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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416160 | Coupling assembly for releasably connecting a trash container with a fixed object The present invention provides for a coupling assembly for releasably connecting a trash container with a fixed object, such as a wall or cabinet. The coupling assembly acts to prevent the trash container from being easily tipped onto its side, while allowing user t... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7055573 | Systems and methods for reducing gap space between door sections Systems and methods for reducing gap space between sections to enhance safety and to enable one section of the door to support the weight of another. An overhead door having a variety of sections comprises a first section that includes a contour and a corresponding ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051790 | Protect cover for a radiator A protect cover for a radiator is utilized to protect thermal grease coated at the bottom of the radiator. The protect cover has a cover body with a bottom and lateral sides. Further, the cover body has a support unit projecting from the inner side of the bottom and... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051894 | Circular dispensing container with a hinged lid A dispensing container is formed from a toroidal-shaped body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and opposing outer and inner sidewalls defining a hollow interior and a central void. A lid having a tab portion hinged to an actuator portion covers part of the top... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6789677 | Child-resistant container A child-resistant container for holding an item includes a housing and a tray that is pivotably connected to the housing for pivotable movement between a closed position in which the tray is in the housing for preventing access to the item and an open position in wh... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6772902 | One-piece molded child-proof container A thin-walled child-proof container is formed entirely in one piece in a molding process. The container has a self-engaging child-proof safety closure between the container and its cover. The cover is attached to the container by a living hinge. A self-aligning tape... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6742666 | Container lid with flip door A lid for a container is provided generally comprising a main body and a door having a flip section pivotally connected to a push section, the push section pivotally connected to the main body. The main body includes a recess that defines a pivot wall. The flip sect... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6253938 | Indirectly activated closure The present closure is one that is actuated and opened indirectly. A force on a push pad causes the lid to open. There is no direct manual force applied to the lid to open the lid. The closure is comprised of a base section and a lid section. These are se... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6212366 | Housing assembly for a selective call receiver A housing assembly (100) includes a housing (101) having a first opening (105), a door (114) coupled to the housing at the first opening, wherein the door is slidable between opened and closed positions with the housing, a first latch (110) coupled to the... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6076660 | Vial for dental implant delivery system A vial for a dental implant delivery system. The vial includes a clip and a lid that is permanently attached to the body of the vial. The lid disengages from the top of the vial when the body of the vial is squeezed.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5927535 | Tablet dispensing closure for containers An improved child-resistant plastic safety closure for containers has a depending skirt on it for attaching the closure to the top of a container. The top of the closure has an opening through it, which extends over a major portion of the total area of th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5873476 | Cap opening and closing mechanism A cap includes a cap body attached to a discharge port portion of a container and having a pouring port through which a content of the container can be discharged, and a lid pivotally supported by the cap body and capable of opening and closing the pourin... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5746338 | Cap opening and closing mechanism A cap includes a cap body attached to a discharge port portion of a container and having a pouring port through which a content of the container can be discharged, and a lid pivotally supported by the cap body and capable of opening and closing the pourin... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5730310 | Lid opening mechanism system A lid opening mechanism in which a lid can be opened and closed on a hinge with respect to an associated body 1, includes two slits formed in an arbitrary part of the hinge 3 so as to extend along the opening/closing dimension of the hinge 3 and spaced ap... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5718347 | Child resistant, user friendly container and closure A container and closure for medicine, pills or the like includes a latch connected to the closure by a living hinge. The closure is connected to the container opposite from the latch by a second living hinge. The latch is seated within a recess on the sid... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5657958 | Seat post assembly A seat post assembly attaching a seat to a bicycle is provided. The assembly includes an elastomeric shock absorbing subassembly bonded to a curved bar which is received in a tube of the bicycle at one end and attaches to a seat at the other. The subassem... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5579932 | Closure with outer driver having movable segments forming manual engagement member A tamper-indicating, child resistant closure for a threaded bottle includes an inner cap and an outer driver telescoped over the inner cap. The inner cap includes a top wall having spaced apart upstanding ribs. The outer driver includes a top wall having ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5578494 | Cap actuator for opening and closing a container The present invention is a method for opening and closing a cap pivotally mounted on a container for storing reagents for use in an automated analytical instrument. The cap has one end for sealing the container and a tab extending from the other end for p... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5205431 | Cosmetic case A case for cosmetics including a cover and a base. The cover and base have end and peripheral walls which together define an interior compartment. An integrally formed latching device is located in the front portion of the case. The latching device compri... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5163559 | Child resistant unit dose package and separate drug container A child resistant unit dose package for medications comprises a container member having concealed locking means, a plurality of cavities along its longitudinal axis for holding medication, each cavity closed with a peel-off seal, and a cover for the conta... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5082114 | Child resistant unit dose package A child resistant unit dose package for medications comprises a container member having concealed locking means, a plurality of cavities along its longitudinal axis for holding medication, each cavity closed with a peel-off seal, and a cover for the conta... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5031784 | One-piece child-resistant closure A one-piece closure includes a bottom member adapted to engage over the neck portion of a container and a top lid member that rotates between a closed position where it engages the mouth of the bottom member and an open position on an integral hinge. An e... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4989747 | Latching means for molded plastic box An elongated flat plastic box hinged along one side is provided with a pair of latches spaced along the opposite side. The male part of the latch is connected to an actuating tab formed in the top at one end and in the bottom at the opposite end of the el... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4969573 | Packaging pot having hinged superposed closures A packaging pot for marketing various products, comprising a container housed within a casing body covered by a casing lid which pivots about a horizontal articulation, with a resilient snap-action closure system releasable by manual action on an external... | 11/13/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4797247 | Thermal insulation of nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor having a remotely removable and replaceable thermal insulating shield for the head. Access permitting removal and replacement of the head is thus afforded. The thermal insulating shield includes a vertical frame of insulating material of... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4665596 | Fastening device A fastening device for the connection of any two members that would normally move apart under use. The fastening device consists of two components, one providing a tongue and the other a fulcrum against which the tongue bears in the fastened condition of ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4583513 | Foldable wrist braced slingshot with ammunition storage and dispensing means A folding, wrist braced slingshot having a yolk, a hand grip that stores and dispenses ammunition for use and elastic members connected to said yolk. A wrist brace is frictionally, detachably and pivotably mounted to the hand grip near the base thereof. A... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4358032 | Snap container closure A container closure such as a bottle top or the like is provided having a base portion for assembly onto the container forming a top to the container, the base portion having an orifice therethrough set in a generally planer top surface. A top member lies... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4354543 | Portable hamper A hamper has a frame and cover arrangement which permits automatic cover closure or non-closure as the hamper is loaded.... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4342799 | Hollow bodies and their manufacture A blow-moulded hollow body has an insert anchored in a wall of the hollow body by wall portions which penetrate openings in a projecting portion of the insert from both sides during the blow-moulding process and which are welded together at these openings... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4133449 | Plastic container An integrally formed, one-piece, generally rectangular, plastic container particularly adapted for holding medicines is disclosed. The container includes a generally rectangular bottom section which is connected to a rectangular top section by means of an... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4098430 | Plastic container An integrally formed, one-piece, generally rectangular, plastic container particularly adapted for holding medicines is disclosed. The container includes a generally rectangular bottom section which is connected to a rectangular top section by means of an... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4093103 | Tablet container Containers for storing various pills are provided which have excellent water vapor permeation resistance and which includes child-resistant opening features. The container includes a top and a bottom which are adapted for telescopic positioning with respe... | 06/06/1978 |
