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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7117818 | Multipurpose flow control device A flow control mechanism is provided for regulating the flow of fluid from a container or vessel, e.g., a plastic bottle containing a fluid such as water or the like. The flow control mechanism may be advantageously employed in a variety of applications where it is ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6905040 | Filler device and closure cap having complementary engagement elements A filler device has a filler neck (23) and a closure cap (1) which has an engagement segment (4). The engagement segment (4) and filler neck (23) have complementary engagement elements (7, 8, 25, 26), for example in order to... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6085922 | Container and closure assembly with tactile indication of closure position A container and closure assembly, affording a simple, quick, ergonomical, and reliable closing operation, provides an intermediate, partly open position that is reliably indicated. The distance of rotation of the closure relative to the container necessar... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5950851 | Safety closure and container having biasing means A safety closure including a top wall having a first diameter, an outer cylindrical shell depending downwardly from the top wall first diameter, an inner cylindrical shell depending downwardly from a second diameter of the top wall, and a retaining flange... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5832543 | Portable pocket spittoon A disposable portable pocket spittoon comprising a container having a top access opening. A means for selectively closing and opening the container is connected to the container. A fill funnel is inserted through the top open end and suspended within the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5685445 | Anti-backoff removable closure for connecting a manually actuated liquid dispenser to a container An anti-backoff, removable closure for connecting a manually actuated liquid dispenser to a container includes a closure cap having internal threads for mating engagement with similar threads on the outside of the container neck finish, both the cap and t... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5307945 | Closure An injection molded threaded cap for use with containers of varying dimensions. The cap of the present invention includes a cover from which depends an integral plug. An auxiliary sealing ring is disposed at the outside base of the plug to compensate for ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 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 |
| 4930647 | Tamper indicating closure system utilizing axially extending ratchet A thermoplastic closure comprises an annular tamper band connected to the skirt of a cap by frangible bridges. In one embodiment of the closure, axially extending ratchet teeth on the bottom of the tamper band cooperate with axially extending lugs on a co... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4886947 | Closure system and method of forming and using same A closure system including a cap and a container, the cap including a top wall, a depending skirt having a bottom end and an annular projection integral with the bottom end of the skirt and having a curled free end portion which has grooves formed by thre... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4856667 | Container and cap Closure systems including a container having an annular projection integral with the lip of the container having a curled free end portion for engaging a cap and methods of forming and using the same.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4202462 | Containers having locking structure A container comprising a metal container body having an access aperture with a curled rim and a cap for closing the access aperture with the latter carrying a plurality of radially projecting projections and the curled rim of the container body having rec... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4119233 | Closure caps In convention lug caps or pre-threaded caps to be screwed onto a threaded neck ring of a bottle or jar, it sometimes happens that the lugs or threads become hooked under the threads during application of the cap. This can lead to damage to the lugs or thr... | 10/10/1978 |
| 3964627 | Container for an injection liquid, in the form of a flask closed by a curl-on cap A container for an injection liquid, in the form of a flask closed by a curl-on cap, and having a neck which on its external circumference is provided all round with projecting ridges or recessed grooves which engage or are engaged by the internal surface... | 06/22/1976 |
