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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721908 | Container having a slideable cover A container comprising a plastic container base, a plastic container lid, and a pair of first and second tracks is provided. The container base has a bottom, front and back ends, and a pair of sidewalls that define a storage area. The container lid is slideably disp... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7178674 | Container comprising a slide cover The invention relates to a container for storing and providing stacked film-like or sheet-like materials. The container is comprised of a pan, which accommodates the stacked materials and has a bottom and closed lateral walls joined thereto, and of a tightly sealing... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7108150 | Trash receptacle unit A tubular member is releasably mounted on a base and encircles a trash bag that rests on the base. Once the trash bag is filled, the tubular member is released from the base and removed from the filled trash bag. The filled trash bag can then be removed and discarde... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7036661 | Apparatus for sharp implement transfer, counting and temporary disposal or storage The invention relates to a multipurpose device for the safe handling of sharp surgical implements and comprises a molded thermoplastic body that includes a container portion and a scalpel holder section. Magnetic material in the container holds scalpel blades and/or... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014039 | Sliding shell package for smoking articles Smoking articles, such as filter cigarettes, are packaged in a metal box which is curved to a shape that conforms to the curvature of the human body so that the box can be comfortably carried in a shirt or pant pocket. The metal box comprises a lid and a four sided ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976576 | Child-resistant dispenser A child-resistant/senior friendly dispensing package comprising a dispensing member having a dispensing cavity and a product storage cavity, the dispensing member being mounted within a sleeve movable from a first stored position to a second position wherein the dis... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976577 | Mint package In accordance the present invention a package assembly 10 for the storage and distribution of a plurality of mints 14 is provided comprising a bottom container 12 for the storage of the plurality of mints 14, the bottom container 12 | 12/20/2005 |
| 6681953 | Rail-track display box A rail-track display box includes an outer casing having a pair of elongated sliding tracks indented along two top edges of two parallel side walls of the outer casing respectively. An inner casing has a pair of guiding tracks indented on two outer surfac... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6675984 | Metal finishing barrel cover locking system A metal finishing barrel side opening has a cover secured by a series of cover and barrel tabs, the cover slid into a secured position with the cover tabs partially overlain by the barrel tabs. A locking handle assembly includes a graspable portion suppor... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672471 | Tablet box construction A two-piece container for mints or similar tablet type contents in which base and cover elements are arranged for relative sliding movement in opened and closed condition and are of curvate configuration so as to approximately conform to the figure of a u... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6648158 | Self-closing cap for a bottle A self-closing cap for a bottle that includes a fixed portion that engages the neck of the bottle, a movable portion that is movably attached to the fixed portion, and apparatus that movably attaches the movable portion to the fixed portion. The apparatus... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6629634 | Window mailbox A rural type mailbox having transparent windows formed through the front and rear thereof, a slidable transparent window, which allows the user to open the window to access the interior from the side of the mailbox to remove or enter mail when desired. Th... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6540098 | Food pan cover with sliding lid A food pan and cover, the food pan having a peripheral web and a wall extending upwardly from the web on which the cover is seated. The cover has an opening that receives a sliding lid. A rail on the cover supports a flange on the lid and a keyway formed ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6510960 | Captive slidable access cover A captivated slidable access cover incorporates an integral cantilevered spring to prevent undesired movement resulting from gravitational forces or vibration. The cover has two generally parallel, opposed edges which are slidingly captivated in opposed t... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6409039 | Metal finishing barrel cover locking system A metal finishing barrel side opening has a cover secured by a series of cover and barrel tabs, the cover slid into a secured position with the cover tabs partially overlain by the barrel tabs. A locking handle assembly includes a graspable portion suppor... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6354454 | Bottle cap A bottle cap with improved structure includes a special cap that covers the container and prevents the liquid inside from spills. A hollow arch is mounted on the top of the cap with a hole (i.e., mouth of the container) and a rectangle slot cut out of the... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6318579 | Roll-top trash can A trash can with a sliding lid that rides in tracks facing inwardly on sides of the trash can body from an open position along a back wall of the trash can to cover and close the top of the trash can. Stops are provided for limiting the closing movement o... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6186353 | Battery cover connector A removable battery cover on an electrical device such as a toy or appliance is secured to the device with a tether. The tether may comprise a flexible elongated member with an adhesive connector attached to each end.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6173854 | Post closure for a tank and method of retrofitting a tank with the same A port closure and method of installing the same. The port closure includes, in combination, a tank, a closure member and an actuator. The tank has defining walls, an exterior surface, an interior surface, an interior cavity and an access port. The closur... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6129231 | Multiple box case with continuously adjustable safety slider A multiple box case for housing audio equipment in both a transport and an operating mode is disclosed. An upper box has six latches extending downward to engage two continuous slider members fastened to a lower box to secure the case in the transport or ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6116452 | Method and apparatus for combining the lid-securing and carrying functions of covered containers The present invention provides an improved system and method for carrying and securing the lid of a container, such as a surgical sterilization tray. A tray is provided with rotating wire bail handles and at least two studs. The cover for the tray has a k... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105805 | Port closure for a tank A port closure is a combination which includes a tank, a closure member and an actuator. The tank has defining walls, an exterior surface, an interior surface, an interior cavity and an access port. The closure member is disposed within the interior cavit... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6015058 | Paintball gun loader A container which can be held and opened by one hand has a dome-shaped cap formed by a series of adjacent, contiguous and ogee-shaped segments resiliently held together by an elastic ring. When the cap is forced down over the opening rim of the vessel, th... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996831 | Closure device A closure device for a case of an antimagnetic material comprising a box part (1) and a sliding lid (5) requires neither in the lid nor in the box part break-throughs and offers high security against unauthorized opening of the case when at least one perm... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5884799 | Container for the interior of a vehicle A container for an installation into the interior of a vehicle, having a box with a box opening situated on top and a closing part covering it. For a compact construction of the container and a simplified installation mounting, the closing part comprises ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5865332 | Environmental protection housing An environmental protection housing for an optical fiber connector having two housing parts to define an environmentally protected chamber to house the connector. The housing is for use for housing a connector upon suspended cable. So as to prevent the we... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5687885 | Dispensing container and sliding cap assembly A dispensing container, such as a double-barrel cartridge used in dispensing dental material, matingly receives a sliding cap that maintains a seal between material in the barrels and the atmosphere. The cap includes a body and a gasket within the body, a... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5673811 | Food bin assembly A food bin assembly comprising a bin, a rear lid member, and a front lid member. The bin has a bottom and a plurality of walls extending up from the bottom. The walls have upper ends defining a bin opening. One of the walls is a first side wall and anothe... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5620109 | Asymmetrical portable dispenser An asymmetrical portable dispenser having a dispenser opening for dispensing small articles. Asymmetrical dispenser including an asymmetrical tray slidably mounted within a similarly configured asymmetrical sleeve for orientating the dispenser opening in ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5555996 | Bag-in box with split lid A box or container assembly formed of plastics material and particularly adapted for use in a beverage syrup supply system is covered by opposed lid members whose exposed surface contains an organization of channel-defining projections for stacking superp... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5549199 | Compact disc storage case A compact disc storage case of the type having a cover section slidably connected to a compartment section. The compact disc storage case comprises: a compartment section having a top surface forming a substantially cylindrical storage recess and two para... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5535884 | Disk carrying case with sliding circular cover A carrying case especially suitable for use in carrying compact disks comprises a pair of circular faces connected to each other in spaced relationship by a circumferential wall having an opening. A cover is positioned over the opening, and is slidable be... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531346 | Biohazardous waste container A waste container having a top with a slidable closure. The top has an access aperture and the closure is positioned to slide between opened and closed positions. The closure can be temporarily retained in a first closed position over the aperture, and ca... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5507391 | Rotatable and stackable cosmetic turntable with cover A hollow circular container or housing unit, for holding different sized units containing cosmetics and other personal care items. The unit is made of transparent molded plastic and has a removable top. The container is molded with an inwardly facing, thi... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5474204 | Portable container with separate compartments A container having a plurality of compartments for screws and the like is defined by a box having side walls and end walls leaving faces at right angles to the side and end walls open. Inside the box is inserted a convoluted or castillated divider sheet s... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5433319 | Structure for compact disk case The present invention provides an improved structure for compact disk cases comprising a hollow rectangular case body having a fully open top portion, a disk holder placed in the case body, and a cover plate covering the case body, the left and right side... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5400914 | Sliding container cover A sliding container cover, which includes a rectangular base frame mounted on the top opening of a rectangular container, a rectangular cover frame hinged to the rectangular base frame at one side and openably covered over the rectangular base frame, and ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5388691 | Protective case for remote control transmitter A case protecting the buttons of and supporting a remote control transmitter, the transmitter including an opening to receive a key chain ring, the case further including a container and a rigid clear plastic cover-panel that is slidable by one's thumb. T... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5375698 | Prefilled, resealable contact lens container A container for holding contact lenses in contact lens treatment solutions which has a base member equipped with at least one compartment. Each compartment has a predetermined length and width situated in a juxtaposed position with a partition thereinbetw... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5358132 | Cap for containers A cap adapted to be secured to an open end of a container employs a vertical hollow cylinder provided with an open lower end adapted to be secured to the open end of the container and a closed upper end with a small centrally disposed first opening therei... | 10/25/1994 |
