurality of vessels with their stems crossed. In preferred embodime... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5586647 | Drinking glass A drinking glass having a cup portion, a stem attached to the cup and upon which the cup is supported, and a detachable base engageable with the stem in two distinct alternative base positions. The base is capable of securely maintaining the drinking glas... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5560486 | Container convertible for use as a plant protection cover A container (10) for storing of transporting pourable material can be converted to a plant protection device by removing a portion of the base (11) of the container to allow the peripheral wall (12) of the container to be engaged over the plant thus surro... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5402888 | Carton with self locking keel A carton has a keel structure (K) of rectangular cross section to separate adjacent rows of articles and to retain articles in position. The box keel structure carries a locking tab (38) which is caused to ride over and engage against a ridge (40) formed ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5188232 | Display carrier with dividing member A display carrier has top and bottom walls, first and second sidewalls, at least one vertical partition wall and a horizontal dividing member in the sleeve. The vertical partition wall extends between the top and bottom walls to define adjacent interior c... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5145067 | Carton with side mounted locking tabs A carton for glassware or like articles includes a conventional sleeve with a top, a bottom, sidewalls and a central dividing panel. Locking mechanisms are located on each end of the sidewalls. Each locking mechanism includes a connected series of panels ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5105945 | Display carrier with retaining tabs A display carrier is described having improved retaining tabs. In one embodiment, the carrier includes snap acting retaining tabs connected to a partition wall at end edges thereof. For receiving glassware the snap acting retaining tabs are generally plan... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5042660 | Collapsible display carrier and method of making A display carrier for glassware or the like is foldable from a generally flat, collapsed condition for shipping and storage to an erect position for retaining at least a pair of articles. The carrier is formed of a flexible material which forms a top wall... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5005711 | Utensil holder apparatus An apparatus for use by visually impaired individuals, wherein a plurality of containers are provided, with an appropriate utensil designation mounted vertically and orthogonally relative to an annular rim of each container. The container includes an annu... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4890737 | Cardboard display container with contents retaining means A carton is disclosed for containing and displaying cylindrical objects such as drinking glasses or canned goods, and a single foldable paperboard blank form is disclosed for making the carton. The carton is in the form of an open ended sleeve having a di... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4875585 | Carton having a horizontal object holding panel and blank A paperboard carton for drinking glasses directly engages stems or other irregularly shaped portions to rigidly and securely hold the glasses within the carton. The carton is erected from a blank form in a method requiring no direct manual manipulation to... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4860895 | Stemware holder In one embodiment, the stemware holder includes two, thin, elongated, semi-concave fingers, integral at their aft regions, that define a dome rising from a tray surface. The top of the dome is truncated and is open. The inboard edges of the fingers define... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4798291 | Display carrier for articles A display carrier for articles includes hingedly connected top, bottom and side walls forming a sleeve and a deflectable retainer for releasably engaging an article in the carrier. The deflectable retainer hingedly extends from an edge of the bottom wall ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4736846 | Display packaging for a plurality of aligned drinking glasses or similar articles This one-piece packaging is made from a blank of foldable material and includes a top wall whose width is less than the width of the bottom wall, and is not greater than half the maximum transverse dimension of the articles. This width may, in the limit, ... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4735314 | Cardboard display container A carton is disclosed for containing and displaying cylindrical objects such as drinking glasses or canned goods, and a single foldable paperboard blank form is disclosed for making the carton. The carton is in the form of an open ended sleeve having a di... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4681225 | Glass and bottle tote The invention provides a wine glass or bottle tote having a cylindrical body of self-supporting foam rubber with a longitudinally extending cylindrical central passage having openings at each end for the insertion and removal of articles such as wine glas... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4681224 | Florist's implement A florist's implement for temporarily stabilizing a flower or plant container or the like during transport is disclosed. The implement includes first and second square sheets of a flexible material hingedly connected to one another such that the sheets ma... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4667825 | Display package for a glass or similar article A display package for a glass or similar article constructed from a single flat sheet material blank includes a back wall formed from a central rectangular panel of the blank, a pair of reduced height side walls reinforced along their edges formed from tw... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4660720 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4640417 | Display-packing unit for glasses and similar articles The invention provides a display packing for glasses and similar articles, which may be folded flat and is formed from a single strip of material. Said strap of material is divided into sections for forming the vertical an horizontal side walls of the fra... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4629068 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4629069 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4627536 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4606457 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4603779 | Glassware package A glassware package formed from a foldable blank has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of end walls, and an open front and back. The top and bottom walls include means for retaining a plurality of glassware items therein. Each end wall includes a flat end... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4448308 | Collapsible display carrier A collapsible display carrier for articles having top, bottom, and side walls hingedly joined to form a sleeve, the side walls having lateral fold lines, said carrier including collapsible retaining means attached to the side walls and the bottom wall for... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4381057 | Display carriers for articles Carriers for at least one pair of articles, each article having two opposed ends, employing two-ply latches for restraining hollow, recessed or chimed ends of articles inserted substantially within a carrier and/or notched flap restraints for restraining ... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4377235 | Flapless carrier for articles A carrier for articles having two opposed ends, the carrier having a sleeve and flapless latches for retaining the articles within the carrier. The latches may include cubic masses of cured foamed plastic adhesive proximate to or bearing on the end portio... | 03/22/1983 |
