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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066147 | Crate with collapsible wall A crate, such as for transporting egg cartons or other items, includes a base, opposed side walls and a rear wall extending upward from the base. A front wall opposite the rear wall is selectably moveable between a closed position and a retracted, open position. In ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7337902 | Case for heated appliances A case for heated appliances. There is a sheath member, a restraining system, and a clip. The sheath member is a single molded piece and includes first and second cradle members and an accordion member coupled to the side edges of the cradle members, thereby forming... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7207607 | Coaxial two-component cartridge The invention relates to a coaxial two-component cartridge, with an outer tube and a separate inner tube, both of which tape at one respective end into a respective neck, wherein the inner side of the neck of the outer tube and the outer side of the neck of the inne... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175033 | Portable chafing stand system A portable chafing stand system for providing a chafing stand that is portable and that reduces fuel consumption. The portable chafing stand system includes a pair of end members and a pair of side members attachable to one another. The end members each have a plura... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7036718 | Offset dove tail locks A container for carrying produce having dove tail locks is created from a container blank having nonsymmetrical, offset dove tail locks on the edges of the blank. When the blank is on a larger paperboard substrate having multiple blanks, the dove tail locks of a bla... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6560842 | Method of manufacturing a deli-style display case The present invention provides an improved method of constructing a food display case. The construction techniques make use of a crimping tool which stitches together overlapping metal flange portions of the component display panel. The resulting stitched... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6164477 | Combined mortise and tenon joint feature A one piece stowage bin (10) has a generally rectangular, polygonal open-fronted box-type structure. Right and left end panels (14) and (18) rise up from the sides of the bottom panel (12) to form side walls. Three fold lines allow the stowage bin (10) to... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6026981 | One-piece aerosol can of aluminium A one-piece aerosol can (20) of aluminum with integral end cap (24) for attaching a valve plate is such that the end cap (24) is adapted to match the outer contour of an end cap (14) which is flanged or folded onto the body (12) of a three-piece aerosol c... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5887741 | Detachable food container A detachable food container includes a base plate having a periphery base rim integrally and perpendicularly extended from a periphery side of the base plate; two fold plates which has an end piece perpendicularly and integrally bent on each end thereof; ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5796033 | Electrically conductive joint An electrically conductive joint and method of making, which includes off-setting a portion of one end of a composite sheet having a conductive layer and an insulative layer, bending a part of the off-set portion into a first leg with the insulative layer... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5743421 | Instant crate Instant crate is generally related to shipping and storage crate containers. More specifically, it is concerned with a new improved knock-down and easy to assemble type of container. The container is comprised of six interlocking panels. The side and end ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5711444 | Transport chamber A transport container having a base and a plurality of side walls perpendicularly connected to form a container having an inner cavity. The side walls are formed of first and second wall panels. The first and second wall panels are hingedly connected so t... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5651941 | Sample tube carrier A self-adjusting linkable carrier for sample tubes, cuvettes, cells and the like comprising a longitudinally symmetrical vertically oriented polygonal body having two pairs of orthogonally disposed opposed vertical faces and a horizontal bottom sliding su... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5601202 | Transport chamber A transport container having a base and a plurality of side walls perpendicularly connected to form a container having an inner cavity. The side walls are formed of first and second wall panels. The first and second wall panels are hingedly connected so t... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5558241 | Cryotransport chamber A multi-use, knock-down, fully-insulated chamber for the transport of frozen, heated or cooled contents having pivotable sides with interlocking edge retainers for transfer of hoop stresses and wrinkle-type, flexible connective bands to guide sides betwee... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5511819 | Fastenerless automotive passenger airbag module endcap An automotive passenger airbag module is assembled by securing two endcaps to a chute or housing. The endcaps have tabs which engage channels in the sidewalls of the housing and may be secured by staking portions of the channels to hold the tabs fast duri... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5269602 | Thermal insulation box A partitioning member is provided at the opening of a thermal insulation box having outer and inner boxes forming a space in between the outer and inner boxes. The two spaces communicate with each other and are filled integrally with a thermal insulation ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5265750 | Lightweight cylinder construction A modular cylinder comprises a plurality of, in this case 24, modules each having a tongue to engage a groove of its neighbor and each either having a camming ramp to engage a camming ramp of its neighbor, or a filler rod inserted between adjacent modules... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5209367 | Sleeve for a container A sleeve for a container such as a drink can or bottle is adapted to be slipped onto the container so that it is a tight fit thereon. The sleeve insulates against heat gains or losses and provides a relatively inexpensive vehicle for advertising in the fo... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5154302 | Side wall construction for open top containers An open top container having at least one side wall constructed of vertically disposed panels having horizontally extending corrugations or ribs lending beam and column strength to the side wall panels. The panels of that side wall can have an interconnec... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4872341 | Sealing joint A tight sealing is provided at the junction of three joints between three flat components. The components are joined to each other by sealing elements, which may be of the inserting or receiving type. The tight seal is achieved by providing an inserting e... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4836399 | Improved liquid tight transformer casing A liquid-tight seal is achieved in a two-part transformer casing by use of a U-shaped channel in the main body of the casing, the U-shaped channel being formed on one side by a rigid joint member and, on the other side, by a flexible member. Both members ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4809859 | Corner construction for joining angularly related members A corner construction fastening one cabinet plate member to another cabinet plate member by using a joining element, the cabinet plate members having a pair of inner and outer walls at both sides and the joining element having a body to support the walls ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4792046 | Container formed from flat sheet of foam plastic A hollow, cylindrical container is disclosed that is formed from a generally flat sheet of foamed plastic material. The sheet may be formed into the container and may be unformed back to its sheet form. The generally flat sheet has sector elements along e... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4734971 | Method of mechanically crimping overlapping sheet metal A method of joining first and second flat sheet metal portions in overlapping relation one above the other to form a joint in the two sheet metal portions. Metal adjacent and spaced from one free edge of a first sheet metal portion is cut parallel to the ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4478265 | Reusable insulating jacket for beverage containers A reusable insulating jacket for beverage containers includes a housing having a cylindrical side wall of flexible insulating material defining an internal cavity for receiving a beverage container. An elongated slit is formed in the side wall which exten... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4115909 | Reinforcing insert for collapsible packages A cardboard insert for reinforcing collapsible packages, such as see-through plastic bags, is formed from a onepiece blank in which a number of panels are separated by score lines. The panels are sized and shaped to define the desired form, generally a ri... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4099648 | Storage box A tool box constructed of sheetlike metal includes a lower compartment which is the major containing part and within which the tools and other materials are received, and a cover which pivotally is received thereon. The upper edges of the lower compartmen... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3974616 | Structural component for forming load supporting frames A structural component for use in constructing containers and load supporting frames in building construction, comprises an extruded member of indefinite length, including at least a pair of outer limbs formed longitudinally at right angles to one another... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3951294 | Container for compost decomposition The invention relates to compost bins in completed or in kit form. A plurality of similar panels are interconnected to form a wall in which one or more panels may be raised to afford access to the interior of the bin. The sides of each panel comprise comp... | 04/20/1976 |
