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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380683 | Closure for the charging hole of a liquid container The closure has a bung bushing (10) of elastic material which fits sealingly into the charging hole of the container. The bung bushing (10) has a central opening. A bung plug (18) is seated sealingly in the central opening. The bung plug (18 | 06/03/2008 |
| 7353965 | Closure cap provided with anti-twisting A pressure cap for openings in tanks, in particular in automobile radiators, has an outer cap component which is provided with a locking element that can be connected to the tank's neck, and provided with a handling element rotatably mounted in relation to said lock... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7278547 | Cap device A fuel cap has a male threading element which is formed on an outer circumference of a closer of the fuel cap, a female threading element which is formed on an inner wall of a filler neck, and a handle. Rotation of the handle in a closing direction screws the male t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7172089 | Motor vehicle In a motor vehicle having a chassis, an engine cooled with fluid via a coolant system and a filling connection for the coolant system, the filling connection is equipped with a filling opening, a removable closing cap for the filling opening and an overflow connecti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162800 | Wet shaving assembly A shaving assembly for simultaneously applying a shaving preparation and removing hair in a single step includes a base having an upper end, a lower end and a hollow space between the upper and lower ends, whereby the hollow space defines an opening at the upper end... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152625 | Combination check valve and release valve An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane attached together via welding. The bladder incl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143783 | Fuel tank cap safety valve with splash control and overpressure release A fuel tank cap provides a safety valve mounted on a tubular vent stem for venting fluids from a fuel tank. The safety valve is adapted for engagement with the tubular vent stem so that the fluids may enter the safety valve. A pair of upper cavities communicate with... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140402 | Vacuum storage system and method An exemplary system and method for providing and releasing a vacuum seal is disclosed as comprising inter alia: puncturing a portion of a lid closure with a penetrator device; actuating a vacuum pump to remove at least a portion of atmospheric gas from inside the co... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134454 | Cap for blocking a pipe A cap for blocking a pipe. The pipe has a rim at an end thereof. The rim defines a pipe aperture. The cap includes a body for blocking the pipe aperture, the body including a bore having a threaded bore portion. A latch is movably mounted on the body for movement be... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097065 | Beverage container with straw A straw adapter 2 is removably disposed in the opening of a beverage container 1, and a straw 22 is attached to the straw adapter 2. A straw cap 12 is mounted on the straw adapter 2, for covering the straw attached to the st... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7048138 | Cap device A fuel cap has a torque member attached to an upper portion of a casing body. The torque member is a disk-shaped plate to transmit a rotational torque applied to a handle to the casing body. An interlocking recess and interlocking claws, which constitute a plate att... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997339 | Cap device for fuel tank In a cap device for a fuel tank, a main portion includes an operation portion, a sealing member and an engaging portion. When the main portion is inserted into an opening portion of the fuel tank and rotated by a predetermined angle, the sealing member is pressed ag... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994227 | vacuum container to preserve food A vacuum container for preserving food is disclosed herein that includes a cover member for covering an upper part of a container member in which food is filled, a piston member equipped with the cover member and ascending and descending movable, and first and secon... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6789692 | Container latch valve A container is provided having corresponding shells that mate together about a joint to create an enclosed airtight container. A valve seat is formed on the exterior of a shell adjacent the joint. The valve seat has an opening in communication with the container int... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6637321 | Bottle cap for vacuum preservation Disclosed is a bottle cap for vacuum preservation, comprising a cap main body consisting of a cylindrical cap tube inserted in a vessel, and a holder part extended from an end, located at a vessel inlet, of the cap tube; a piston airtightly inserted in th... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6435367 | Closing cap for motor vehicle radiator The invention relates to a closing cap (10) for the fixed tubing of a motor vehicle radiator, comprising an inner part (14) with a flow connection means between the inside and the outside of the container, as well as a distributing mechanism for freeing a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6375024 | Vacuum apparatus for forming a vacuum in a container A vacuum apparatus for easily forming a vacuum in any bottle, container or the like and for providing a stable sealing. A lower cylindrical member together with a disc member forms a space portion in which a vacuum or an atmospheric pressure is applied, a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6014986 | Valve for a cooking utensil A valve, which opens upon a not permissible underpressure in a cooking utensil and upon a manual operation and which is stored in the lid of the cooking utensil suffices, without a valve spring and with a minimum of structural parts, when its flexible val... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5735317 | Sealed container and suction pump unit A sealed container and suction pump unit including a sealed container, and a suction pump adapted for drawing air out of the sealed container, the suction pump having a vacuum mount adapted for securing to the container body of the sealed container, and a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5638874 | Positive seal retainer for quick install fuel cap A fuel cap retainer and gas tank cap for a fuel tank filler tube is disclosed in which the fuel tank filler tube is sealed if the gas tank cap is not properly installed on the fuel cap retainer and when properly installed permits vapor pressure equalizati... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5632403 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker includes a container having an upper annular shoulder. A pot is engaged in the container and has an annular flange extended from the upper portion. A cap has a peripheral portion engaged with the annular flange of the pot. A cover is piv... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5564584 | Vent cap for discharging nearly empty propane cylinders The invention provides a vent cap for automatically discharging a gas container such as a propane cylinder. The vent cap includes threads for securing the vent cap to the neck of the gas container. The vent cap further includes an indicator which has a pi... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5546997 | Easily-cleaned reusable lid including an evacuating pump The lid is adapted for use with a container the mouth of which has a particular size and shape. After the lid has been placed on the mouth of the container, the air or other gas within the container is evacuated by manual operation of a pump actuator. The... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5184740 | Contianer cap A container cap includes a cylindrical cap portion to secure to an upper distal end of an externally threaded beverage container and the like. The cap structure includes a top wall orthogonally oriented relative to an axis of the cap, and is further forme... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5183173 | Auto venting fuel cap A fuel cap for closing a threaded filler neck of a fuel tank is disclosed. The can has a central button or driver which reciprocates within an opening in the crown of the cap. When the cap is installed on a filler neck, the driver is in an upper position ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5169015 | Vehicle radiator cap with auxiliary vacuum seal A radiator cap including a manually manipulable crown provides an auxiliary vacuum seal for sealing a potential vacuum leak path around a member penetrating through a central aperture of the crown. The member may be a rivet or stud which secures the crown... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5148938 | Pressure vessel A pressure vessel arrangement including a lid with shiftable lock arms and a vent combination operating simultaneously. The lock arms passing through openings in the vessel housing sidewall when the lid is in the closed position. As the lock arms are shif... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5135121 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker includes a bayonet closure and two complementary handles, one of which is fitted to the body of the cooker, and the other is connected to the lid. The upper handle is provided with a lever for obtaining different degrees of pressure with... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5000339 | Flip-top gas cap A flip-top replacement gas cap for replacing conventional screw-on caps provided as original equipment with present day motor vehicles. Two embodiments of the invention are disclosed. The first is a manually actuated device. The second is a key actuated d... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4892216 | Fuel filler cap with overpressure relief An improved fuel filler cap for fuel tanks of motor vehicles is disclosed. A cap body member is attached by an actuator rod to an anchor disc, which mates with a tank adapter. When an actuator handle is rotated from a free to a locked position, the anchor... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4736863 | Ball-valve fuel cap A cap for closing the filler neck of a vehicle fuel tank is provided. The cap includes a valve body having an upper opening and movable between a normal lower position and an upper position. The valve body includes a ball disposed therein to seal the uppe... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4579244 | Fuel tank cap A fuel tank cap is provided having airtight engagement with the oiling port of a fuel tank. The cap is locked to the oiling port by a key cylinder. Removal of the cap from the oiling port is accomplished by initial rotation of the key cylinder to enable c... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4534485 | Pressure cookers having vent means In and for a pressure cooker having an open mouth vessel and a lid which can be sealingly fitted to the mouth of the vessel, a pressure regulating valve fitted to the lid of the vessel comprises a vent tube and a vent weight which vent weight is adapted t... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4466550 | Closure for a cylindrical opening having improved venting means A closure for a cylindrical opening having improved venting means including a plug body for removably positioning within and sealing a cylindrical opening, the body having an axial opening therethrough and having means when the plug is within the cylindri... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4313371 | Pressure cooker relief valve and pressure cookers incorporating such assemblies A pressure cooker the casing thereof carrying a pressure relief valve assembly comprising a relief valve having a valve member and a valve seating one of which acts against the other under pressure of biasing means to close a valve port opening into the i... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4271976 | Combination pressure release cooling cap and recovery of coolant A radiator cap is provided with safety venting character for use with a coolant recovery system. The cap is provided with lever means which compel safety venting of excess pressure in the radiator before the cap can be removed, the venting being effected ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4245751 | Anti-theft filler cap An anti-theft cap for closing a filler pipe of a vehicle fuel tank is provided having a body shaped to locate within the end of the filler pipe and a cover portion having sealing means to engage the end of the filler pipe. A cylinder lock mounted in a bor... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4181238 | Venting tank closure Improvements in venting manhole covers for liquid containing vessels, tanks, containers and particularly mobile truck tanks for transporting volatile liquids; improved primary venting means enabling vessel closures to vent under internal pressures; improv... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4165013 | Covered cup A cup having a manually actuated cover is disclosed. The cover is associated with an actuating system disposed in the handle so that thumb pressure on a push rod causes the cover to move upwardly and rotate to one side to uncover the cup and allow the use... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4103801 | Pressure cooker with manually-operated cover interlock A pressure cooker has a vent opening in its cover in which a sealing plug rises in response to pressure developed in the cooker and the cover handle has a slidably mounted lock member which is manually movable into an "open" position when its abutment por... | 08/01/1978 |