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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091746 | Tamper-evident container with pour-out container fitment A tamper-evident container with pour-out container fitment for frictional engagement within the cylindrical neck of a container to control and meter the flow of liquids out of the container. The fitment includes a top flange sufficient to cover the mouth of the cont... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7537141 | Dispensing closure and package A dispensing closure, in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, includes a closure shell of plastic construction having a skirt for mounting on a container neck finish. An insert of plastic construction different from and more rigid than the shell inc... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7407067 | Pourer Pourer consisting of an elongated, tubular part of plastic material. This part of plastic material is made resilient and has an external diameter greater than that of the associated bottles. The tubular part is provided with a split, as a result of which the diamete... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7360673 | Never drip spout and never drip spout with strainer A flexible, resilient molded elastomer pour spout device attachable to the rim of a bowl, can, pot, pan or other vessel, eliminates drips and spills by directing poured liquid over a protruding spout rather than over the vessel rim. A second version provides an inte... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322495 | Removable pour spout A pour spout for removable attachment to a container wall for efficiently pouring viscous liquids between containers includes a generally flexible exterior member having a pour region and a collection region. The exterior member defines a slot for removably receivin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275666 | Adapter for blender pitcher A container adapter (10) includes lower sidewalls (42, 43, 44, 45) and upper sidewalls (56, 57, 58, 59) separated by a rim (40). The lower side walls (42, 43, 44, 45) may be received within a pitcher (12), and the rim (40... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7207466 | Spout An insert for a container includes an outer wall, a upstanding spout, and a bottom wall. The outer wall is configured to fit within an opening of the container and defines the periphery of the insert. The outer wall has a lower edge and an upper edge that is dispose... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172090 | Container accessory for protecting a container rim and brush The present invention provides a paint container accessory, which container accessory enables the user to simultaneously protect the annular groove or rim of a conventional paint container as well as the paint brush or implement used in connection therewith. The con... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7100785 | Closure cap cooperating with a bottle type container A closure cap (1) which interacts with a bottle vessel (4), a latching projection (5) being formed on a bottle neck (3) of the bottle vessel (4), and an engage-under projection (6′) being formed on the closure cap (1 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097076 | Fitment and bottle A container including a fitment having an outer wall and a pour spout. The fitment outer wall includes a first product exit aperture. A bottle finish includes one or more locking surfaces abutting the outer wall of the fitment, and the finish locking surface include... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7000808 | Spout design A spout for containers with pourable contents configured to be securely retained to the container. The spout remains secure by the shape and/or design of the spout, most notably the interaction of circumferential beads on the outer wall of the spout with an inwardly... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997354 | Sealing mechanisms for use in liquid-storage containers A container for the storage and dispensing of a liquid and which incorporates a sealing mechanism includes a blow-molded container body including a neck portion having a series of external threads and defining an annular, non-planar sealing surface, a pouring spout ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976610 | Retractable spout assembly for bottles A retractable spout assembly for application to the neck of a bottle includes: a sleeve-like housing fixedly receivable within the bottle neck; a spout movable within the housing from a retracted position, when the housing is fixed within the bottle neck and the bot... | 12/20/2005 |
| RE38859 | Drip-catcher The invention relates to a drip-catcher for, for instance, a bottle and intended for preventing dripping and drops seeping from the bottle orifice during pouring. The drip-catcher of the invention simply consists of a piece (1) of flexible and elastic foil material,... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955492 | Structure for an application tip of a medium container for use in painting with such a medium A medium applicator includes a medium container, a cap provided with a neck, and an application tip fastened detachably to the neck of the cap. The application tip is provided with a conical portion, a fastening portion opposite to the conical portion, and a shoulde... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929225 | Paint brush clip Paint brush clip (10) is for attaching a paint brush (90) to a bucket (80) without obstructing access to paint (95). Clip (10) includes body (30) with flat central portion (31), including magnet (45) and ferrom... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929161 | Cartridges for dispensing fluent material The invention provides a cartridge for dispensing fluent materials into creases of garments to render them more permanent. The cartridge comprises a plastic elongated body having an integral tongue projecting laterally of the body at one end and through which the fl... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926169 | Device for the insertion of an anti-drip element into the mouth of a bottle A device is disclosed for the insertion of an anti-drip element into the mouth of a bottle having a structure made from elastic metal wire, which is configured, at its intermediate portion, like a circular helix (1), which completes at least one loop. The end... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6857542 | Orifice reducer for container neck An orifice reducer with crumple zones well suited for use with an extrusion blow molded bottle having an uneven surface finish. The device includes a circumferential wall having a number of vertically extending reduced thickness regions, preferably spaced symmetrica... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6845887 | Pourer and incorporated pourer cap A spill-proof pouring device for fixing inside the neck of a bottle includes a skirt sealing to the inside of the neck on its outer surface and having an internal channel. An upper flared portion of the skirt protrudes beyond the lip of the neck, and is formed of a ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843389 | Sealing mechanisms for use in liquid-storage containers A sealing mechanism for a container for sealing an interface between two or more of the structural members, including a container body, a pouring spout, and a closing cap, includes an outer annular edge formed as part of a threaded neck opening for the container bod... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6805261 | Flexible tube and method of manufacture A package and method of making and filling it in the form of a tubular flexible bag of laminated plastic sheet material with a dispensing fitment including a spout and a removable closure mechanically fastened to a flat wall at one end of the tubular bag with the me... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6742678 | Pour spout assembly A pour spout assembly for providing a pour spout attachable to a bottle and including a cap securable to the pour spout between uses. The pour spout assembly includes a spout member having an attachment portion adapted for coupling to various sizes of bottle opening... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722537 | Cartridges for dispensing fluent material The invention provides a cartridge (10) for dispensing fluent materials into creases of garments to render them more permanent. The cartridge comprises a plastic elongated body (50) having an integral tongue (16) projecting laterally of the body... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6609639 | Drip prevention apparatus A non-drip device or drip prevention apparatus eliminates all liquid dripping. The device includes a body with an orifice wherein the neck of a container may be inserted, a shoulder and a planar surface maintaining a joint in a recess. When the non-drip d... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6352179 | Pouring spout for mounting on a container According to the invention, a pouring spout for mounting on a container's neck can be configured as a spout placed in the container's neck, which spout goes on the inside of the neck so that possible drops of liquid will be collected inside the neck. Drop... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6334557 | Capped container A capped container is disclosed, which includes a container body, a nozzle, a cap, and retainer means provided between the inside wall of the cap and the shoulder or nozzle tip of the nozzle for enabling the nozzle to be press-fitted first into the cap an... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6230944 | Adjustable pouring device with sealing cap A pour spout is provided for dispensing liquid from a fluid carrying vessel such as a liquor bottle. The pour spout includes an insertable member configured to engage an internal surface of the bottle neck and form a liquid tight seal therewith. An extern... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6170705 | Double-walled tube with outer metal shell and inner plastic sheath The invention concerns a double-walled tube (1) for storing and dispensing hazardous products, comprising an inner tube (10) with a skirt (13), a shoulder (12) and an inner neck (11) delimiting an inner orifice (14), a metal tube with a skirt (25), a shou... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152195 | Filling machine removable valve (BARB-LOC) A container filling machine and removable valve assembly having a liquid retention bowl and at least one filler valve assembly depending therefrom, the bowl having at least one bottom opening, a periphery around the opening, and a shoulder at the peripher... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6138872 | Apparatus for dispensing of two component adhesive from static mixer An apparatus for dispensing of two component adhesive utilizes a conventional static mixer which is supplied with an insert providing a reduced outlet diameter source to allow streaming of the adhesive from the mixer.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6123225 | Method and apparatus for pouring liquid from a bottle A liquid pourer for pouring liquid from a bottle, most likely liquor, has a new sealing cork enabling much easier insertion and extraction of the pourer into and out of a bottle, a new cork and collar combination enabling similar easier insertion and extr... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6026994 | Spout assemblies for bottles A sleeve fixedly receivable within the bottle neck, and a spout extending through the sleeve and movable therein to an extended position projecting outwardly of the bottle neck to facilitate pouring contents from the bottle or to a retracted position disp... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5979718 | Device for spillage prevention during pouring wine and the like A device for preventing spillage of wine, liquor, etc. during their pouring from a bottle and the like, the device has a springy element which is movable between a substantially flat inoperative position and a wound operative position so that in the wound... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5961008 | Method and apparatus for pouring liquid from a bottle A liquid pourer for pouring liquid from a bottle, most likely liquor, has a new sealing cork enabling much easier insertion and extraction of the pourer into and out of a bottle, a new cork and collar combination enabling similar easier insertion and extr... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5941427 | Liquid storage can A storage can for ready-to-use liquid consumer products, such as paint, enamel and liquid resins. The storage can includes a cylindrical body forming a side wall, a bottom wall and a lid member attached to an open end of the body. A pour spout is formed i... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5819994 | Flow control cap A flow controlling cap (20) for a fluid container (12) controls fluid flow by means of gravity and pressure, and has a first chamber (22) formed by a first hollow cylinder (22) and a second chamber (24) formed by a second hollow cylinder (24) having a gre... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5683544 | Adhesive foam gun There are adhesive foams that are formulated for gun uses and adhesive foams that are formulated for adapter use. This means a double track in production, storage and use of adapter foams. The invention is a gun version that permits use of adhesive foams ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5678719 | Unitary tamper-evident fitment and closure assembly A tamper-evident thermoplastic fitment having a spout and a closure for said spout are welded to a polymer-coated paperboard container or to a flexible plastic container. The fitment and closure are initially molded simultaneously but with a substantial s... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5669526 | Stackable spill proof paint can A stackable spill proof paint that includes a hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container, a generally circular-shaped lid, and a pouring spout. The top of the hollow and generally cylindrically-shaped container has a through aperture with a shape... | 09/23/1997 |
