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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157122 | Lidded container A lidded container comprising a container body with side walls, a bottom, and a top end with an opening comprising means to retain a lid, and an upstanding edge around the opening having its outer sides in line with the side walls of the container. The upstanding ed... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7588163 | Disposable serving system having a thumb hole and thumb hole flap A plate has a periphery. The plate has an upper surface and a lower surface. A thickness is provided between the upper and lower surfaces. The plate has a plate center. The upper surface has at least one raised divider. The divider has a thumb hole. The plate also h... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7387323 | Carrier for paint can or other container having a bail A carrier for carrying a can with a bail has a stepped ramp to engage with the bail of the can and secure the can to the carrier. The carrier includes a comfortable hand grip. In order to use the carrier, the user may place the front face of the carrier against the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7278234 | Multipurpose tackle box A portable multipurpose tackle box with a compartment for storing tackle, bait, and other fishing related items, and a separate cooler compartment for storing food, beverages, and bait. The top compartment can be opened to reveal several extendable tackle tray assem... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7090094 | Handle for cookware A handle for use with cookware that has a base and a lid defining a cooking chamber. The handle is pivotally mountable to cookware about a horizontal axis and moves between a lifting position and a stored position. The handle has a cam for raising an edge of the lid... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6923325 | Horizontal cassette A cassette, particularly suitable for storing film frames, in a preferred embodiment utilizes an integral shell portion with a plurality of shelves to support a plurality of axially aligned horizontally stacked film frames. A door, preferably vacuum-formed, covers t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6843255 | Ashtray apparatus An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is engageable w... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6799694 | Speciman cup with handle A speciman cup with handle for improving sanitary performance and ease of use of providing a specimen. The speciman cup with handle includes a container member having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, the container member d... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6799692 | Can lid A lid for a can comprising a tubular body (10) with an upper end affixing an annular upper wall (20), which internally defines a seat (21) for the hermetic seating of the lid (30), said lid comprising, in a single piece: a sealing portion... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6606996 | Ashtray apparatus An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is e... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6540133 | Foldable carrying handle for a portable lunchbox The present invention relates to a foldable carrying handle for a portable lunch-box which is made of plastic and consists of seven pieces which are hingedly interconnected into one-part bar-shaped body. The one-part bar-shaped body includes a cross bar, ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6494340 | Tennis ball container A tennis ball container is disclosed. This container has a top barrier rod (110) having a closed rectangular profile and forming the top structure of a barrier body (100), a bottom barrier rod (120) having a closed rectangular profile and forming the bott... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6382458 | Transportation container A transportation container includes a body having a plurality of side walls, a bottom and an open upper end, a pair of handles mounted on the body so as to be rotated inside or outside the body and including grip portions having both ends respectively, a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6308379 | Ergo-dynamic bucket A liquid carrying container having a first outer semicircular concave wall and a second inner concave wall facing in the same direction. Both walls are joined together at matting side edges. The outer semicircular wall is considerably longer in length tha... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6269949 | Stackable beverage container with rotatable handle The present invention 10 discloses a plurality of beverage carrying cups which can be easily stacked. The beverage carrying containers have an insulated jacket 12 which substantially covers the exterior of the container providing insulated means for carry... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6220477 | Flip-handle cookware A flip-handle (20) for cookware including a mounting bracket (30, 130) attached to one side of the cookware, a handle (35, 135) vertically rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket (30, 130), and a locking assembly (65, 165) selectively engaging the handl... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6173860 | Handle Cookware is provided with a swingable handle via a mounting assembly which has an actuator which, upon depression, allows the handle to be swung from an extended position into a position in which the handle overlies the cookware or it tangential thereto. ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6019241 | Paint tray with storable carrying handle A paint tray having storable carrying handles. The paint tray is of generally standard configuration, having a ramped bottom surface leading toward a more rectangular reservoir area. The non-uniform distribution of paint in the tray typically makes it dif... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5961194 | Retractable handle for telecommunications equipment cabinet and method of operation thereof For use with a cabinet having a door, a retractable handle and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the retractable handle includes: (1) a handle grip having first and second extensions projecting therefrom and passing through corresponding ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5947319 | Paint can lid with wire handle engagement The use of structure to engage the wire handle of a paint can to generate downward pressure between a paint can lid and the paint can. Seating in three positions are disclosed. These positions being within the seating channel of the paint can, in the open... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5875913 | Tamper evident pail and closure A molded plastic pail and a snap-on closure having a flared skirt the bottom of which is manually engaged for removal purposes. A peripheral ring structure integral with the pail sidewall immediately underlies the skirt of the closure when in the sealing ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5803307 | Nestable cooking utensil with an articulable handle This invention relates to a frying pan with an articulable handle which can be mated with a second frying pan with a fixed handle to flip foods without the intermediate transfer of the food from the frying pan to another frying pan or dish. When cooking a... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5743425 | Permanently attachable bucket lid with airtight seal A child resistant lid is disclosed for use in conjunction with the standard build bucket for containment of materials. There is provided a threaded capped access opening of sufficiently small dimension to prevent the passage of a child's head, yet of suff... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5718350 | Storage container A container (20) includes a base portion (21) having a bottom surface (23), front (24) and rear (25) walls extending upwardly from the bottom surface (23), and opposed side walls (26) extending upwardly from the bottom surface (23) and, together with the ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5660300 | Nestable cooking utensil with an articulable handle This invention relates to a frying pan with an articulable handle which can be mated with a second frying pan with a fixed handle to flip foods without the intermediate transfer of the food from the frying pan to another frying pan or dish. When cooking a... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5637420 | Self-latching handle for storage batteries A self-latching handle for storage batteries includes a cam mechanism formed integrally with the ends of the battery handle, the cam mechanism cooperating with the battery housing as the battery handle is rotated downwardly from a vertical attachment posi... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5582315 | Pour spout closure with handle A threaded closure for large-mouth containers has a handle which swings up or down on a horizontal pivot, and closes a vent hole when in the downward position. A pour spout rotates on an inclined off-vertical axis, to store the pour spout closely alongsid... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5558840 | Specimen cup holder A device for holding and positioning a specimen cup for collection of a biological specimen with a ring (18) with a handle (14) attached by a hinge (24). The ring (18) receives and securely supports a specimen cup. The hinge (24) allows the handle (14) to... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5526954 | Injection molded plastic bucket with an integrally moulded carry handle The invention, which relates to an injection-molded plastic bucket with a bottom, a wall expanding conically from there to the upper edge and a carrying handle, where the upper edge of the wall is provided with receiving elements for a carrying handle at ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5507543 | Reusable container for carrying baby feeding products A reusable, self-contained, multiple-cavity carrying container for transporting a number of baby bottles, nursers and/or jars of baby food from one location to another. The container has a basic basket-like shape with an adjustable, removable handle. The ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505331 | Plastic recyclable container A plastic recyclable container including a container body having a bottom and a continuous sidewall. A pair of ears are positioned on the sidewall and include opposed shaped openings. A plastic handle has a connector assembly at each end including a pair ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5461755 | Lightweight handle Disclosed is a light weight handle assembly adapted to transport a heavy duty container which may contain sensitive electronic components. The handle assembly of the present invention generally comprises a stationary bracket which mounts to a container wa... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5400470 | Self-capturing articulating chest handle A self-capturing articulating chest handle including a handle bar of terminal length containing a hand grasping portion, a pair of legs extending downward from the terminal ends of the handle bar, a pair of links, defined by spaced-apart first and second ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5373959 | Container with a cover A container is disclosed for packaging food, paint or the like. The container includes a cover having a lip which engages a top edge of the container and is sealed on the container by one or more sealing elements. The sealing elements include a hook which... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5363745 | Beverage vessel with magnetic lid A teapot or other beverage vessel has an internal rim at the top supporting a filter cup which grips onto the rim. A magnetic lid fits onto the rim of the filter cup. Tea leaves and other particles are thus confined within the filter cup and the lid is he... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5226553 | Tackle box with lid-latching handle and removable carrying case A tackle box has a box body with a hinged lid. The box body has a deeper front portion and a shallower back portion. Correspondingly, the lid has a deeper back portion and shallower front portion. The back portion of the box body carries a stack of interc... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5199571 | Nestable buckets having lockable bails A bucket (10) has a bottom surface (11) and opposed side walls (12, 13) as well as adjoining opposed end walls (14, 15) extending upwardly from the bottom surface (11) forming an open top defined by a rim (21). A bail (24) has one end pivotally attached t... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5184720 | Sharps collector A sharps collector comprising a container for holding, storing, and disposing syringes. The sharps collector includes a disposable receptacle and a decorative cover. The receptacle preferably has two elongated apertures and chutes associated with each ape... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5131708 | Handling system configured for use with a receptacle A handling system configured for use with a receptacle having a bottom, sides and a flange. The system has a bail for supporting the receptacle, a guide for guiding the bail, and a stop structure for retaining the bail within the guide. The bail is freely... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5103997 | Combination disposable sharps container and mounting bracket A combination of a secure disposable container and mounting bracket assembly therefor, comprises a generally box-like enclosed container having a top with a limited access closure for receiving medical sharps and for inhibiting access by a human hand, the... | 04/14/1992 |
