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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980416 | Vehicle storage bin A storage bin assembly is for use in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a storage bin and a housing. The storage bin has a storage space extending between spaced apart sides, a guide pin extending outwardly from at least one of the sides of the stor... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7258245 | Fuel tank closure A fuel tank closure for closing off a filling channel has a closure part that can be moved between a closed position in which an opening of the filling channel is tightly sealed, and an open position, in which the filling channel is released, in order for a fuel tan... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231692 | Damping mechanism of opening and closing member, and container holder and automobile door including the same A damping mechanism for an opening and closing member that opens and closes an opening while changing a center of rotation has an arm with damped rotational speed to support a shaft part of the opening and closing member. A position of the shaft part with respect to... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219608 | Food preparation table A food preparation table of the present invention includes a pan holder for accommodating pans; an insulated wall surrounding the pan holder; even number n of brackets fixed on the insulated wall; n/2 covers, each having a pair of first hinge axles and a pair of sec... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219969 | Storage container and storage system including a stack of the same The present application relates to a storage container and a storage system include a stack of such storage container. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7140511 | Dispenser with stowable cover A dispenser for small objects, such as candy, pills, tablets, and other objects of similar size. The dispenser includes a housing having a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall and two opposing side walls. The housing defines an interior volume and an aperture providing... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114619 | Child resistant dispensing closure package A medicine container includes a child-resistant closure with a tamper-evident feature. The closure includes a plug adapted to be fixed to the container adjacent the open end. The plug has an access opening for enabling removal of material from the container through ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114631 | Waste container A waste container includes a handle rotatably mounted on the side wall. The handle includes a first grip at an outer end of a short arm and a second grip at the outer end of a long arm. The handle is rotatable relative to the waste container, between a first positio... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100791 | Hinged lid trash can for curbside refuse pickup A trash container with a lid is emptied by a mechanical lifting device. A latch bar is provided that is engaged by the lift when the container is inverted. The latch bar is mounted in openings on both sides of a wide recess on the front wall of the container. The ou... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7029296 | Cover assembly for vacuum electron device A self guiding cover assembly for a vacuum electron device (VED) enclosure has a cover, a pair of guide plates, and a pair of guide elements. The cover has a top, a sidewall, an inside and an outside, and at least one electrical connector disposed on the inside of t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021481 | Container lid with multiple openings A lid for use with a container may include a panel and a first dispensing opening on the panel. The lid may also include a first closure on the panel, where the first closure may include a second dispensing opening. The first closure may be configured to at least pa... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6695165 | Door device having a reduced action range A door device for opening and closing an opening of a collecting case includes a door body for opening and closing the opening. A first hinge and a second hinge are disposed at one side of the door body at a predetermined distance from each other. A first... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6669023 | Storage case A storage case is comprised of a case main body, a cover, a rotating means and a tilt means. The case main body has a bottom plate, the front plate, a back plate, a right plate and a left plate which are arranged so that the front, back, right and left pl... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6256786 | Pressure assist hatch closure A closure system for an astronaut space suit comprises a frame member provided within a hard, upper torso section of an astronaut space suit, and a hatch or door closure provided within a rear portion of the hard, upper torso section of the space suit suc... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6129237 | Structure for opening/closing a case cover A structure for opening/closing a cover for a case in which when the cover is closed, the cover closes an opening provided in an upper surface of the case, whereas when the cover is opened, the cover is guided at its engaging portions in guides provided o... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5878898 | Protective overcap assembly for fluid containers An overcap assembly for a fluid container (12), such as a baby bottle, protects the nipple (14), or other fluid dispenser, from contamination and from leaking when the overcap (18) is in the protective, covering position. The overcap has an opening (41) i... | 03/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5620122 | Device for openably supporting a lid and a cup holder utilizing the device A device for openably supporting a lid includes two axes of lid rotation for reducing the radius of lid rotation during opening and closing and a cup holder includes a cup holder body having a top opening communicating with at least one internal compartme... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5520313 | Small article accommodating unit for vehicle A small article accommodating unit for a vehicle having: a hollow box having an opened top surface; a cover for opening/closing the opened top surface of the box; a cup holder movably held in the box and holding cups or the like exemplified by cups, cans ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5462189 | Resealable, refillable container system A container system includes, in its most preferred embodiment, a dispenser and a resealable, refillable container having a container body and a closure apparatus which includes a plug movably connected to a platform section which is connected to the conta... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5411134 | Container for compact disks and the like A container for storing compact disks and the like includes a box shaped base member that defines an open top and open front cavity for housing compact disks as the disks stand with their bottom edge engaging a floor of the cavity. A front panel closes th... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5253493 | Washing machine having a sink A combination of a washing machine and a sink has a basin-shaped lid member connected to the opening portion formed above the rotary basket, by means of a link mechanism. The link mechanism is composed of, for example, an arm, a first shaft connecting one... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5190152 | Portable file box A portable file box including sidewalls, endwalls and a bottom wall defining a box interior. The sidewalls and endwalls are provided with a rim portion on the upper ends thereof. The sidewall rim portions are flanged outwardly to define a cover side suppo... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5150806 | Refuse container with two-position lid A refuse container has a two-position lid. The two positions are achieved by means of a J-shaped slot in a lid hinge. The slot receives a horizontal shaft supported in the container body. In the first open position, gravity acts on the lid such that the s... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5114533 | Closing covers of apparatuses with centrifugal rotors Improvement in closing covers of apparatuses such as concentrators-evaporators, ultracentrifugal and centrifugal apparatuses, in which a centrifugal rotor rotates in an enclosure in which a vacuum may be established. The cover is formed by a plate (11) wh... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5082631 | Transport tray with pivotal circular cam ramp for biological samples A biological vial transport tray is provided comprising an open top tray portion having a base wall, a plurality of end walls and a plurality of side walls. The base wall includes a bottom surface and a top surface. The end walls and the side walls form a... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4989746 | Resealable container closure system A resealable closure system for use on a container comprising an insert and a removable plug to seal an opening in the insert; the plug has a soft, hollow bottom that is shaped to fill the insert opening and which functions to provide one or more sealing ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4893724 | Closure for a canister A closure for a plastic canister in the 20-30 liter range has a collar coaxial with a pouring spout on the canister, with side abutments with lower surfaces arranged to cooperate with the claws of the closure. A cap is arranged to swing between an open co... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4889257 | Container with multiple position lid A container includes a container body and a lid. The lid includes a pair of pins which extend into slots in the side walls of the container body. The configurations of the slots and the pins are such that the pins can slide but not rotate in the main port... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4862979 | Combination dust cover and air screen A hinged dust cover used in combination with an electronic balance whereby the cover converts to an air screen during weighing operations. In the fully closed position the cover protects the weighing pan and various controls and displays from the ingress ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4775075 | Money till having pivoting and sliding closure In a money till with a box-shaped housing (10), whose upper side is partially closed by a stationary cover (12) and partially closed by a lid (16), the lid includes two lid parts (18, 20) connected with one another about a pivot axis (22), the first lid p... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4735309 | Computer disk box A box is particularly used for holding computer disks. The box has a back wall, a bottom wall, sidewalls and a front wall. The front wall has lower, middle, and upper panels connected by hinges. The top wall is connected to the upper panel. The front wall... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4693364 | Box for holding thin objects A box, particularly for holding floppy discs, has an outer sleeve enclosing a drawer. The drawer can be withdrawn partially from the sleeve to a position where pins moulded inside the sleeve and sliding in grooves in the sleeve limit the withdrawal. The d... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4615461 | Accessory container structure The present invention relates to an improved structure for an accessory container and in particular to one comprising an inverted U-shaped top cover having pimples mounted at the inner edge of the cover. The pimples may slide within the grooves of the con... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4548330 | Tamper resistant container A container for TV cables and terminals with mating edges between the stationary body part and its hinged door to reduce the opportunity for forced illegal entry by apartment and condominium dwellers.... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4496050 | Case for holding flat articles A case for holding floppy discs or other flat articles comprises a boxlike body and a cover, which is hinged to said body and can be turned up from the same. A compartment is defined by the inside surface of said cover and by a lid, which is hinged to the... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4420079 | Container for tape-like material A container for tape-like material wound into a roll or stored in a cartridge, which container consists of a bottom and a top part, which are pivotable relative to one another for the purpose of opening and closing the container and can, when the containe... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4339048 | Garbage bag holder A garbage bag holder for minimizing the accessibility of garbage bags to neighborhood pets or other animals, in which the bags are held in a basket disposed on a pedestal. The pedestal may be mounted in, and removed from, a receptacle disposed in the grou... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4253568 | Video cassette container An improved cassette container including a rectangular body which is open on a front side and is closed on the five other sides. The left and right side walls extend outwardly on either side of the opening to accommodate attachment of a generally rectangu... | 03/03/1981 |
