...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303087 | Pressurized plastic bottle with reinforced neck and shoulder for dispensing an aerosol A pressure resistant plastic bottle for containing and dispensing an aerosol composition. The plastic bottle is designed to reduce deformation by a local reinforcement to the neck and shoulder regions. The reinforcement preferably comprises the provision of a wall t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7021503 | Metal crimping cap for a fluid dispensing device A metal crimping cap (10) for a fluid dispenser device, said cap (10) acting to fix a dispensing member (20) such as a pump or a valve to the neck (31) of a reservoir (30) containing fluid to be dispensed, said cap (10) havi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6945417 | Resealable medical transfer set A transfer set for transferring fluid, including drugs, vaccines, medicaments, solutions and the like, between a first container, such as a conventional vial, and a second container, such as a conventional syringe having a unique multipurpose resealable member. The ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6860397 | Easy open container closure The present invention provides a container closure with a handle, wherein the handle acts as a lever when squeezed against the neck of the container. The force on the lever handle is transferred to the container closure forcing a portion of the closure to slip over ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6681946 | Resealable medical transfer set A transfer set for transferring fluid, including drugs, vaccines, medicaments, solutions and the like, between a first container, such as a conventional vial, and a second container, such as a conventional syringe having a unique multipurpose resealable m... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6454118 | Pile-up lid The invention is directed to a pile-up lid each having an upper wall (1) and an element (2) arranged around the perimeter of said upper wall (1) and which forms a lip (3) protruding above said upper wall (1), and skirt (4) extending below said upper wall.... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6382442 | Plastic closure for vials and other medical containers The plastic closure of this invention is particularly, but not exclusively adapted for sealing medicament vials and other medical containers or as a collar for retaining a fluid transferset on a medical container. The plastic closure of this invention inc... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6179821 | Membrane port for a container A membrane port. The membrane port includes a flow port portion defining a lumen therethrough. A frangible connector portion is mounted on an enlarged portion of the flow port portion. A pierceable membrane is disposed in the lumen defined through the flo... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6065628 | Container lid and method for making same A method and apparatus for making a container lug lid which minimizes scrap waste is described. The blanks for forming container lug lids therefrom comprise an odd number of dissimilar lugs with one or more of the lugs comprising a male lug. Circumferenti... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5806700 | Tamper-evident closure system A tamper-proof closure construction including a cap having a top wall, a skirt and a plurality of tabs extending from the bottom edge of the skirt. The cap fits over the opening in the neck of a container which neck includes a shelf, cams having portions ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5755712 | Tamper evidence feature for sterile port and cap system A port and cap assembly for a solution container is provided. The port includes a tubular wall having a first end and second end, the first end securable to the container and the second end being open and opposite to the first end. An annular flange exten... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5458253 | Bottle cap A crown seal for sealing an opening of a bottle including a flange having between twenty-eight and thirty-two flutes around the circumference thereof. Each flute comprises depression having a generally triangular surface area between a pair of ridges. The... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5398830 | Unreplaceable receptacle closure system A closure system for a receptacle having a neck in which an opening is formed and provided with outwardly projecting external threads each extending between a first end further from the opening and a second end closer to the opening, the system comprising... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5165978 | Closure panel construction for composite closure This relates to the special construction of shells for closure panels of composite closures which, in production, for all practical purposes will eliminate nesting of stacked closure panels. Most specifically, each closure panel will be provided with flut... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5038952 | Closure assembly for pressurized plastic beverage container A closure assembly for a pressurized, plastic beverage container having an upper end opening comprising: an annular container neck defining the container upper end opening comprising a radially extending top surface, an axially extending surface, and a lo... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4852752 | Neck structure of synthetic resin bottle-shaped container A neck structure for a bottle-shaped container formed of synthetic resin, and associated with a rolled cap member having a top-closed cylindrical shape and constructed of thin aluminum plate at a cylindrical neck portion of the bottle-shaped container. Th... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4749096 | Tamper-evident container cover A capsule 11 for enclosing a neck portion of a container 17 equipped with a bung, cork, screw-cap or other closure 18 is formed from a crimp-shaped capsule blank. The blank has a top 12 and a depending skirt 13 and is made by impact-extruding a strip of a... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4676407 | Mounting cap with extended sleeve A mounting cap is disclosed for a container having a shoulder extending to a neck, a neck extending to a flange, an aperture surrounded by the flange, and a pump extending through the aperture, the pump terminating in an actuator button. The mounting cap ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4573615 | Fastening device for pourer plugs A pourer plug assembly for a container, wherein a metal cover is fixed to the upper end of the container and defines a central opening therethrough. A flexible pourer plug is secured to the cover for closing the opening. The flexible pourer plug has a bas... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4114775 | Cap with sealing liner A cap includes a metallic cap shell having a circular top and a skirt extending downwardly from the peripheral edge of the top and provided with a thread-forming portion deformable along the thread of the opening part of a container, and a flexible liner ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4106622 | Tamper-resistant rigid syringe package and method of making the same A syringe package includes a plastic cylindrical container sleeve closed at one end and open at the opposite end for receiving a sterile syringe. The sleeve has an enlarged end portion at the open end connected by a tapered portion to the main body portio... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4099903 | Core for deep draw molding a closure cap for bottles and the like A bottle cap is constructed with stepped portions, including a large diameter serrated lower portion, an intermediate diameter threaded portion, and a smaller diameter serrated upper portion. The cap is produced by deep drawing on a mold core having a bas... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4096963 | Composite lid A composite product and a method of making the product, the product being a central panel of flexible sheet material having a peripheral molding of plastics bonded to the margin of the panel, the arrangement being such that the margin of the panel is defo... | 06/27/1978 |