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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096434 | Container, in particular a bottle, made of thermoplastic material A thermoplastic container, in particular a bottle, made by blow-molding or stretch blow-molding of a heated preform and including a bell-shaped convex base with its concavity facing outward and provided with reinforcing impressions projecting inward and radiating ar... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7997434 | Bottle, in particular adapted to contain beverages There is provided a bottle, adapted in particular for containing beverages, wherein its bottom is not integral with the rest of the bottle, but is fixable to the aforesaid by means of reversible fixing means; in particular, the bottom can be screwed to the rest of t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7780025 | Plastic container base structure and method for hot filling a plastic container A base for a plastic container defining a central longitudinal axis. The base includes an annular standing ring portion defining a standing surface. The base includes a substantially cylindrical ring portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to th... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7331194 | Coaster A coaster for a beverage container has an enclosed base and a cooling material encapsulated therein. The enclosed base has a top surface with a substantially planar portion. The beverage container engages on the top surface of the base. In another embodiment, a coas... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7140504 | Separable two-component drinking system A separable two-component drinking system comprising an upper component with a tapering side wall and a cylindrical lower axial extension, the side wall and the lower extension having a common central axis; and a lower component with a generally annular lateral exte... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6971420 | Paint mat A paint mat, removably attachable to the base of a paint can, for collecting spills and drips from the paint can during use. The paint mat includes an attachment means, such as a magnet, in the central portion thereof, for attachment to the base of the paint can. Wh... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6763968 | Base portion of a plastic container A plastic container for receiving a commodity and retaining the commodity during high-temperature pasteurization and subsequent cooling that includes an upper portion, a sidewall portion, and a base portion. The upper portion defines an aperture and is sealable with... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6520470 | Retaining mechanism A mechanism for releasably retaining an article, e.g. a liquid dispenser, with a base portion is disclosed, in which the dispenser includes a protrusion releasably engageable with the base portion, and the base portion includes locking means adapted to pr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6398050 | Liquid container with opposed openings and an end cap for each opening, the end caps engageable for stabilizing the container on a smaller end thereof A liquid container with opposed openings has a smaller neck and larger base, with correspondingly sized openings and caps. The base cap includes a receptacle, for installing over the cap of the smaller diameter container end. The smaller diameter cap incl... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6237788 | Perfume bottle structure Perfume bottle structure including an upper casing and a lower casing mated with each other. The upper and lower casings are respectively housed in two frame bodies and the surfaces of the upper and lower casings are disposed with replaceable decorative a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6024244 | Container safety attachment and stabilizing collar A convex shaped apparatus transversed with a flat base at the bottom, sized and shaped to be fixedly attached to the base of a standard container. The apparatus may either be hollow (with the top open) to act together with the standard container to hold t... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5858300 | Self-sustaining container A self-sustaining container made of a saturated polyester resin, formed by biaxial stretch blow molding and comprising a mouth and cervical portion, a shoulder, a body and a bottom, wherein said bottom has a self-sustaining structure with a plurality of l... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5540353 | Candy container and dispenser A container and dispenser including a main housing. The main housing has a top enclosure with an aperture therein with the bottom having a balance ring and a semi-spherical enclosure. The balance ring and bottom enclosure is such that the main housing wil... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5370250 | Collapsible container A collapsible container is disclosed having a top portion and a base portion joined by a generally cylindrical side wall structure, the generally cylindrical side wall structure has a central axis and a collapsible helical portion and the collapsible heli... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5353926 | Mug and coaster assembly A coaster and mug assembly comprises a coaster and a mug. The coaster comprises a flat bottom and a resilient and flexible annular side wall formed integrally with the flat bottom and extending radially outwardly at an angle from the flat bottom and termi... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5348173 | Collapsible-stackable plastic container A stackable collapsible container has a sidewall comprised of opposing conical sections. The upper conical section has a greater length and slighter angle than the lower conical section. Upon application of vertical force the lower section folds under the... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5344034 | Musical adaptor for baby nursing bottles An electronic musical adaptor for removable attachment to a baby nursing bottle to produce a musical tune to soothe and amuse the baby upon movement of the bottle during the feeding process. The adaptor comprising a cup-shaped housing, a melody producing ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5344036 | Container system A container system for reagents and other substances used in a medical diagnostic apparatus. The container system includes a vial made of blow-molded plastic, which can withstand lyophilization. The bottom portion of the vial has an annular groove and is ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5335954 | Propane bottle carrier A propane bottle carrier is formed from three parts--a base, a handle, and a top ring. The base supports the bottom of a propane bottle. The ring is pivotally secured to the handle and is pivotable between an upwardly extending loading position in which t... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5326110 | Combined hollow container and detachably secured tossable saucer shaped disc A portable hollow upright container has a vertical exposed surface. A tossable saucer shaped disc having a circular outer periphery and a concentric inner periphery is detachably secured to a member integral with the container and projecting outward from ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5310068 | Disposable collapsible beverage bottle A disposable collapsible beverage bottle is disclosed which includes a plurality of flexible straps extending along the bottle's exterior from a collar surrounding the neck of the bottle to a ratcheting arrangement at the bottom of the bottle. When the ra... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5295598 | Drinking vessel and retainer therefor The present invention relates to drinking vessels and more particularly to drinking vessels having an arcuate bottom which will not allow the drinking vessel to be positioned atop a substantially planer surface unless a specially adapted coaster is utiliz... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5294018 | Self righting drinking cup with twist on base According to the invention there is drinking cup having a flat bottom and two large diametrically opposed handles. A removable lid with a drinking spout and an air vent is provided to prevent spillage. A separate weighted convex base is attached to the ba... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5269428 | Collapsible container A collapsible container having at least one helical preferential fold region that enables a user to gradually and fixedly increase or decrease the internal volume of the container. A cup section is used to act on the collapsible container to cause folding... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5244106 | Bottle incorporating cap holder A bottle includes a top with a removable cap having a height; includes a bottle base, the rim of which defines a plane at the lowermost extremity of the bottle for resting the bottle on a planar surface; and includes a cap well or recess formed in the bot... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5240130 | Compressible bottle A compressible body comprising a container and a flexible annular wall member, and the container, in turn, includes a cylindrical side wall and a prestressed locking member. The side wall of the container forms an upper edge and defines a cylindrical spac... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5158193 | Anti-slip structure for cups An anti-slip structure for cups comprising an annular groove in the cup bottom wall, an outer annular anti-slip band made of an elastic material and an inner fixing ring fixed together securely in said annular groove so as to make said outer anti-slip ban... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4979629 | Air expeller and supply receptacle for nursing bottle What is disclosed is an expeller for expelling air from a liner-type nursing bottle which at the same time provides unified storage for liners, a nipple, and premeasured portions of powdered infant formula. The apparatus of the invention further comprises... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4955491 | Plastic container with reinforcing ring in the base A plastic container having a reinforcing ring in its base to strengthen the base. The ring reinforces the base to prevent deformation of the base which would result in an unstable container and also reduces the potential for stress cracking found in one-p... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4955492 | Plastic bottle with reinforcing ring encircling the bottle base A plastic container comprising a blow-molded plastic bottle with a reinforcing ring encircling the bottle base to reinforce the base against undesirable deformation. The ring encircles the lower end of the bottle base. Pressure within the container expand... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4944418 | Soft baby bottle A soft, flexible baby bottle is a lightweight, safe device for a baby to drink liquids. The baby bottle has a soft foam elastomeric bottle wall, a disposable bottle liner, a conventional elastomeric nipple, and a seal for attaching the nipple to the bottl... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4940137 | Coaster carrier A carrier (10) for a six pack (20) of beverage containers (14) has rings (12) interconnected by strips (16) and (18). The rings (12) fit around the beverage containers (14) in a friction fit. The strips (16, 18) are severed from adjacent rings (12) to rem... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938373 | Serving device A serving device including a plate and a liquid container. The plate is molded with a central area configured to grasp and support the container. The container bottom can be inserted into the central area on the upper surface of the plate or the upper ope... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4919284 | Plastic container with ring stabilized base A plastic container is provided which includes a stabilizing ring attached to the base structure of a blow molded bottle for improving the vertical stability to the container when supported upon a horizontal surface. The container includes a plastic bottl... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4915880 | Container for a bubbler A bubbler assembly includes a quartz container formed with an indented bottom which defines a concave pocket to impart strength to the container. The pocket is filled with a heat conductive epoxy in order to improve the heat transfer characteristics of th... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4883188 | Container with base cup and projection to limit stacking of base cups According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method and apparatus for forming base cups for plastic bottles is disclosed wherein a hollow body is blow molded and then cut in half to form two base cups. The side wall of the body is mol... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4880126 | Nesting preventer for bottle bases A cup-shaped bottle base is provided with four upright, circumferentially spaced apart centrally projecting flanges that have downwardly and centrally inclined upper edges which act as ramps or skids to prevent the lower end of a similar base from becomin... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4869382 | Securement system for telescopically engageable members By providing a bottle with a plurality of sets of ribs formed about the outer surface thereof and providing a cooperating telescopically engageable decorative portion with a plurality of sets of fins extending from the inside surface thereof, a unique sec... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4832917 | Grommetted system for liquid scintillation vials A 10 to 18 mm. diameter vial, 50 to 65 mm. in height, of specialized construction requires a grommet or integral flange on both ends to retain the vial in vertical position while counting liquid radioactive material therein on a conveyor system.... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4822653 | Recyclable hot melt adhesive compositions Recyclable hot melt adhesive compositions suitable for plastic bonding may be prepared from styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene tri-block and/or styrene-ethylene-butylene di-block copolymers which are tackified with at least one hydrogenated resin based on ... | 04/18/1989 |
