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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717320 | Self locking feature for containers A container made from corrugated paperboard has a bottom wall, opposite side and end walls, and a self locking arrangement on the end walls holding the container in erected condition. The self locking arrangement includes first and second end panels on opposite ends... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7398913 | Combo bin bag catch and method of use The present invention is useful with any variety of bulk container designs that incorporate an internal bag within the container. The present invention uses a simple structure formed in the side walls of the container that will not only hold the bag open within the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389909 | Bag-in-box container A bag-in-box beverage container and dispenser is provided, incorporating an outer shell fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material, and an inner liquid containing bag, fabricated from a suitable material. The carton includes ready assembly features, a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7269970 | Cooler with individual container pockets A transportable cooler comprises a bottom panel having lateral and transverse edge portions and a plurality of upright panels attached thereto and extending upward therefrom forming a vessel with an interior adapted to hold fluid. The plurality of upright panels inc... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7216908 | Pallet loading and unloading sling Disclosed is a pallet loading and unloading sling, termed a SlingBag device, for efficiently transporting burlap bags and deploying them to secure and protect underwater pipelines. In preferred form, the SlingBag is a T-shaped mat that folds up into a four-sided bag... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7175010 | Collapsible luggage An apparatus for the protection and transportation of cargo includes a planar bottom, four upright sides that are hingedly attached to the planar bottom and a top member that preferably is detachable. The four upright sides includes flexible corners that permit them... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163120 | Contour fit pan liner for a food service pan An apparatus, system, and method for forming an improved barrier between a pan, such as a food service pan, and a substance, such as food, contained therein using a contour fit pan liner are provided. The apparatus includes a pan liner having a contoured bottom edge... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143932 | Folding collapsible storage box A folding collapsible storage box is constructed to include a folding collapsible outer box, the outer box having front and back panels respectively internally reinforced with a rigid plate member and two opposite side panels respectively internally reinforced with ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128238 | Apparatus for dispensing flat items A vending machine for dispensing flat items includes a housing having a removable collection pan with a pan bag, a door with display windows, a coin slide mechanism extending through the door and a folder slide mounted on the inside of the door. The folder slide rel... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121112 | Counter top cooler with individual container pockets A cooler for a counter top has a bottom panel having lateral and transverse edge portions and a plurality of upright panels attached thereto and extending upward therefrom forming a vessel with an interior adapted to hold ice. The plurality of upright panels include... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097092 | Package for food products A package for a flowable dry food product includes an outer rectangular box with a removable portion for forming an opening in a portion of the top, and a bag inside the box, having a reclosable portion extending substantially the length of the opening, but less tha... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077309 | Beverage container An improved beverage container comprising a flexible bag capable of containing liquids disposed in a collapsible box is described. The box comprises a right side wall with a lower flap configured to form a portion of the box bottom and an upper flap configured to fo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7021524 | Method and apparatus for packing perishable foods An improved method and apparatus for packaging perishable goods comprises an inner insulating container that is quickly and easily formed from a flat sheet of metalized bubble pack material to a finished state that very closely approximates the size and dimensions o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014044 | Cup and lid holder and dispenser A cup and lid holder has two parts: a bottom part holds two stacks of insulated paper cups and a top part holds two stacks of mating lids. The holder is folded from a flat blank. The blank is one piece and folds into a two-level structure with three horizontal parts... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971697 | Liner-dispensing trash receptacle assembly for use in combination with a motor vehicle The present invention provides a liner-dispensing trash receptacle system for use in combination with a motor vehicle. The liner-dispensing trash receptacle system essentially comprises a trash-receiving container, a liner-dispensing assembly, and a liner roll. The ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966697 | Trash bags with narrowing seals to facilitate gripping A polymeric film bag having first and second panels that are joined to each other along a pair of opposing sides and a bottom bridging the opposing sides. Each of the first and second panels have an original width. Extending inwardly from near or at one of the pair ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6913142 | Flexible duct packaging restraint and container and method for restraining and containing A container for a compressible article is disclosed, wherein the container includes first and second opposed sides having a first length, a first pair of flaps or edge attached to an end of the first and second opposed sides defining an end of the container, third a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6824042 | Foldable tote box A foldable tote box comprises two side-wall panels, each having four holding tabs near each corner of the panel, and two end-wall panels, each having two corner wing panels on each of which two locking insert tabs are formed to be engaged with the holding tabs on th... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6755324 | Transporting/dispensing package for plural beverages A transporting/dispensing package for plural beverages including a carton (10), a pair of flaccid bags (12, 14) within the carton each bag having a fill spout (34, 36) secured to one of two sections (56, 58) of a spout-securing panel and ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6651873 | Container with bag cuff grab means A container made from corrugated paperboard has at least one mitered corner, with an extended edge portion of one of the container walls extending beyond the mitered corner. A bag cuff grab is formed on the extended edge portion to engage and at least tem... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648218 | Powder container, method of assembling the same and image forming apparatus A powder container of the present invention is made up of a deformable bag for storing desired powder and a box more rigid than the bag for accommodating the bag. The bag includes an outlet portion for discharging the power. Despite that the bag is flexib... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637645 | Convertible bread packaging product for loaf bread A convertible bread packaging product preserves loaf bread. The packaging product includes a foldable paperboard blank having first and second opposing end edges and first and second opposing side edges. The blank is folded along three lateral fold lines,... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6564992 | Combination product package and disposable cooler A combination point-of-purchase package and point-of-use disposable cooler for beverage containers, such as bottles or the like, which is a container provided with a separate, liquid impervious liner therein. The beverage containers are stored in the cont... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6520403 | Storage container A container for retaining bulk materials for storage and/or transport. The container includes improvements over existing collapsible containers designed for the same purpose. The container of the present invention includes an impervious liner for receivin... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6519436 | Toner powder container for storing toner applicable to an electrographic image forming apparatus, a method at assembling the same, and a method of reducing the volume of the same A powder container of the present invention is made up of a flexible or deformable bag storing powder therein and a box for accommodating the bag. A seal valve is fitted in an outlet portion formed in the bag while a cap removably closes the outlet portio... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6435402 | Package design A packaging system for storing and dispensing pourable items includes a box that has an opening. An inner liner inside the box has a removable portion defined by at least one line of weakness. The removable portion is positioned adjacent to the opening in... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6360942 | Multiple compartment package design A box for conveniently storing and dispensing pourable materials has a front wail having a first and a second opening and an inside surface. The box also has a back wall, a first and a second side wall, a bottom flap and a first and a second top flap. A f... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6318626 | Reclosable packaged food container A reclosable packaged food container, comprising an outer carton and an inner flexible liner. The outer carton has a generally semi-rigid construction, the inner liner is positioned inside the outer carton, and a supply of a food product is disposed in th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6290124 | Beverage container A container including an outer shell, a flexible bag within the outer shell, a mouth and a handle. The outer shell has a top, a bottom and sidewalls. The outer shell also defines an opening. The flexible bag within the outer shell defines an aperture. The... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6273332 | Package design Broadly defined, the present invention is an improved packaging system for products that can be poured. Most commonly, those products will be solid pourable products, such as cereals, candies, rice, detergents, and a multitude of other products. However, ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6253993 | Self-erecting container apparatus The present invention is directed to a self-erecting container formed from the rapid deployment of flattened, partially articulated and/or pre-glued blanks into an articulated orientation, for the facilitated containment and dispensing of fluid articles. ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6237841 | Retainer for self-standing packaging bags supplied to a bag-packing packaging machine A retainer with a bottomed retaining hole and a pair of insertion grooves so that a self-standing packaging bag in a closed state is set in the retaining hole and insertion grooves and then the bag is opened and kept opened during packaging operations. Th... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227441 | Tubular container having an outer sleeve and an inner storage bag A food storage container has a generally rigid tubular sleeve with a generally constant cross-sectional shape along the length thereof and with first and second open ends. A flexible inner storage bag is located within the generally rigid tubular sleeve f... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223981 | Box for bag-in-box package A box for enclosing a flexible, collapsible bag having a closed spout. The box has a first panel, a second panel intersecting the first panel, and a plurality of other panels intersecting with the first panel and the second panel to form an enclosure. A s... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6213388 | Dispensing assembly for a lined carton and process and apparatus thereof Dispensing assembly for a carton with a sealed liner filled with product therein. A pour spout or flap is mounted to a dispensing opening to pivot between an open and closed positions. The liner is bonded to the pour spout or flap in a way that when the s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206279 | Expandable, stay-open snack package A reclosable, stackable, standable package for food products such as baked goods easily converts from a parallelepiped form to a widened shape on top for easy access to the snack which is contained within an inner liner bag. The package stays in a widened... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6196452 | Beverage container A container including an outer shell, a flexible bag within the outer shell, a mouth and a handle. The outer shell has a top, a bottom and sidewalls. The outer shell also defines an opening. The flexible bag within the outer shell defines an aperture. The... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6116499 | Package design A packaging system for storing and dispensing pourable items includes a box that has an opening. An inner liner inside the box has a removable portion defined by at least one line of weakness. The removable portion is positioned adjacent to the opening in... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6102277 | Reducible cereal box packaging A reducible cereal box packaging for reducing the height of the cereal box as more and more cereal contained therein is consumed. The reducible cereal box packaging includes a box with a separation line extending therearound dividing the box into upper an... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6082613 | Interplant bulk shipment containers An interplant bulk shipment container (10) includes a liner bag (112) of a size for form fitting inside of a tote (12) formed of planar material panels (14, 16, 18, 20) of a rigidity and compressive strength allowing stacking thereof. The liner bag (112) ... | 07/04/2000 |
