Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207452 | Device for fastening a distribution component on a vessel neck A device is provided for fastening a distribution component on a vessel neck. The fastening device includes a retainer ring comprising a skirt defining an internal wall and an external wall, with the internal wall adapted to contact the external wall of the neck. Th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7011236 | Assembly for securing and sealing a dispenser including a decorative collar to a flanged container An assembly for securing and sealing a dispenser to a container having a flange surrounding an opening therein is provided. The assembly includes a dispenser sub-assembly having an outer body with an outer surface adapted to engage an inner surface of the opening so... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6786346 | Security closure for a container A security closure for enclosing the top opening of a container includes a cap having a plurality of flexible, independently movable skirt portion segments which are positionable under a rib of the container. A wire engaging the skirt portion segments cooperates wit... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6116444 | Plastic closure cap A closure cap for closure of containers possesses a closure base (2), a wall (3), and a pull-off ring (7). The pull-of ring is connected to the wall (3) at connecting points (8). In order to open the closure cap, a force is exerted onto the pull-off ring ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098256 | Antitheft collar for bottles This invention relates to an antitheft collar for bottles, characterized in that it consists of two hinged half-rings that comprise additional removable locking means (12, 13) to ensure that the collar is locked around the neck of a bottle, whereby at lea... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6000570 | Container lid with tamper evident slip band An innovative container lid having an integrally formed tamper evident band that goes through a series of changes or metamorphoses during the manufacturing and application process. The tamper evident band is attached to the lid at weak points on dogs form... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5957314 | Crown caps for drug containers A rubber gasket is closely sealed by integrally connecting a removable close-fastening ring to a top board of a crown-like member to be fitted to a mouth portion in which a liquid drug is kept and pulling down the close-fastening ring to cover the outer p... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5853094 | Stopper assembly for a container for aqueous infusion and a method of making thereof To provide a rubber stopper enhancing a tightening force applied on a piercing needle and a closing force of a hole caused by piercing the needle, a stopper assembly for a container for aqueous infusion attached to an opening of a main body of a container... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5803288 | Cap for bottles having resiliently biased seal member Cap of a type suitable to be used for the momentary closure of bottles containing gaseous or aerated liquids, the cap comprising an outer sheath (13, 113) open at its lower end, within which is installed a longitudinally slidable supporting and closure el... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5697513 | Gasket for sealing material storage drum The disclosed storage drum gasket is of annular configuration, substantially symmetrical in cross-section and having inner and outer faces, with an enlarged substantially arrowhead shaped nub or protrusion running centrally around the outer face of the ga... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5622274 | Molded container closure A closure is intended for use on a container having an opening defined by a rim portion and a finish including a ledge situated below the rim portion. The closure includes a central body portion sized to cover the container opening and a peripheral portio... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5277324 | Fluid absorbing bottle cover A bottle cover arranged for securement about an upper portion of a bottle member in a complementary relationship, wherein the bottle cover includes a body cavity and is formed of a fluid absorbing sponge material having a head portion to receive the bottl... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5137162 | Cap assembly for a container A cap assembly for a container, such as a "beer ball", is disclosed wherein a cap member is removably attached to a neck, portion of the container. The assembly includes a seal between the cap member and the container neck and uses a split ring to urge th... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4982864 | Seal ring for open head drum A closure ring for use with an open head drum utilizes a reduced diameter portion proximal each end thereof to increase the force required to draw the end of the ring together about the drum head and an associated lid and gasket, thereby increasing the co... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4416661 | Injection site for fluids Injection site device comprising an elastomeric plug closing a fluid entry port and held in a compression fit by means of an open overcap bonded to the outer surfaces of the entry port.... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4177934 | Container and lid A container which has a body portion, a neck portion and a radially outwardly extending flange intermediate and integral with the body and neck portions is blow-molded in a mold which has at least two mold elements one of which is mounted on the other for... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4159061 | Pop-a-top canning jar lids A closure assembly for a glass canning jar has an internally threaded skirt portion and a transverse lid portion having a rim section separated from a center section by a continuous weakened region in the form of a surface groove. A manual pull member is ... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4079756 | Protective closure for external pipe threads A plastic closure securely mounted on the external threads at the end of a pipe, tubing, casing, or the like for protecting the external threads from damage. The closure comprises a tapered sleeve which is normally uncompressed and compressed by tightenin... | 03/21/1978 |
