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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374048 | Product packaging with tear strip Disclosed is a product package which includes a sleeve and at least on rigid end cap. The sleeve has longitudinally opposed first and second ends, the first end of the sleeve defining an opening and having at least two locking tabs extending therefrom. The first end... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7337916 | Pressure/moisture release cooking container The present invention includes an improved food enclosure designed to harness the steam produced during cooking so as to rapidly thaw and cook the food; however, the enclosure also advantageously vents the steam in order to provide a crispier, more desirable food pr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7296729 | End cap for paper tube The present invention provides an end cap in combination with a paper tube. The paper tube has one or more inwardly extending flaps at an open end. The end cap has a bottom wall and a sidewall that extends from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall. The end cap recei... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296730 | Shipping container The present invention provides a shipping container, a paper tube, an end cap and a method. The shipping container includes a tube and an end cap. The tube has a cylindrical body and an open end. The cylindrical body has a mounting opening formed therein adjacent to... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7017797 | Cardboard container for solid, granular or possibly pasty products, and manufacturing method thereof A cardboard container (1) is described particularly for solid, granular or powder products, but also adaptable to contain fluid products, in particular paste or cream products and the like. The container is obtained from two cardboard blanks (10), (... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6955289 | Container having an integral lid A container is the form of a cup which includes an integral lid hingedly connected to the wall of the cup at a position adjacent to the rim. The wall of the cup includes a groove disposed entirely below the rim of the cup with the peripheral edge of the lid captured... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6910623 | Paperboard can with an integrated lid having a hinge on the lid A substantially paperboard container for releasably dispensing contents contained therein is convertible from a substantially sealed orientation to a substantially open, dispensing orientation and back to the substantially sealed orientation. The paperboard containe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6390358 | Paperboard can with an integrated paperboard lid having a hinge on the lid A paperboard container for releasably dispensing contents contained therein is convertible from a substantially sealed orientation to a substantially open, dispensing orientation and back to the substantially sealed orientation. The paperboard container c... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6349866 | Paperboard can with an integrated paperboard lid having a hinge on the lid A paperboard container for releasably dispensing contents contained therein is convertible from a substantially sealed orientation to a substantially open, dispensing orientation and back to the substantially sealed orientation. The paperboard container c... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6116501 | Stackable, self-supporting container with lid-alignment feature A container having a container body, an open end and an opposed bottom. Around the open end of the container is a substantially continuous outwardly extending flange. The container has a lid for closing the container. The container flange and lid include ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5887781 | Hexagonal paperboard carton with thermoformed reinforcing lid A collapsible carton for containing articles such as prepared food and the like, including a plurality of side panels hingedly connected to one another by substantially parallel fold lines is disclosed. A bottom panel formed of a plurality of cooperating ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5810197 | Plastic container and lid with tab The disclosure describes the combination of a plastic container and of a plastic lid which are adapted to be hermetically sealed to one another. The lid defines a tab that projects outwardly and includes a tangentially extending indentation that separates... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5732418 | Portable-type-simplified toilet A portable-type simplified toilet comprises a foldable main body of a cylinder shape formed by butting end-to-end portions of a corrugated board cut in a band-like shape and then adhering the butted ends to each other in an overlapped state, the main body... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5730352 | Flat pack container The container includes a sheet rolled or folded into a tube of a required cross-section and a bottom cap and top cap for the tube ends, each end cap defining an endless groove corresponding to the tube cross-section. At least one wall defining the groove ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5669549 | Non-round container having an offset side seam A convolute paperboard container comprising a closed bottom, and an upstanding continuous sidewall extending from the bottom and terminating in an upper rim. The container when viewed transversely of its longitudinal axis is curvilinear oblong or oval in ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5551629 | Granular substance storing and dispensing container A granular substance storing and dispensing container is disclosed, that comprises: (i) a nearly rectangular parallelepiped carton being adapted for storing and dispensing a granular substance and having a front panel, a rear panel, a pair of side panels,... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5385294 | Liquid package with aseptic properties and a method of producing such a package The invention describes a liquids package comprising a tube with side walls at the ends of which there are fitted a flat bottom (3) and a top which incorporates a pourer orifice, the tube consisting of paper and the bottom (3) being so welded to the tube ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5249695 | Spout fitment closure plug For tent-type paperboard containers as well as other containers, a spout fitment is attached surrounding a hole in the container. The fitment spout has internal threads and an external flange which seals around the hole and is fixed to the container by th... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5246134 | Press-on closure with peelable end panel A press-on closure 10 for a tubular container 12. The closure includes a molded plastic frame 14 having a ledge 28 on which an end panel 16 is seated and to which the end panel is peelably secured. The end panel has a free outer peripheral edge unbonded t... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5211305 | Carton A carton-type container has a lid which is snapped into place on top of a paperboard outer shell having a sift-proof inner liner. The lid is provided with a re-closable pour opening through which the product contained within the container can be repeatedl... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5131553 | Tubular plastic shipping, storage and dispensing container and parts usable therewith A container (20) made of a rigid tubular conformation, each end (21, 22) of which is flattened to produce and provide outwardly protruding edges (25). A transition portion (33) between the flattened end portion (22) and undeformed body portion has a slope... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5118035 | Carton assembly for flour or sugar Packaging for flowable material such as flour or sugar is provided by a carton with a removable and replaceable lid. The lid is formed as a single molding of synthetic plastic material and comprises an imperforate rectangular base, a peripherally continuo... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5115966 | Package having a formed fitting external plug fit measuring cap A package for storing and dispensing granular materials such as dishwashing detergent. The package has a carton section, preferably made from paperboard, that has a plug receptacle preferably in its top wall adjacent the top edge. The package further incl... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5100052 | Tubular display packages with tab locking, double wall hollow insert closure box Longitudinal extensions of the outer panel of a double-walled insert closure box form tabs to opposite sides of an open-ended tubular sleeve of a rectangular cross-section having opposed longitudinal spaced end walls within which rectangular, parallelepip... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5096073 | Display tube A display tube having a hollow elongated upright main body portion with a plurality of spaced slots for receiving display hooks therein. A plurality of hinged foldable flaps are provided at the top and bottom of the main body portion. Each flap has a firs... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5083699 | Pop up tab tray with intack shoulder portion In a paperboard food container, especially the clamshell type used in the fast food industry, a releasably interlocking means between the container and a lid. The interlocking means includes a slot formed in the container which not only leaves a continuou... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5083701 | Folded paperboard container A folded paperboard container formed of a flat sheet of paperboard having a thermoplastic coating on a surface thereof. The sheet includes a bottom panel and a pair of side panels each connected to the bottom panel along a first fold line. End panels are ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5052578 | Closure for a shipping container A closure for a tubular shipping or storage container and having a disc component for abutment with the end of the container with bendable tabs for engagement with the exterior of the container for securement as by stapling, adhesives, etc. An insert is c... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5042684 | Bag-less box for flowable materials A bag-less box for flowable materials constructed of a preferably single-wall outer covering, a preferably triple wall liner glued to the inner panel surfaces thereof, and a lid positionable on the outer covering when folded in and assembled. The outer co... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4950087 | Snack bag A snack bag including a bag within a bag wherein the inside bag is inverted with its ends opposed to and portions thereof secured to the opposed ends of the outside bag, with the sides of the inside bag being opposed to, and in substantial engagement with... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4944435 | Disposable seasoning or condiment dispenser A disposable condiment dispenser that comprises an upstanding generally cylindrical tube, preferably formed of cardboard or other analogous material. A perforated disc has a snap-on connection with the upper end of the tube. To refill the dispenser with s... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4923059 | Hinged top cigarette box A hinged top cigarette box is provided. The box has an inner sleeve nested inside an outer sleeve. Preferably both the inner sleeve member and the outer sleeve member are formed from the same laminate blank. The outer sleeve member has a cover member form... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4915290 | Package closure A closure for opening and reclosing a package includes a base attachable to the top of the package over a scored area thereof, and a lever pivotally connected to the base at a rearward portion of the base so that by pivoting the lever, a portion of the le... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4898301 | Collapsible container for flowable media A container for storage of flowable media has a deformable fluidtight inner envelope, a deformable fluidtight outer envelope and a collapsible frame between the two envelopes. The frame has two mirror symmetrical sections which are pivotally connected to ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4887765 | Fluid pack and process for the production thereof A fluid pack made of plastics-coated paper in which the side walls (2) and/or the cover (1) are connected together by way of fold edges (9) and provided in the cover (1) is an opening device (7) having a cover strip (10) which sealingly engages over a sta... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4886164 | Containers for medical waste Containers suitable for storage and transport of regulated medical waste, including sharps and solid and semi-solid waste, which is disposable with the waste as by incineration, are provided by low cost paper, preferably corrugated paper, boxes having ins... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4872562 | Gable-top container A gable-top container made from a scored blank of paperboard and the like includes at least one fillet permanently attached to the outside surface of at least one of the panels which form the spout. The fillet comprises a thin strip of stiff material cons... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4856708 | Adhesively secured container cover A cover adhesively secured over the edge of a product container in which strategically located overlapping lips on the cover and product container edge minimize any loss of adhesive during their being bonded together.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4819865 | Low stress flat end closure arrangement for thermoplastic coated paperboard carton A flat end closure arrangement for a paperboard carton which may include an aluminum foil barrier, wherein there are no overstressed folds and a minimum buildup of thicknesses, to minimize the tendency for fractures of the respective barriers to occur. Tw... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4804092 | Nestable container A container which, when empty, is nestable within a like container and may be used to contain a structured paint or other material. The container comprises grippable (22), wall (20) and base (12) portions, the grippable portion (12) being integrally forme... | 02/14/1989 |
