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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6230966 | Multi-pack hinged lid cigarette carton with open bottom A cigarette carton comprises opposite front and rear walls, opposing side walls, a top portion and a generally open bottom portion. The bottom portion comprises a plurality of closure flaps connected to at least several of the front, rear and side walls, ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5595319 | Reusable container unit having spaced protective housings A reusable container unit for flowable materials, having enhanced puncture resistance and leak containment characteristics, and being readily handleable by conventional fork lift or the like equipment, comprising a substantially closed and continuous firs... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5454477 | Storage and transporatation trunk for lighting equipment A storage trunk for storing and transporting lighting equipment is constructed using a rotationally molded cross linked polyethylene plastic. The storage trunk is comprised of an enclosure body and a separately removable lid. The lid may be secured to the... | 10/03/1995 |
| 4953705 | Package having detent-engaged cushioning lining There is described a package comprising a container and a lining, the package including at least one slot to receive a tab. The slot is bounded on one side by the container and on the other side by the cushioning material, which is formed with an abutment... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4932465 | Heat storage means, more especially a latent heat storage means A heat storage means, mor especially a latent heat storage means for motor vehicle heating systems running on engine waste heat comprises an inner housing (10) enclosing a storage core, and an outer housing (12), between which housings there is thermal in... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4865201 | Combination laminated corrugated paper corner post A corner post including elongated inner and outer rigid right angle laminated paperboard members and a core of corrugated paper adhered to the members with the flutes being perpendicular to long edges of the members.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4815605 | Air transport container for dangerous materials Air transportation container for dangerous materials. It comprises an internal confinement enclosure (2) containing a quantity of dangerous material (4) and an external confinement enclosure (14) surrounding enclosure (2), the latter having two walls (6) space... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4771893 | Corrugated paper corner post An integral, elongated corner post for cushioning and protecting the edges of a packaged article. The corner post includes a core of single-face corrugated wrapped with one or more layers of a second sheet single-face corrugated with the flutes thereof be... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4515272 | Rosin bar holder A holder for solid articles in the form of a body having sidewalls, an integral bottom and an open top. The body is formed of a shock absorbing material. A plurality of spaced, outwardly extending ribs are formed on certain of the sidewalls and bottom of ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4432285 | Bomb blast attenuator A multipurpose container for the exigent storage of an explosive device found aboard an aircraft is provided which comprises a bucket-shaped member having a laminated wall structure of at least three metal layers and two foamed plastic layers between the ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4193499 | Prefabricated unitary package which when sealed and irradiated conforms closely to contents and becomes impact-absorbing This unitary package is double-walled, the inner wall being capable of conforming to articles within the package, and the space between the walls being occupied by expandable polystyrene. After contents are sealed within the package the entire package is ... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4136141 | Method of cushioning commodities in containers with foamed in place cellular plastic material A commodity to be packaged in a carton, box or another type of container is foamed in place while being held by distancing elements which extend into the interior of the container. The distancing elements are retracted upon completion of the foaming step,... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4053080 | Protective device against rupture of large cylindrical vessels and method of manufacturing same A cylindrical steel vessel for nuclear reactors having a cover and a bottom wall is provided with a protective device against axial rupture of the vessel that includes tensioning members which connect a second cover and a second bottom or base one to the ... | 10/11/1977 |
| 3971955 | Shielding container Container for use in the shipment and storage of radioactive material including a wrench-type cover. The cover includes a lid and a wrench-type attachment dimensioned so as to engage the cap of an enclosed bottle and provide space in which an absorbent pa... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3962066 | Resilient liner for an electrolytic cell A liner of resilient material formed to fit into an electrolytic cell. The liner is a one-piece layer of polymeric or plastic material impervious to liquid electrolyte. Protrusions are provided on the outer side of portions of the liner to space the layer... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3949879 | Protective packing product A protective packing product is formed of a pair of flexible plastic wall members sealed together around the periphery thereof to define a hollow air pocket therebetween. Resilient structure is provided within the air pocket, tending to maintain the capsu... | 04/13/1976 |
