Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123065 | Container with lid A container with a lid comprises a container portion (10) having an opening portion (11) for the loading or unloading of a sample or the like, a lid portion (20) that can be detachably fitted in said opening portion (11) so as to close th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7798356 | Tubular case A cylindrical case receives a stick in a reciprocating manner so through an opening of the case. A cap is arranged to engage with the opening of the case. Engagement release of the cap is carried out by rotating an operating member. The operating member includes a p... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7784633 | Container and lid and related method A device used to aid in the opening of a container that further protects against the inadvertent opening of the container, as well as provides greater hoop strength when compared to similar containers for use in, among other things, the containment, storage, transpo... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7475789 | Bucket with a lid having a pivoting tab There is described a bucket with a lid whose circumferential rim formed thereon can be latchingly connected to an outwardly projecting circumferential flange formed on the edge of the vessel body, in such a way that in the latching position the free end edge of the ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7083064 | Devices for the release of the dividing wall from coupling with reservoirs or buckets A bucket having a detachable dividing wall slidable or movable in side and bottom wall grooves with cam levers located on the wall at the bucket rim for detaching the dividing wall from the bucket. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6763960 | Child resistant closure and container A closure and container combination provide a child resistant package. The closure has a top wall and a skirt depending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top wall. The container has a bottom, a cylindrical sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom and an op... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6644492 | Container A container (2) and closure (4) arrangement where the container includes a closure displacement lever (16) to assist a user with removal of the closure. The lever is pivotally connected to the container at one end (20) and the other end (18) is free for m... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6305500 | Material delivery system for clean room-like environments A material delivery system is disclosed which is particularly useful for filtered environments, such as clean rooms, minienvironments, or the like. In one embodiment, the material delivery system is disposed below a work area in a clean room-like environm... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6276545 | Lever actuated universal stopper for opened bottles A stopper for opened bottles having an external body (1) provided with an upper opening (4) designed to allow rotation of a lever (8) having an eccentricity (9). Operation of the lever allows, through an intervening arrangement of a cylindrical helical sp... | 08/21/2001 |
| 5931058 | Can opener A can opener used with a can having an operating rim and an opening to be covered in an air-tight manner by a cover having an operating flange includes an operating medium for being operated against the operating flange to open the can covered in the air-... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5842567 | Quick release package A package having two halves that are connected by a hinge. The hinge allows the halves to be folded against each other about a device and held in this position by snap/indentation pairs. A folded tab on one half rests against a detent on the other half. P... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5725122 | Storage lids for containers A lid assembly is provided for a pail which is characterized by a receptacle portion that is closed of by a secondary lid. The receptacle portion is provided for storing and displaying items related to the contents of the pail, e.g., small tools or instru... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5421474 | Device for the assembly by clamping of an elastically compressible part A cylindrical housing (1) and a body (4) having a shape matching the shape of the housing (1). The body (4) is immobilized, so as to compress the elastically compressible part (3), by a split ring (6) placed in a groove (7) of the cylindrical wall of the ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5295603 | Pressure lid container Pressure lid can or container with an at least one-part body member and a lid member, which together with the closure-side end of the body member forms a tight closure, in which a lever gap is left free between the body member and the lid member for the e... | 03/22/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5088614 | Canned drink cover apparatus A drinking spout and cover apparatus affixes to the top of drink cans forming a seal therewith. The user is thus protected from scores on the top of the can. A skirt portion of the cover can be used as a lever to open the tab opening of such drink cans.... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5076735 | Welded wire component gabions and method of making the same and construction soil reinforced retaining walls therefrom Gabions are constructed of welded wire gridworks comprised of integrally joined planar panels disposed in angle relationship to one another. The gridworks are secured together to define a three-dimensional volume therebetween. In one embodiment the gabion... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4932554 | Lid retaining collar A plastics collar for retaining a plug lid 45 in a ring 44 double seamed to can body 1, has a peripheral skirt 38 portion having on its interior surface a snap fit bead 41 for entering under the double seam 3; a planar annulus 37 extending radially inward... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4741451 | Easy open container This invention is an easy open device for a container which is made up of a closure block which is positioned contiguous to and under a lid of a container, where a substantial portion of the closure block is beneath an aperture in the lid of the container... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4595111 | Device for removing a flexible cap from a cylindrical neck A device for removing a flexible cap from the end of a cylindrical neck over which it is fitted includes an ejector element constrained to move in a circumferential track one side of which track is formed by the lip of the cap. The ejector element is shap... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4579257 | Closure for beverage cans or the like A removable closure for the top of a can having, at its top, a lid and a raised bead surrounding the lid, the lid being arranged to have a dispensing opening created therein, the closure including: a plate having an opening, a pouring spout aligned with t... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4462501 | Child proof medicine vial A child proof medicine vial is provided having a bead for mating in a recess in a flange in the cap whereby the cap is tightly secured to the vial. The cap is provided with a recess and complimentary slots and inner chamber whereby a panel may be slidable... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4460087 | Core plug A solid core plug formed from wood, plastic, or a composite molded wood material having a substantially cylindrical shape with a body portion and an integral tapered forward portion. The core plug may include a single, tapered ridge element on the outer s... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4364614 | Removal method for removable closure member for bearing units A removable end cap closure member or welsh plug for bearing units is disclosed including a frangible knockout plug adapted to be broken out of the closure member with an impact tool to provide an aperture allowing removal of the closure member with a too... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4311259 | Retractable pourer assemblies In a retractable pourer assembly associated with a receptacle, of the type comprising an annular base clipped in the opening of the receptacle, a tubular pourer sliding with respect to the base which bears a bead for limiting its outward stroke while its ... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4253352 | Tool for opening cans A tool for opening cans in the form of a sleeve sized to receive a lever fixed to a can and operable to bend a weakened portion of a can top into the can in a hinged swinging action, the tool having a mouth and longitudinally extending slit at one end siz... | 03/03/1981 |
