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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100289 | Container with integral lid retained onto the top of the sidewall of the container by a living hinge, the container used to retain hot liquids A container used to retain hot liquids in manner which enables the liquid within the container to be consumed by a person holding the container in the person's hand and drinking the liquid when the lid is in either the open or closed condition. The container has the... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7537137 | Resealable moisture tight container assembly for strips and the like having a lip snap seal A substantially moisture tight container and lid assembly for storing and packaging moisture-sensitive items comprising an assembly with a container and a lid, the lid is attached by a hinge to an upper housing portion of the container, the lid includes a lip seal m... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7404495 | Child-resistant flip-top dispensing closure and package A child-resistant dispensing closure includes a base having a deck with a dispensing opening and a peripheral skirt. A lid is integrally molded with the base and coupled by a hinge to a periphery of the base so as to be pivotable between closed and open positions. O... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7284673 | Locking structure for hinged container Locking structure for thermoformed plastic containers for food and other articles wherein the lid and the base of the containers are provided with locking means, specifically a detent and a tab. The detent, which depends from the front of the lid, has rounded ends a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281638 | Snap-hinge closure with tamper-evident lid and method of making A tamper evident hinge type closure includes, as is conventional in such closures, a body portion, a lid portion and a hinge portion. Advantageously, at least one tamper evident band is provided so as to mechanically secure the lid portion to the body portion at a p... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246714 | Single point hinge for a container A single point hinge and a method of thermoforming a plastic container including a single point hinge include a lid, a tray, a single point hinge connecting the lid and the tray. The single point hinge includes an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer. Th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222745 | Plastic boxes and methods for making same A box includes a base having a substantially rectangular perimeter. A pair of side walls and a pair of end walls extend upward from the perimeter of the base to form a box bottom having rounded corners and vertices. The box bottom includes a mouth at the top thereof... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213720 | Resealable moisture tight containers for strips and the like A container and cap assembly for storing and packaging moisture-sensitive items comprising an assembly with a container and a cap, a portion of the cap includes a lid that is attached by a hinge to the cap portion, the container has a container base, and a sidewall ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204388 | Latchable container system A latching system including both apparatus and methods addresses the need for a reusable latch that is identical on either side of a container opening, thereby facilitating container manufacture. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for assuring the quality of l... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198161 | Leakproof, resealable container and cap assembly A leakproof, resealable container and cap assembly, consisting essentially of: a container having a rim at its upper portion and a cap having a circular base with an outer periphery, a cylindrical tubular skirt having an inner wall with at least one recess, a thumb ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7124910 | Leak-resistant polymeric foam containers A leak-resistant hinged polymeric foam container comprises a base and a lid. The base comprises a bottom wall and a sidewall that encompasses and extends generally upwardly from the bottom wall. The sidewall comprises a first sealing area and a first generally upwar... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7097446 | Blow-molded container and closure, and method and apparatus for making same A blow-molded plastic container and reinforced lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. A lid is reinforced by having a portion of the lid formed by blow molding techniques and another portion of the lid formed by compression molding techniques. The container... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059492 | Moisture-proof resealable, non-cylindrical container for consumer packages The present invention relates to a moisture proof resealable non-cylindrical container and cap assembly for consumer packaging including candy, tobacco products, pharmaceutical products, electronic products, such as nard drives or circuit boards and coffee samples. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051894 | Circular dispensing container with a hinged lid A dispensing container is formed from a toroidal-shaped body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and opposing outer and inner sidewalls defining a hollow interior and a central void. A lid having a tab portion hinged to an actuator portion covers part of the top... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048158 | Elongated orifice closure A closure and container package are provided in which the closure has an elongated orifice. A spout cover disposed on an underside surface of the cap portion of the closure receives a spout portion disposed about the orifice. A spud urges the spout into contact with... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040499 | Container with primary closure and a secondary closure Capped containers for use on a residence counter have caps which swingably connect the cap to the container for closure. If the contents of the container is a thin or watery liquid the ordinary closure may not prevent leakage during vibration, travelling or pressure... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6962263 | Produce packaging system having produce containers with double-arched ventilation channels A produce packaging system incorporates a tray for receiving a plurality of produce carrying baskets. The baskets each include upper ventilation slots and lower ventilation channels. The lower ventilation channels are formed by arching the bottoms of the baskets to ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6886707 | Lid for disposable drink cups having a flap wherein the lid/cup assembly is leak and drop resistant The disclosure describes a one-piece lid for a cup, the lid comprising: a top wall having a generally circular periphery; an annular side wall depending from the top wall about its periphery; an annular mounting portion at a bottom of a side wall for sealingly engag... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874836 | Covered trash receptacle A covered trash receptacle system for vehicles such as golf carts is described. The system typically includes a trash receptacle main body having a hollow interior into which trash can be placed. The main body includes a lid connected to the main body with a hinge s... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6845878 | Containers According to one embodiment, a container comprises a basket and a lid. The basket has a base, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of endwalls. The base, pair of sidewalls, and pair of endwalls are integrally connected. The pair of sidewalls and the pair of endwalls inte... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6769558 | Leakproof, resealable container and cap assembly A leakproof, resealable container and cap assembly, consisting essentially of: a container having a rim at its upper portion and a cap having a circular base with an outer periphery, a cylindrical tubular skirt having an inner wall with at least one recess, a thumb ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6749061 | Compact disc carrying container A portable storage container (10) having a base shell (12) and cover shell (14) is disclosed. The shells (12) and (14) are planar and generally circular in shape with the exception of a spine (16) spanning between and integr... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6739475 | Containers for articles of frozen confectionery The present invention relates to containers and their use in an automatic vending machine that vends articles of frozen confectionery. The vending machine includes an outer body, an outer door, and an environment-controlled chamber. The containers are of cylindrical... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732873 | Container lid A lid for a container is provided generally comprising a main body and a door having a flip section pivotally connected to a push section, the push section pivotally connected to the main body. The main body includes a recess that defines a pivot wall. The flip sect... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6729497 | Paintball container A paintball container comprises a body 12 and a lid 14. The lid 14 is hinged to the body 12 at one side, and has a tab 42 at the other side to facilitate opening of the container. The body 12 has a guard 26 formed on ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6715632 | Lockable tray container A container has two tray sections that fold over each other along a living hinge. Each of the trays is defined by a recessed domes that is contained within the hinge and lip surfaces opposite and on either side of the hinge. A contoured flap containing a cavity exte... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6662454 | Child resistant, disposable, premeasured dosage spoon The present invention relates to a child resistant, disposable, premeasured dosage spoon. It includes a bowl portion having a premeasured dosage volume bowl, a front end for oral insertion, a back end. It also includes a handle portion having a front end ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651813 | Wallet A wallet for the safe disposal of sharp implements including a closeable cover member. Implement receiving means is provided on the cover member to receive at least one sharp implement. When one or more sharp implements are received in the receiving means... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644494 | Smoothwall hinged containers A hinged container includes a basket having a base, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of endwalls. The pair of sidewalls and the pair of endwalls integrally extend outwardly to form a first latching portion. A concave channel, a first concave region, and a ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6609623 | Storage box A storage box includes an upper cover integrally connected at a rear edge to a lower cover. The upper and the lower covers are provided along their peripheral edges with a recess and a flange, respectively, that engage with each other when the upper cover... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6571981 | Disposable sipper cups The present invention 10 is a sipper cup for children composed of a disposable material with a molded hinge 18 that connects the container body 16 and cling lid 14 of the present invention. The hinge 18 serves the user by providing easy opening and closin... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6572909 | Container having single-cycle hinge and use thereof A plastic container has a base and a lid hinged together by a hinge. The hinge has a series of relatively thick sections joined together by a series of relatively thin sections. The thin sections are sufficiently thin to be severed upon an initial folding... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554147 | Hinge system for self-locking perimeter sealing container By providing an elongated, flexible hinge which extends between one edge of the base and an adjacent edge of the lid or cover, with the hinge being constructed for controlling the arcuate pivoting movement of the lid relative to the base, a uniquely const... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547094 | Injection moulding A process for the manufacture of thin-walled articles comprising the steps of: 1) selecting a polymer blend having an ESCR of greater than 10 hours; i) a plurality (preferably 6 or more) of strips of the polymer blend incorporating any post molding treatm... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540078 | Closable container comprising at least three trays A multipart tray (1) comprises tray elements (2, 3, 4) which can be folded to form a container and in which, when open, the support points for each such tray element are coplanar with the support points of each other tray element. The multipart tray (1) c... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530470 | Holding box for paint-applying roller wet with paint A paint roller filled with wet paint may be stored for a period of time, such a over lunch break or overnight, or for longer times, and still be useable for painting, by substantially sealing the roller while attached to the usual handle-attached, paint a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520331 | Towelette dispensing article A dispensing article, particularly for dispensing towelettes, is provided and includes a container body for storing the towelettes and a lid hingedly attached to the body. The container is formed from a floor panel, left and right side panels, front and r... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6454115 | Container construction A container particularly adapted for small confectionery items and the like has a bottom with a floor and surrounding walls. The rear wall is of reduced height in comparison to the other walls. A cover having a rear wall pivotally affixed to a top edge of... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6398067 | Tamper-proof container cap assembly and related methods A tamper-proof container and cap assembly is provided, comprising a container having an upper portion and an outer surface. The container has a rim at the upper portion. The upper portion includes a flexible and detachable protrusion having a contact elem... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6352171 | Integral injected container and top The vessel (1) includes a container (2), a top (3) and a flexible hinge (4) connecting the container (2) with the top (3), the flexible hinge (4) being made of the same material as the container and top. The container may hold cosmetic, flagrance or pharm... | 03/05/2002 |
