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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513381 | Closures A closure for the open mouth of an airtight container. The closure has a resiliently flexible diaphragm which has a peripheral edge (37) which can sealing engage against an inside wall surface of the open mouth. The diaphragm (13) is engaged with the s... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7281639 | Fuel cap The present invention provides a fuel cap having a high operability while maintaining the air-tightness thereof at a necessary and sufficient level. The closure includes a closure body having a head portion, a trunk portion and an annular trunk surface having stoppe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7262683 | System for controlling starting and stopping of engine A system for controlling starting and stopping of an engine that prevents a user from erroneously determining that the system is not functioning properly. The system includes an electronic key that may be inserted in a socket. The key selectively transmits a key ID ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7204383 | Seal container A seal container includes a container, a lid, a knob fitted on the lid, a soft seal fitted over a lower side of the lid, and a depressing member arranged under the knob and connected with a middle of the seal at a lower end; the depressing member has several slopes ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7152753 | Re-sealable can mechanism A device is disclosed for re-closing an opening in a can having a tab opener. The device comprises a mount piece having an overall shape and flexibility that enables it to be pushed through at least one aperture formed in the tab opener thereby securing the device t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6871754 | Container under variable pressure, in particular heat-exchange condenser The container is connected to a tube (1) defining an opening (2) of the container to the outside, the opening being able to be closed by a plug (3) suitable to be introduced by axial sliding into the tube (1). The plug (3) is assoc... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6769560 | Bottle stopper A bottle stopper is constructed to include a stepped tubular stopper body, a split inner cap capped on a split bottom shank of the stopper body, a flexible outer cap capped on the inner cap, a press member mounted in the stopper body and movable between a first posi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6513549 | Plug structure of a liquid drainage installation A plug structure of a liquid drainage installation includes a sealing ring clamped between two combined half bodies. The outer periphery of the sealing ring protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the two half bodies. Thus, the protruding dimension ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6336740 | Cover assembly with improved locking feet A cover for a paint can for use with automatic paint stirring equipment is disclosed in which the paint can has a tubular cylindrical sidewall with an open top and a radially inwardly protruding chime around the open top of the can. The cover assembly inc... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6193093 | Fuel tank cap A fuel tank cap at the filler neck of a motor vehicle fuel tank, with a locking gas cap, which can be swiveled about a pivoting axis and a locking part, which is disposed internally at the locking gas cap and lies against the edge of the filler neck, seal... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6170690 | Air-tightly sealable container with bell jar covering Provided by the invention is an air-tightly sealable bell jar container comprising a base plate and a bell jar covering mountable on the base plate. An air-tight sealing mechanism is obtained by forming a laterally and downwardly opening annular groove in... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6079582 | Tank closure for the fill opening of a fuel tank A tank closure for a fill opening of a fuel tank has a closing device extending axially through the fill opening of the fuel tank. The closing device includes a grip for actuating the closing device. The closing device also includes a first clamping membe... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5845800 | Filler cap assembly A filler cap assembly includes a sleeve welded to a tank wall, and a non-indexing filler cap. The cap is formed with top and bottom members, each member having an outwardly bevelled surface opposing a corresponding surface on the other member. An elastic ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5551593 | Combination food and beverage plate A food and beverage plate is provided having a thumb slot disposed on an upper surface along a periphery of the food and beverage plate parallel to an axis passing through a center of the food and beverage plate. A beverage recess is disposed in the food ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5437385 | Lids with cams for closing a pot of paint and similar applications The lid with cams for closing a pot or paint etc. has an underside provided with a seal to be clamped against an edge of a rim of the pot by pivoting the cams on the underside of the lid with levers placed on the top side of the lid. At least the rim is c... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5294000 | Food and beverage support tray The present invention is a tray for supporting food plates and beverage vessels. It comprises a substantially flat base structure with an orifice through the top of the base which is circular in shape and located to one end of the tray. This orifice is ad... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5056678 | Access port sealing device An access port cover is fitted with a sealing plug that is adapted to fit inside a conduit to provide an occluding seal. The conduit is also fitted with an inner flap that is automatically closed and latched when the cover is closed and latched. In a pref... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4930657 | Floatable drain plug A drain plug, which has a hollow cylindrical body, an expander assembly within the body and a manually manipulatable handle, is fabricated of a material such that the drain plug floats. The handle is connected to the expander assembly and when the handle ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4921123 | Debris cap A debris cap is provided for closing the end of an access pipe for an underground water shut-off valve. A hollow member with a closed end and a cylindrical outer surface has a plurality of resilient pads spaced around its periphery. At least one of the pa... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4869612 | Liquid applicator especially suitable for application of suntan lotion An improved liquid applicator especially suitable for applying suntan lotion or the like to the skin includes a bottle for holding suntan lotion with a cap for closing the bottle. The inner surface of the cap is coupled to a shaft having a plurality of ap... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4820476 | System and method for plugging the core barrel of a nuclear reactor An improved plugging system for plugging chamfered flow ports of small diameters in the core barrel of a pressurized water nuclear reactor is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of improved core barrel plugs that are telescopically contractible to f... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4567994 | Container closure having internal fastening means A closure assembly for a container includes a filler nipple formed on the container and having an inner wall provided with a depression, a plug unit and an operating lever pivotally supported on the plug unit, and a sealing ring received in a groove of th... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4457030 | Waste outlet fittings A waste outlet fitting for a bath, basin, sink or the like comprises a tubular body in which a plug is captively mounted. The plug includes a part-spherical periphery which is complementary to a part-spherical seat formed in the tubular body. The plug may... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4387825 | Contractable closure member The invention relates to a contractable closure member for sealing an open-ended container. The closure member comprises a top wall formed of a rigid material and an elastic bottom wall formed of a flexible material and having an upwardly extending contin... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4303171 | Container closures A closure member for an open-ended container having a resilient bottom closure member in which the outer edge thereof is sealable against the inside walls of the container. The closure member comprises a cam member attached to a pivotally mounted rocker w... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4254889 | Pop top can sealer A closure for use with can-type containers, having an opening formed in one end by removing a portion of the container material. The closure has a vertical sidewall, forming a chamber within which a hermetically sealed elastic membrane is fastened, and an... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4083468 | Vacuumizing closure for vacuum pack containers A reclosure device for vacuum pack containers and the like, comprised of a diaphragm that seals with the opened end of the container and actuating means therefor to position it axially outward from an initially inward extension into the container, thereby... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4027701 | Aircraft lavatory drain plug A plug for an aircraft lavatory drain port having a radially expandable portion and a resilient sealing member covering the expandable portion. A locking portion is connected for securing the plug in sealing position. The resilient sealing member includes... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3982656 | Can sealer A can sealer (for closing an opening in the top cover of a metal food or beverage can) is disclosed wherein a resilient rubber-like cup is adopted to be placed over and covering the opening, and means are provided that reach down through the opening to en... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3954123 | Aircraft lavatory drain plug A plug for an aircraft lavatory drain port having a radially expandable portion and a resilient sealing member covering the expandable portion. A locking portion is connected for securing the plug in sealing position.... | 05/04/1976 |
