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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6854616 | Protective valve cap A protective cap for a threaded valve stem includes a generally cylindrical portion including a closed end, an open end and a cylindrical wall portion therebetween. A plurality of locating ribs are located on an internal surface of the cylindrical wall portion. A pl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6726049 | Covered dishware A covered food container or serving platter incorporates a cover stand as part of the structure of the container. The cover may be temporarily stored on the stand while the user obtains access to the container. In one embodiment a portion of the cover is received wi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6296137 | Beverage can device A cover or lid device for attachment to a depressed top portion of a beverage can, said top portion being of a type having as an integral unit a wall, a can top member with pouring aperture providing means, and a recessed portion bridging said wall and sa... | 10/02/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6142332 | Container lid and cutting board apparatus A container lid and cutting board apparatus includes a rigid central panel portion and a flexible peripheral container-connector portion attached to the central panel portion. The peripheral container-connector portion includes a bridging ring portion att... | 11/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5944211 | Container system including an air evacuation valve A container system includes a one-piece, one-way valve. The container system can be evacuated by pressing the lid, thereby forcing air out of the one-way valve. The one-way valve does not allow air to enter the container system. The one-way valve includes... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5860549 | Container for stabilizing a food dish A container for housing a food dish includes a receiving shell defining a first cavity and a cover shell that is releasably lockable to the receiving shell for providing a cover with a second cavity over the first cavity. The cover shell has side walls wi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5810197 | Plastic container and lid with tab The disclosure describes the combination of a plastic container and of a plastic lid which are adapted to be hermetically sealed to one another. The lid defines a tab that projects outwardly and includes a tangentially extending indentation that separates... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806710 | Container and closure lid This invention provides a container and closure lid particularly suitable for packaging semi-solids and liquids which are to be frozen. The closure lid fits entirely into the mouth of the container, providing no easy method of removal absent use of a pull... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5636757 | Bottle stopper with integral remover A device for removing a cork from a bottle opening. This is achieved by a cork retriever. The cork retriever has two components, a sleeve and a plunger. The sleeve is adapted to be driven through the cork member while the plunger is adapted to be driven i... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5624051 | Container with handles and cover A container (10) includes a base portion (11) and a cover (12). The base portion (11) has a bottom surface (22) with opposed walls (23, 24, 25, 26) extending upwardly therefrom to form an open top to be closed by the cover (12). A handle (30) is formed on... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5425467 | Bowl lid having integral lever mechanism A container lid (10) is disclosed for enclosing a container (12). The lid has a top wall (14), and a peripheral rim flange (18) dimensioned to flex outward and receive the upper rim of the container therebetween. The rim flange (18) terminates at a downtu... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5425453 | Light tight storage container A light tight storage container for photographic sheet material comprises a base having a floor and upstanding sidewalls constituting a tray for holding stack of the sheet material and a generally flat lid covering the top of the tray. The tray and lid re... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5118035 | Carton assembly for flour or sugar Packaging for flowable material such as flour or sugar is provided by a carton with a removable and replaceable lid. The lid is formed as a single molding of synthetic plastic material and comprises an imperforate rectangular base, a peripherally continuo... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5048714 | Cover for an open-topped receptacle A cover for an open-topped receptacle, which receptacle is generally rectangular and has a peripheral prominence. In its preferred embodiment, the cover comprises a substantially planar central web bounded by an integral channel which is generally registr... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4903855 | Closure and port assembly A port and closure assembly is provided. The port and closure assembly comprises a port including a tubular portion that extends from a base, the tubular portion terminating at an end including an opening. A closure is provided for sealing at least a port... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4869389 | Cover for container with screen to prevent insect intrusion A plastic snap fit cover for a carbonated beverage can includes an aperture through the cover aligned with the snap tab opening in the top of the can with an integrally molded screen across the aperture of a size to allow free drinking through the cover a... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4815628 | Container sealer An elastomeric cover for metallic beverage containers with easy opening tops, with an elastic side wall that grips and seals on a variety of standard containers.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4809868 | Storage and cooking container with lid release tab Plastic food storage and cooking container having an airtight seal between the lid and the bowl of the container, with a release tab for lifting the lid away from the bowl with a prying action.... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4592481 | Resilient stopper for integrated circuit magazine A resilient stopper (40) for retaining IC's (12) in magazine (10) having a rectangular section (16) of height (h) and width (w) is disclosed. The stopper has a tubular body portion (42) of thickness (t), inner diameter (d) and width substantially (w); and... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4407429 | Cap for and in combination with a container This relates to a cap for use in combination with a container body formed of plastics material. The cap has a domed central panel so as to withstand high internal pressures and has a cylindrical mounting portion which is telescoped within the container bo... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4177933 | Container and closure therefore A container includes a container body provided with a neck portion forming a circumferential opening, a removable lid operative for firmly closing the opening. The lid includes a cap body, an outer elastomeric rim circumferentially and outwardly projectin... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4046168 | Closure plugs In order to avoid the necessity of having a range of sizes of tools for the mounting and removal of a plurality of resiliently deformable plugs of different transverse dimensions on the ends of associated tubes, there is provided a plurality of such plugs... | 09/06/1977 |
