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 |
| 7427010 | Carton lock This invention relates to a wrap-around carrier which is held together by a single locking system, which is a secondary locking system in which the secondary male locks are formed as an extension of an outer secondary locking flap with an inner bottom flap having a ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7380701 | Carton for brick-shaped containers with a top dispenser A carton is provided for containing brick-shaped containers which has a dispenser in the top permitting the removal of any of the containers while maintaining the structural integrity of the carton through the provision of either a top gusset or middle gusset spanni... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360647 | Packaging system and method The present invention is directed to a system for packaging bottles having a neck portion. The system includes a tray unit and a bridge. The tray unit has a planar base, first and second opposite sidewalls, and first and second opposite end walls. The sidewalls and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353953 | Packaging of multiple fluid receptacles Packaged fluid receptacles include: a plurality of fluid receptacles arranged one next to the other to form a composite structure having a top surface, bottom surface and end walls at a first end and a second end and having a longitudinal axis which extends through ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7237675 | Bottle cradle stacking support A support apparatus for receiving and supporting stacked tiers of bottles, particularly wine bottles. The support apparatus is (a) located below a first tier of layers of wine bottles, (b) placed between tiers of bottles, in case of multiple layers of bottles, and (... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204369 | Wraparound carton with inclined beam structure and blank therefor A wraparound carton comprises wall panels hingedly interconnected in series, wherein the wall panels include a pair of base wall panels at the opposite end of the blank. One of the base wall panels is connected to an adjacent wall panel through a beam forming portio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182214 | Plastic container including an upper grip portion The container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the lower base, and an upper portion extending upwardly from the sidewall. The upper portion includes at least one opening therein. An integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7000764 | Packaged diapers assembly A packaged assembly includes a package formed of in a rectangular hexahedron having first and second side walls opposed to each other and third and fourth side walls opposed to each other and a plurality of disposable diapers, each including a main body having an ab... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986457 | Plastic corrugated case A packaging case is provided for containing at least one container. The case has a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet forms a first vertical panel of the case having a first edge with a first bead and a second edge with a second bead, the second edge be... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6981631 | Carton for brick-shaped containers with a top dispenser A carton is provided for containing brick-shaped containers which has a dispenser in the top permitting the removal of any of the containers while maintaining the structural integrity of the carton through the provision of either a top gusset or middle gusset spanni... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6341692 | Carton carrier A sleeve style carton carrier for carrying cartons of the type having a gable pocket defined in each of opposing end walls. The carrier has side walls, and end walls that define a sleeve adapted to surround the carton, the end walls each being foldably at... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6105773 | Carton carrier A sleeve style carton carrier for carrying cartons of the type having a gable pocket defined in each of opposing end walls. The carrier has side walls, and end walls that define a sleeve adapted to surround the carton, the end walls each being foldably at... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6068181 | French fry carton with hidden indicia A french fry carton with front and rear face panels and a pair of overlay panels positioned over one of the face panels and including a pair of transversely aligned tear-out sections with partially concealed access tabs available only upon an erection of ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5855275 | Two-tiered carton for flanged articles A carton for packaging two layers of stacked flanged tubs. A top panel overlies the tops of the upper tubs and a layer board lies between the two layers. Reinforcing flaps connected to the layer board are adhered to the side panels of the carton. The side... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5743400 | Carrier and/or connector for a series of packages A carrying and/or uniting device (1), designed for mainly parallelepiped-shaped packages (4), having outer fastening tapes (8), provided with glue and designed to fasten the device onto a set of packages (49). The device is subdivided into plurality of lo... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5682996 | Carrier for brick-type containers A carrier is provided for a brick-type container. The brick includes interconnected side and end walls, and an upper closure structure having folded portions overlapping and extending downwardly along a portion of each of the end walls. The carrier includ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5653341 | Sleeve arrangement A paperboard sleeve (10) for wrapping a plurality of brick-shaped containers (11) is disclosed. The sleeve has two opposed and interlocking base panels (21, 22) with flaps (32) formed as a part thereof, the flaps being sized and shaped to be folded back a... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5620094 | Wrap-around carrier with top divider tab A wrap-around tub carrier with a top center divider tab. The tab is comprised of spaced segments of a flap which is foldably connected to the top panel. Both the divider tab and a locking tab located between the divider tab segments are connected by a fol... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5607072 | Beverage containers A liquid container 1 comprises a larger glass bottle 2 and a smaller glass bottle 3 which are separately formed and adhesively bonded together. A base 11 of the smaller bottle 3 is spaced slightly above the base 10 of the larger bottle 2 so that in use, t... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5590786 | Package for liquid containers A package for holding a plurality of F-style containers, each having a generally rectangular cross section and a spout and an inverted U-shaped strap handle projecting from the top. The package comprises a box having a top, a bottom, and a sidewall thereb... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5542537 | Packaging of rectangular articles Arranging a group of articles to be packaged so as to include a space for the insertion of a different article. All the articles except one are arranged in upright position. The one article is positioned on its side, between other articles. This creates a... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5518117 | Carrying device for gable-top cartons A carrying device for a number of gable-top cartons with holes (14) for holding the closing part of the gable-top cartons and with a hand-grip opening (10). Each of the holes of the carrying device for the closing parts of the gable-top carton has a shape... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5513753 | Top carrier for gable cartons A carton carrier fashioned from a unitary blank of paperboard displays utility in carrying two or more cartons of the cable top type. The carrier is in the general form of an inverted rectangular tray, with the longitudinal side walls of the tray having d... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5421477 | Ergonomic container case A bottle carrier case for transporting bottles of beverage having locating means on the bottom of the case for stably stacking the case and having openings provided in the concavities for easily removing the case from overlying bottles.... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5295593 | Storage and dispensing unit Storage and dispensing unit comprising, in combination, wall structure defining an enclosure having outer walls, holding structure for supporting one or more containers in generally exposed condition on the outer facing walls, the holding structure includ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5178280 | Distribution unit of packages A liquid package of pressurized contents is manufactured from a thin metal foil laminated with plastic material. The package is shaped as a truncated cone and is preferably dimentioned such that the ratio of the radius R of the bottom of the cone to the r... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5139147 | Package incorporating flanged containers A package includes one or more flanged cups, the cups being arranged and interconnected at their respective flanges to form an array. A paperboard cover having a polygonal main panel of an area generally corresponding to the area of the interconnected cup... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4946037 | Package having supported gabletop containers for two part composition A package including containers having gabletops, wherein it is desired to maintain the containers in pairs, in separate areas, with support members to provide support for the gabletops from one side of the carton and identify the pairs of containers and s... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4927042 | Dispensing bottle container assembly including separable composite packages A container assembly comprising two composite packages fastened together for packaging and shipping, but separable for individual use at a retail location. Each package includes an outer paperboard carton and a plastic bottle contained therein, the liquid... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4860888 | Shipping and handling container for two part composition A shipping carton for containers having gabletops, wherein it is desired to maintain the containers in pairs, is provided with areas which receive the containers in pairs and support members are provided to support the gable tops from one side of the cart... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4856647 | Apparatus for connecting containers An apparatus for connecting containers to each other. The apparatus has three of elastic loops which compressively secure three containers inserted therein. One loop is oriented with respect to two other loops such that its longitudinal axis is substantia... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4782945 | Reclaimable polyester bottle and carrier assembly A bottle and carrier assembly adapted to facilitate the recycling of polyester resin bottles is disclosed. The assembly comprises a reusable bottle carrier having a side wall and a bottom surface, and a recyclable polyester resin bottle. The bottle has an... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4703856 | Multipack for flanged primary containers A package accommodating a group of flanged containers (C1-C4) includes two rows of containers in which portions of top flanges (f) of the containers (C1, C2) in one row are overlapped with portions of the top flanges of the containers (C3, C4) in the seco... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4693412 | Sleeve package having locking tabs for holding multiple aceptic cartons The disclosed sleeve package is suited for economically holding a multi-pack arrangement of aceptic paperboard cartons. The sleeve blank has main side, top and bottom panels successively hinged to one another, to be wrapped around the arranged cartons, wi... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4671451 | Sleeve package having reverse tucked tabs for holding multiple aseptic cartons The disclosed sleeve package is suited for economically holding a multi-pack arrangement of aseptic paperboard cartons. The sleeve blank has main side, top and bottom panels successively hinged to one another, to be wrapped around the arranged cartons, wi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4632249 | Lateral packaging for the grouping and holding together of superposed articles Lateral packaging for the grouping and holding together of articles superposed in their natural orientation, and presenting a rim which is inserted in a slot of a lateral band with a plurality of sides defined by folding lines. The band is interconnected ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4582199 | Carton and blank therefor A carton for packaging a plurality of articles having rectangular or square bases and sides such as aseptic packages and the carton blank therefor. In one embodiment the carton includes a base, side panels, inner and outer top panels with handle straps an... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4566591 | Multiple packaging device The invention relates to a multiple packaging system for a plurality of containers having edge flanges and being closable with covers, which containers are held together with a connecting element made of a flat cut-out. The cut-out is raised from undernea... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4441611 | Multipack and method of making it Two or more containers for various products, having a generally parallelepiped shaped, are joined to form a multipack by blanks made of cardboard and the like. The package has a V folded band which is placed and glued between two adjacent containers, and ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4415082 | Multi-unit package The invention relates to a package accommodating a plurality of primary containers arranged in at least one row. The package includes a wrapper (10) of foldable sheet material wrapped about the containers and which partially can be removed whereafter each... | 11/15/1983 |
