"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6722519 | Container and method for preventing leakage therefrom through isolating deformation in the container A container and method for preventing leakage therefrom through isolating deformation in the container caused by external forces. The container comprises a container wall having an opening therein, the opening capable of receiving a closure bushing with a sealing me... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6648164 | Container and lid assembly The present invention provides a pail and cradle system and method for collectively containing one or more chemicals. The cradle comprises an interior surface having an opening with a circumferential rim for reception onto the lip of a pail. The cradle fu... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6102237 | Container with sealing member Various embodiments of a sealing member disposed between a container body and an endpiece attached thereto are disclosed, as well as a method for disposing a sealing member between an endpiece and a container body. In one embodiment, a sealing member is d... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5950859 | Container with sealing member Various embodiments of a sealing member disposed between a container body and an endpiece attached thereto are disclosed, as well as a method for disposing a sealing member between an endpiece and a container body. In one embodiment, a sealing member is d... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5887746 | High vacuum housing with improved sealing means A high vacuum housing with a first and second housing part and in which the housing parts are secured together to form an interior housing chamber. In order to seal the housing parts, an annular outwardly extending sealing ring having a flat radial surfac... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5881897 | Vacuum-closure cans having non-nailed, easy-opening metallic lids A can is formed by an overall cylindrical body with a nailed bottom wall and presenting on its superior part and close to an aperture thereof a round fillet which is outwardly turned. The closure of the can is by a metallic, easy-opening lid, formed essen... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5875914 | Container with integral endpiece and sealing member An open-ended container body is covered, preferably sealingly, by an endpiece/sealing-member. An annular flange of the endpiece/sealing-member is captured by crimping with a container body flange. The endpiece/sealing-member flange is coupled to the remai... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5685449 | Lug lid for materials container with sacrificial depressions and annular expansion bead A lug lid (10) which closes an open head pail (12) has lugs (31) that overlap the annular rim (19) of the pail and which are crimped thereabout to attach the lid to the pail. An annular expansion bead (38) is formed in the lid to enable the lid to expand ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5579944 | Multi-layer gasket for an aerosol container A multi-layer gasket for providing a seal between a mounting cup and a container comprising a middle layer of rigid plastic material and inner and outer layers of softer plastic material. The middle layer supports the inner and outer layers, which provide... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5086944 | Drum or pail closure The invention comprises a drum having a top rim formed as an outwardly rolled curl. The curl is rolled through at least 450 degrees with respect to the cylindrical wall of the drum and does not contact any uncurled portion of the body of the drum.... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5052577 | Container assembly A mounting cup having a rectilinear peripheral rim which is crimped to an annular rounded bead which circumscribes an opening defined by a container. The peripheral rim is formed to have rectilinear profile which is substantially different from the round ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5038952 | Closure assembly for pressurized plastic beverage container A closure assembly for a pressurized, plastic beverage container having an upper end opening comprising: an annular container neck defining the container upper end opening comprising a radially extending top surface, an axially extending surface, and a lo... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4821911 | Closing cover for a metal container An airtight closing cover is produced which can be reused many times, is deformable, is corrosion-resistant and is easily accessible to the point of a screwdriver, by covering a metal ring 7 with a sheath 15 in a resilient synthetic material and a perip... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4789076 | Head seam for a pail The rim of a pail body is provided with a compound curl for reception of a lid. The compound curl comprises an upper region extending away from the wall of the pail body on its outside, a lower region extending from the outer periphery of the said upper r... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4583656 | Container with improved sealing lip A container and preferably a thermoplastic container, is disclosed which offers an improved structure around the container top opening to allow better sealing of a crimped-on closure member.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4513872 | Containers A metal container drawn from a sheet of tinplate has an end wall and a tapered tubular side wall extending from the end wall to culminate in a curl which defines the mouth. The curl (4) has a convex outer annulus to engage with the lining compound (11) in... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4318493 | Easy opening container A closure for a thin walled metal container comprising a panel extending over the open end of the container and made of thin sheet metal such that it expands into convex shape when pressurized. Contents are placed into the container, the panel having a sc... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4061244 | Combination container with removable closure A food and beverage container characterized by its sealed closure subsequently removable intact without the aid of an opener and without severage into extraneous trash, there being a container body useful as a drinking vessel and an interlocked closure th... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3979015 | Container A container is provided having a body adapted to contain a product therein and having a bottom wall and a side wall which terminates in a first circumferential bead defining an open end in the body. A closure is provided for the body and such closure has ... | 09/07/1976 |