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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6786348 | Gasket for press-on twist-off closure A press-on, twist-off container assembly of the type that is used, for example, and baby food containers includes a container that has, as conventional, a finish portion with at least one external threadand a closure that is mounted on the container. The closure is ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6142186 | Thread-forming pipe plug Disclosed is a plug and fastener for sealing in an opening formed in a workpiece, and the plug and fastener includes a shank having a threaded portion for engaging with an internal wall of the opening and providing a first seal, and having a sealing porti... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6062263 | Thread-forming pipe plug Disclosed is a combination plug and fastener for sealing in an opening in a workpiece. The combination plug and fastener includes a shank having a non-helical sealing portion and a threaded portion extending from the sealing portion. The threaded portion ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5785195 | Conically threaded closure system A conically threaded closure system is described which provides a compressive radial force to axial force ratio in the range of 4.3-6.2:1, resulting in an optimum stress distribution throughout the thread structures, optimum thread engagement with minimal... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5785200 | Sealing device for a cylindrical package of flexible material A combination of a cylindrical container and a closure for containing products in paste form. The closure device has a bottom (3) and an essentially cylindrical wall (4) that joins and extends out from the bottom. The closure has at least two radially inw... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5697515 | Tank and tank connector assembly A tank connector construction comprised of an outer shell of metal material and an inner shell of polymer material mounted inside the outer shell. A metal connector member having a tubular wall and a welding projection at one end thereof is provided with ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5692628 | Press-on screw-off self-tapping closure/container package A closure-container package is illustrated in which the closure is pressed-on to the container neck and threaded off the container neck. Either the container neck or the closure has a helical thread which engages axially extending ribs on the other of the... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5676270 | Threaded container torque retention system for use with a threaded closure A removal torque-resistant closure and container assembly is provided with the container having a thread extending around the opening. The closure includes a thread for engaging the container thread. The container includes a projection that extends from t... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5494174 | Container with removal resistant closure A removal resistant closure and container assembly is provided. The container defines an opening. The closure is applied to the container to occlude the opening. A first thread is defined by the container and extends at least partially around the opening ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5388686 | Lens case for contact lens disinfecting system A contact lens case includes a cup adapted to receive a quantity of disinfecting or cleaning solution and a cap removably closing the opening mouth of the cup. A lens support structure is associated with the cap and holds a pair of lenses within the cup. ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5158196 | Blanking plug A blanking plug is used for sealing provisionally connection openings (3) of non-installed liquid-operated units, in particular of oil-hydraulic systems (1) for motor vehicles. A section (12) of the blanking plug (10) is inserted into, and fills up, the c... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5158200 | Tank connector construction and method of fabrication A tank connector construction for a tank. The tank is comprised of an outer shell of metal material and an inner shell of non-corrosive and non-metallic material mounted inside the outer shell. A metal connector fitting is provided which has an internal t... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5025942 | Device for hanging various accessories on a screw ring or endpiece of a container The hooking device comprises an inside sleeve delimiting superimposed snap rings beaten-in by force between helicoidal threads of the screw ring of the container.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5012970 | Cap with cutting ring for composite containers A package for dispensing products capable of fluid motion consists of a container which receives the product, a closure and a re-usable dispensing facility that has a cap which can be fitted onto the container in a sealed manner after opening the closure.... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4678098 | Fastening structure of tube and car assembly A fastening structure of a tube and cap assembly is provided. The structure includes an unthreaded part formed in the threaded portion of cap or of a mouth member of tube. The unthreaded part acts as a stopper to keep the cap being secured to the mouth me... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4620641 | Access plug for threaded holes in electric starting apparatus An access plug for providing a removable closure for a threaded hole in a housing of an electric starter or the like. The access plug is formed of a plastic molding material and has a cap member and a retainer member that are joined by a thin annular fran... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4349116 | Thermoplastic screw-threaded closure cap A thermoplastic cap having improved anti-backoff characteristics features a primary helical thread and a coaxial secondary thread. The cap is of a thermoplastic material having an elastic modulus in flexure within the range of from about 0.2×105 | 09/14/1982 |
| 4300701 | Closure cap A closure cap for capping a fluid container comprising a top having a substantially annular skirt depending downwardly from the periphery thereof and a resilient interference structure formed on the inner surface of the substantially annular skirt to enga... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4109820 | Self-threading container closure and method thereof A self-threading container closure for a spiral wound tube useful as a container for fluids under pressure. The closure insert includes side threads in conjunction with a spherical arch and support legs. The threads permit the insert to be screwed into th... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4054229 | Container A container is provided and comprises a deformable metallic container body adapted to contain a product therein and having a bottom wall and a side wall which has an a tubular upper portion terminating in an open end and a deformable metallic closure for ... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4036388 | Sealing gaskets for container closures The invention relates to the gasketting of cap blanks, to be closed onto bottles or other containers. The gaskets lie across the more or less flat top of the cap blank and the invention is concerned with the peripheral part of the gasket, i.e. that part w... | 07/19/1977 |
