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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806286 | Push/pop closure A closure device and methods for manufacturing closure a device having a lid that is capable of alternating convex-to-concave movement and concave-to-convex movement. The lid may be mounted to a closure body, which may, for example, contain substances for attracting... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7044341 | Device for packaging and dispensing a product, such as a cosmetic product The present application relates to a device (1) for packaging and dispensing a pressurized product, comprising: a) a container (2, 70) containing the product: b) a dispensing element (5, 75) fitted to the container and provided with an activatin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6866820 | Closure appliance for reagent containers The invention relates to an appliance for opening and closing a reagent-container stopper in a partially or fully automatic analysis apparatus, and to the method, which is applied by means of this appliance, for opening and closing a reagent-container stopper in a p... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6068126 | Press to lift flat pill pack A flat pill pack container includes a main container body with a dispensing opening and an attachment mechanism for attaching a closed-biased, cover, and a defined dispensing chamber adjacent its dispensing opening. The closed-biased cover is attached at ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5346086 | Sharps disposal container with a pivoted closure door A lid (2) for a closed container incorporates an opening which can be closed by a door (5) provided with side walls (18) so that even when the door is open, the only access to the interior of the container is through a slot (8) in a wall (7) of the door u... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5285917 | Safety closure for containers A child-resistant container closure constructed according to the present invention comprises a disk shaped cover plate attached to body section formed as a substantially cylindrical wall. A movable handle or tab is attached to the cover plate to aid a use... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5205424 | Child resistant cap and container assemblage There is disclosed a child resistant cap and container assemblage comprising a container and a cap member that is secured to the container so that it can not be removed without either breaking the cap member or damaging the seal that joins the cap member ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5186353 | Self-sealing closure A self-sealing closure for sealing a receptacle is disclosed. The closure contains a lid having a depressed area and at least one orifice within the depressed area, and a shutter matching the orifice which contains a lever. The shutter is held against the orif... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5181626 | Closure assembly for containers A container closure assembly comprising a rigid lid and a separately formed flexibly resilient sealing member mounted to the lid and moveable with the lid between closed and open positions relative to the container. Rocking lugs are integrally formed with... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5161711 | Closure assembly with separable seal A container closure comprising a rigid lid and a separably formed flexibly resilient seal mounted thereto. The lid includes a top panel with a depending annular flange. The seal includes a solid central panel with an upwardly directed integral flange peri... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5029723 | Storage container with pivotable cover A rectangular storage container having a pivotal cover and a body either of which having semicylindrical blocks or rods mounted to their structure providing fulcra in opening the cover. In a preferred embodiment, the storage container includes a square co... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4946061 | Reclosable opening device for a container An easy opening and reclosable top closure assembly for a container is provided. The assembly comprises a container top having a substantially circular aperture of a given diameter formed therein, a closure disc having a diameter greater than the given di... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4923085 | Container with pressure-release lid A container lid engageable with the planar outer edge of a container mouth in overlying sealing relation to the mouth. The lid includes a depending peripheral sealing flange engaged with the container adjacent the mouth, and a top panel with a base surfac... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4807778 | Rectangular container assembly A rectangular container assembly having a cover and a base tray. The base tray has a flange member along the exterior surface of the wall of the base tray to keep the cover in position and has a sealing ring provided above the flange member to effect an i... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4723676 | Sealed container and container closure A sealed container is provided comprising a container body and a container closure. The container body comprises a main barrel-shaped body portion, a closed lower end and an open upper end, together with a generally peripherally extending ridge and an out... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4382548 | Dispenser for air-treating vapors A dispenser for air-treating vapors of the type having lower and upper members adjustable to different vertically spaced positions to control the dispensing of air-treating vapors. The invention includes a lever hinged at one end to the upper member and h... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4377236 | Child-resistant package with tilting closure A child-resistant package in which a plug type closure has an annular seal acting radially outwardly against the internal wall of the circular opening to provide a seal. A pair of spaced fulcrums are provided by which the closure is tilted relative to the... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4315576 | Child resistant closure cap apparatus employing fulcrum action A child resistant closure cap is detachably fastened over a peripheral flange associated with a container. The cap has a peripheral bottom flange upon which is located a plurality of fulcrum members which rest upon the top edge of the container flange. Lo... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4243141 | Needle pack The needle pack includes a base member, provided with a needle holder portion and a flexible cover member. The base member has one end edge attached to an end edge of the cover member and an engaging lug is formed at the other end of the cover member for ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4135635 | Dual-part cap assembly for sealed fluid reservoirs A seal cap assembly for a reservoir casing comprises a first seal cap having an annular thick rim portion detachably secured over the upper opening of the casing and a vertical expansible diaphragm formed in a piece with the inner periphery of the rim por... | 01/23/1979 |
| 3995766 | Snap-open container A paste container having a base and a cover. These parts are equipped with fulcra points to tiltably open the container while the cover is temporarily held to the base.... | 12/07/1976 |