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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167156 | Convertible child-resistant vial The convertible child-resistant vial includes a container having an aperture and a peripheral wall and being provided with a first connection element in the form of contiguous locking and freeing housings provided in a collar extending from the peripheral wall; and ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8061543 | Plastic plug with overcap, including wrench and method A closure for a container opening according to one embodiment comprises a plug including a series of projections and being constructed and arranged to be received within the container opening and an overcap constructed and arranged for being attached to the plug so ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7942280 | Push tab vial assembly and methods A push tab container assembly includes a container and a lid configured to mate with the container in an unlocked state and in a locked state. The container includes a push tab assembly having a locking member defining a ramped surface and ending at a locking edge. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7832577 | Child-resistant closure and package convertible to non-child-resistant operation A package having child-resistant and non-child-resistant modes of operation includes a container having a neck finish with an open end, an external surface surrounding the open end and at least one external first engagement element spaced from the open end. A closur... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7434703 | Child-resistant tamper-indicating package A tamper-indicating child-resistant package includes a container having a finish with an open mouth and an external circumferential bead spaced from the mouth. A closure has a skirt for externally encircling the container finish, a tamper band frangibly connected to... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410071 | Closure with liner cutter A closure having a top wall and a skirt depending from a peripheral edge of said top wall. The closure includes an inner skirt depending from the top wall having at least one thread for helically attaching to a container neck. A deflection wall extends from the top ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404495 | Child-resistant flip-top dispensing closure and package A child-resistant dispensing closure includes a base having a deck with a dispensing opening and a peripheral skirt. A lid is integrally molded with the base and coupled by a hinge to a periphery of the base so as to be pivotable between closed and open positions. O... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387214 | Closure and container package with child-resistant and non-child-resistant modes of operation A package includes a closure for attachment to a container. The closure has a skirt with a plurality of internal lugs and an internal surface. The container has a sidewall terminating in an open end and having a plurality of external projections. The plurality of ex... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7351369 | Molded twist-on wire connector A wire connector wherein the wire engaging core and electrically insulated housing are molded with an exterior surface of a molded wire engaging core used as a mold surface as the electrically insulated housing is molded around the wire engaging core to provide a wi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331479 | Child resistant container and cap A locking cap and container is provided for a container having an opening surrounded by a neck with container threads thereon that are sized and located to threadingly engage cap threads formed on a skirt of the cap. A shaped distal end is formed on a distal end of ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7296700 | Method and apparatus for metering liquid nutritional supplements A method and apparatus for metering a liquid nutritional supplement provides a liquid dispenser having a body that contains a predetermined number of single dosages of the liquid nutritional supplement, a cap, such as a child-resistant cap, coupled to a neck portion... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293396 | Method of connecting a top to a container A threaded container closure assembly in which the container comprises one or more radially extending members proximate the distal end thereof that initially engage with one or more radially extending members or partial radially extending members on a mating closure... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246713 | User-friendly bottle and closure thread assembly The invention provides a threaded container closure assembly includes: a container neck having an opening; a closure for said neck, the closure having a base portion and a skirt portion; a first screw thread on the neck, said first screw thread comprising one or mor... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241422 | Housing for receptable filling A method and apparatus for capturing a sample of flowable material from a closed system inside a receptacle without exposing the sample to the ambient environment. The apparatus includes a housing having an opening at one end for receiving a receptacle and stopper. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7207466 | Spout An insert for a container includes an outer wall, a upstanding spout, and a bottom wall. The outer wall is configured to fit within an opening of the container and defines the periphery of the insert. The outer wall has a lower edge and an upper edge that is dispose... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204381 | Waterguard tube There is a tube container that is resistant to water infiltration into the cavity between the head and the cap. The tube container has a body wall and a head. The body wall defines a chamber therein. The head has a shoulder, which has an orifice therethrough in comm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198162 | Molded closure and apparatus for making same A molded closure having an auxiliary thread for removal of an incomplete closure from a molding cavity, the molded closure including a helical auxiliary thread projecting inwardly from a cylindrical wall portion of the closure to provide engagement between the closu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182213 | Closure assembly for a wide mouth vessel A closure assembly includes: a vessel opening; a closure for said opening, the closure having a base portion and a skirt portion; a first screw thread on the opening, said first screw thread having one or more first thread segments; a second screw thread on an inner... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156265 | Container A paint container includes a top, a bottom, and at least one side wall. A handle is pivotally attached to the body proximate the top. A recess is disposed in the handle proximate the top of the container when the handle is in a rest position. The handle includes an ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128233 | Tamper-resistant container and methods An improved container designed to provide all of the foregoing attributes (including light weight, low cost, ease of use and carrying, and climatic tolerance) while also presenting a virtually impenetrable barrier to animals. One exemplary embodiment comprises a hig... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124904 | Reversible child resistant closure A reversible child resistant closure system including a closure and container a container having a neck portion, an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the con... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111746 | Shellable child resistant closure container with positive lock mechanism A shellable, positively lockable, child resistant closure and container includes a pair of nested inner and outer caps designed to be purposefully shellable for use in its non-child resistant mode. The inner cap is coaxially positioned and nested within the outer ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100785 | Closure cap cooperating with a bottle type container A closure cap (1) which interacts with a bottle vessel (4), a latching projection (5) being formed on a bottle neck (3) of the bottle vessel (4), and an engage-under projection (6′) being formed on the closure cap (1 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097058 | Container and lid combination with tamper evident information A container (10) has a lid (12) for rotation mounting thereon. A tamper evident mechanism is located for operation between the container and lid. The mechanism includes at least one projection (42) on the container and at least one corresponding... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097056 | Neck of synthetic resin bottle The gas-venting groove or grooves are formed, while leaving a part of the thread ridge up to a certain height, as the vertical degassing paths in the thread ridge carved on the outer surface of the round neck wall and the entire neck is whitened by the thermal cryst... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055708 | Child-resistant package A child resistant package includes a container having a finish with at least one external thread and at least one pocket in an undersurface of the thread. A closure for receipt on the finish of the container has a base wall, a skirt with an axis, at least one intern... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040497 | Hermetically sealed container with child safety overcap A child safety overcap is provided for a hermetically sealed container with a twist-off access closure having a unitary grip tab. The overcap has a top portion defining at least one slot adapted to engage the tab on the access closure when the overcap is pushed towa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036672 | Methods and apparatus for shipping medical substances A packaging system includes an elongate vessel and a lid. The vessel includes a bottom wall, a top surface, and a cylindrical body between the top surface and bottom wall. The body includes an outer surface, a tapered inner surface, and a vertical portion. The verti... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028085 | Storage-related accounting system and method of the same An accounting system includes a plurality of host computers, an accounting server connected to the plurality of host computers, a storage control device connected to the plurality of host computers and the accounting server and having a plurality of channel ports fo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021506 | Vent and pour cap A cap assembly cooperates with a container to form a vent portion and a pour portion when a cap is oriented in an open position relative to the container. The cap is dimensioned to seal the container opening in a closed position. The cap and opening are oblong, pref... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014818 | Electrical device for evaporating volatile liquid A device 1 for evaporating volatile liquids comprises a casing 2 and a bottle 3 containing the volatile liquid. the device 1 contains within it a heater which is heated by connecting the device into a wall socket by means of an electric p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000789 | Two piece reversible child resistant closure A reversible child-resistant closure system including a closure and container. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child-resistant position and has a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968965 | Container closure assembly A threaded container closure assembly in which the container comprises one or more radially extending members proximate the distal end thereof that initially engage with one or more radially extending members or partial radially extending members on a mating closure... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948640 | Reservoir and fluid product dispenser with safe unscrewing A fluid reservoir (1) having a neck (11) defining a substantially cylindrical drum (12) and an opening (110), said neck being externally provided with an external thread (13) serving to co-operate with a ring (21) internally... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929137 | Composite sealing cap The cap (1) comprises a head and skirt and is characterised in that it comprises two assembled parts: a) an inner part (3) comprising a so-called inner head (30) and a so-called inner skirt (31), typical... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926165 | Tamper-evident container The combination of a container and a screw-type lid is improved by a tamper-evident feature comprising a locking tab on the exterior of the container having upwardly facing teeth and mating teeth on the lid, the teeth on the container and lid being arranged so as be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913157 | Closure and container and combination thereof with anti-backoff member A closure and container combination has in which anti-backoff capability the closure includes a top wall and a depending annular skirt having closure threading formed on an inner surface of the skirt. The closure threads mate with threads on the container. One or mo... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908001 | Narrow pull tab A container and closure assembly whereby a pull tab sufficiently narrow in width is secured to the interior of the closure, thereby preventing the closure from becoming loosened or displaced, yet when sufficient torque is applied by the consumer to open the closure ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6729487 | Convertible child-resistant closure with invertible bi-stable spring element A bi-modal closure for a container opening is provided. The closure has a first mode intended for adult use, wherein the closure is readily opened, and a second child-resistant mode, wherein the closure is more difficult to open, especially by children. The conversi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6698605 | Modified bottle neck for use with child resistant caps A bottle having a modified neck and intended for use with a child-resistant closure which allows the user to open the bottle without removing the closure completely from the bottle is described. The neck includes at least one locking lug and at least one ... | 03/02/2004 |
