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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334608 | Removable sanitary sewer friction-fit plug for unwanted fluid exclusion This device will prevent intrusion of rainwater, groundwater and other unwanted fluids into a sanitary sewer system thereby alleviating the load on the sanitary sewer, collection, transmission and waste water treatment facilities thereby reducing costs. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7197831 | Closure system for a fill opening on a chalk line reel housing A chalk line reel having a housing and a closure assembly. The housing has a storage space for a supply of chalk and a spool around which a supply of flexible line can be wrapped. The housing further has a wall with a fill opening therethrough in communication with ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7134570 | Smooth spouted disposable lid for a cup A disposable lid for a cup has an annular clamp which is adapted to be seated on the rim of the cup and to grip the interior and exterior walls of the lip of the cup so as to firmly fix the lid to the cup and a frustoconical spout which extends upwardly from the rim... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114632 | Sealing cover The invention relates to a sealing cover 1, 1′ made of plastic, especially for sealing an opening in a support 50; 51; 52, with a base body 10; 10′, which merges into a circumferential collar 20, which transitions into an elastic seal... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7036693 | Paint container A paint container includes a body having a bottom, a plurality of side walls, and a top. An attachment mechanism is located proximate the top. A cap is configured to be secured to the attachment mechanism. A spout extends upward proximate the top and is at least par... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025224 | Cap for beverage can A cap is provided for covering an opening in a soda can. The cap may include a depression and a peripheral flange connected to the depression. The peripheral flange may at least partially surround the depression. The depression may be adapted to fit into an opening ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025520 | Sample distributor for a solid, semi-solid or pasty product A distributor includes a body, typically provided with a lateral skirt and a bottom, and a cap, provided with an inner dome. The body includes at least one orifice for filling a cavity with the product, a device for closing the orifice, a device for attaching the pr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017775 | Container lid including venting and denesting features, and container having such a lid A selectively detachable container lid includes a center panel and a peripheral sealing lip surrounding the panel. The peripheral sealing lip has a generally inverted U-shaped cross section so as to define a channel into which a bowl rim fits. The lid also includes ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976509 | Method and apparatus for pressurizing plastic pipe A system and apparatus for pressurizing pipe includes a resilient and compressible plug insertable into the opposed ends of the pipe for sealing the pipe. The plug includes a plug body having a larger outside diameter than the inside diameter of the pipe, a flange t... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6886712 | Sealing cover for a processing hole in aluminum sheet metal The present cover is used for permanent sealing of an oval-shaped processing hole (7) in aluminum sheet metal (8) by means of an adhesive joint. The cover consists of a circular cover plate (1) of aluminum with a concentric cover edge (2)... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883679 | Snap-insert hole closing plug A closure for an opening through a partition includes a flange having first and second surfaces and a first extension on a first edge, the flange having a perimeter greater than the opening perimeter. A barrier protrudes from the first surface of the flange and is s... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6868980 | Container with detachable, selectively vented lid A container (100) includes a bowl (200) and a lid (300) for the bowl (200). The lid (300) includes at least one opening (330). The lid (300) can be sealed to the bowl (200) in a plurality of orientations, inclu... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6843387 | Cover for desiccant dispenser A cover for a desiccant dispenser is mounted over an opening of a bucket-shaped container containing a plurality of desiccant bags. The cover includes a hard main plate having a taking-out bore for insertion of a hand to take out the desiccant bags, and one elastic ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6783021 | Canister with air-tight lid and spring camping handle An animal feed apparatus comprises in combination, a circular container having a peripheral sidewall closed by a bottom panel, and at a top end outwardly extending with an integral lip. An interior surface of the sidewall is formed with an inwardly directed slope, a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6619496 | Package with snag-lock hinged sides A clear plastic package has an upper piece and a lower piece, each piece having a generally rectangular configuration, and the lower piece having front and rear edge portions, and opposing side edge portions. Along each edge portion of the lower piece the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6568534 | Covered pan system A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an u... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6460720 | Container with improved lid seal and lid sealing method A sealed container comprising a cup and lid and a method for sealing such a container is disclosed. The cup has a lip with a raised sealing bead along its length. During sealing, the raised sealing bead compresses, thereby stretching the adhesive layer on... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6360779 | Closure device for a pipe/wall aperture A stopper device for blocking an aperture in a pipe member wall, a sheetrock wall and so forth, the stopper device comprising a substantially planar cap member with top and bottom sides, the top side further including a plurality of strengthening ribs wit... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6343706 | Method and an arrangement for closing at least one end of a tube and a plug for said closing An arrangement and a plug separated from a strip for closing at least one end of a tube to protect the tube against internal dirtying. The plug formed for closing a tube end together with similarly formed plugs is integrally formed one after the other in ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6290092 | Disposable protective closure A disposable closure for covering an opening of a first component during handling and shipping. The disposable closure comprises a body from which an offset interference member extends to prevent a second component from being erroneously connected to the ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6032827 | Container having a selectively detachable lid including a rigid tab member A container including a combination of a bowl and a selectively detachable lid is disclosed. The bowl is a unitary structure including an upwardly projecting wall having a peripherally extending substantially U-shaped sealing lip. The selectively detachab... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5992679 | Container Having a selectively detachable lid including an interrupted reinforcing bead A resilient microwavable container including a bowl and a selectively detachable snap on lid. The lid includes a sealing lip including an outwardly extending rigid tab member and a body including a substantially annular reinforcing bead which is interrupt... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947326 | Bung and stopper A bung comprises a deformable member with a generally cylindrical middle portion generally coinciding with the bunghole when inserted, and upper and lower frusto-conical ends which increase in diameter as each end extends from the middle portion. The midd... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5868268 | Storage container with self-retaining lip A storage container with self-retaining lid includes a lid and a storage container. The structure for attaching the lid can be molded on to the bottom of the storage container, molded to the top of the lid, or molded to the lid and the bottom of the stora... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5762225 | Compost container A compost container having a plurality of panels arranged in a multi-sided geometric configuration. The plurality of panels defines an interior volume for receipt of compost material. At least one of the plurality of panels is openable for accessing the i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5730309 | Container with lid strongly lockable thereto A container lid and container body locking mechanism includes a plurality of annular flanges and annular notch rings respectively and spaced apart in a pre-determined configuration so as to provide a tight leak-proof seal when the lid is fitted over the c... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722562 | Tube cap A closure cap (1) of the present invention is provided for closing a tube (3). The cap has a skirt (15) which, when installed on the tube, extends from the end of the tube along the outside of the outside surface of the tube wall, an end closure (13) whic... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5709314 | Stackable container with an easy clean seal A container for storing liquid is contemplated which comprises a rigid vessel defining a chamber to retain liquid, the vessel has a generally vertical sidewall and an outer top surface. The outer top surface defines a mouth intersecting the chamber which ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5660302 | Removeable plastic plug with pull ring A removeable plastic plug for a container having an annular outlet opening includes a unitary outer annular wall which is arranged with an annular upper lip portion, an annular lower rib portion, and an enclosing body portion which extends between the upp... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5520302 | Petri dish having two-position lid A petri dish for the culturing of microorganisms includes a rectangular dish having a floor plate and an endless peripheral dish wall which extends upwardly therefrom, and a two-position lid. The lid includes a ceiling plate, an endless outer peripheral l... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5427266 | Seal indicator for lid and container A lid includes a seal indication window for viewing a corresponding seal indication surface on the rim of a container. This provides a quick visual indication of whether the container is closed properly.... | 06/27/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5316169 | Ringless paint container with drip free lid An especially configured, ringless, container-lid design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sect... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5259526 | Ribbed cover A closure is disclosed for use with a tubular container having an open end with a cylindrical connecting bead at the open end. The closure includes a circular wall and a peripheral connecting flange surrounding a peripheral edge of the connecting bead so ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5152417 | Ringless paint container with drip free lid An especially configured, ringless, container-lid design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sect... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5103995 | Ringless paint container with step down lid An especially configured, ringless, container-lid design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sect... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5065888 | Improved ringless paint container with step down lid An especially configured, ringless, container-lid design is disclosed having improved sealing characteristics applicable to paint containers for the consuming public. The rim portion of the container is provided with a tapered, especially shaped wall sect... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4968625 | Centrifrugation vial and cluster tray A plurality of centrifugation vials having a common base form a cluster tray suitably shaped for receipt by a standard multiwell or cluster tray carrier for a centrifuge. The tray base is segmented into individual vial bases to facilitate separation of a ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4960219 | Snap cap A snap cap apparatus is provided for sealing individual or a plurality of containers having necked openings. The snap cap apparatus comprises one or more caps, each cap having a pliable cover, the cover supporting one or a plurality of caps for sealing co... | 10/02/1990 |
