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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416337 | Bag A bag, for e.g. collecting garbage or freezing foods, includes a thin, flexible material, e.g. plastic foil formed with an opening, which in its flat-laid state is bounded by two facing edges. A flexible stiffener made of plastic or a similar material is attached al... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364361 | Storage bag with openly biased mouth A storage bag having a recloseable mouth, which is biased into an open configuration, is disclosed. The bag, typically manufactured from thermoplastic material such as low-density polyethylene, includes first and second adjacent layers joined or folded along bottom ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322748 | Insulated food container Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318548 | Apparatus and method for isolating deposited items A mail depository apparatus includes a rigid housing forming a channel adapted for directing deposited mail items and an interface member adapted to attach a flexible container to the housing for receiving deposited mail items from the channel, wherein the interface... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314134 | Tool carrying and storage case A storage and carrying case includes semi-rigid spaced end panels and a semi-rigid bottom panel all joined together by means of a fabric over layer and a fabric under layer which are stitched together by a binding which also connects to front and back panels to form... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314133 | Tool carrying and storage case A storage and carrying case includes semi-rigid spaced end panels and a semi-rigid bottom panel all joined together by means of a fabric over layer and a fabric under layer which are stitched together by a binding which also connects to front and back panels to form... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300207 | Closure for containers and reclosable containers including the same The present invention relates to an air-tight closure for enhancing accessibility to contents of a container when the container is opened and for preventing exposure of the container contents to ambient air when the container is closed. The invention further relates... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249792 | Lawn debris carrier Lawn debris such as leaves and grass clippings are carried in a rectangular sheet of material. The sheet has a pocket along two of its opposite sides. Each pocket is sealed at each end. Inside each pocket is a rigid pole made of two sections fitting together end-to-... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7153025 | Carrying case for a container A carrying case for heated food containers, particularly slow cookers, has a flexible bottom wall, side wall and lid so that it can be adjusted to accommodate food containers of various different dimensions. A clamp assembly is provided for securely holding a lid on... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140498 | Mail delivery system A mail case system facilitates sequence-sorting various types of mail together into individual bags that each represent delivery points. The mail case uses multi-bag inserts so that bags for a number of stops can be set up for sorting. At the end of the sorting oper... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111731 | Pocket closure device A pocket closure device for facilitating retention of and access to items placed in a pocket. Specifically, certain embodiments of the present invention comprise an elongate resilient member disposed along a pocket and attached to a front panel of the pocket and to ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7048103 | Handle for carrying case A carrying case for electronic equipment, such as a portable computer, includes back, front, top, bottom and side walls defining an interior including a compartment for receiving electronic equipment defined between a wall surface and a floating panel of the carryin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014363 | Plastic gusset bag with closure and cut-out handle A tubular sleeve having an open top, a closed bottom wall, a front and back faces and a pair of opposing side walls connecting the front and back faces. The side walls are formed with at least one gusset allowing the front and back faces to extend from each other. | 03/21/2006 |
| 6941896 | Animal feces collection device An animal feces collection device includes a tube having distal and proximal end portions defining a path therebetween, a flap coupled to the proximal end portion, a mechanism for pivoting the flap between open and closed positions and a scooping section for collect... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6899460 | Storage bag with openly biased mouth A storage bag having a recloseable mouth, which is biased into an open configuration, is disclosed. The bag, typically manufactured from thermoplastic material such as low-density polyethylene, includes first and second adjacent layers joined or folded along bottom ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6773163 | Zippered bag and a method for manufacturing same A zippered bag comprises a main bag body having first and second opposing face members, a top, a bottom, and first and second opposing sides; and a zipper disposed on the main bag body. The zipper extends from the top to one of the first and second opposing sides so... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6692146 | Rubber hot-water bottle closure Prior-art rubber hot-water bottles have a screw cap, which is arranged directly on the bottle body and forms a rather hard thickening there, which is felt to be irritating when the user is lying on the bottle. Moreover, a screw cap is difficult to use and... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6667081 | Pouch and method of producing film for pouch A pouch of the present invention comprises a front and a rear walls and a narrow pouring portion, and at least one wall portion is partially protruded to an outward direction of the pouch to be provided with a bulge portion having a hollow structure at vi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6572267 | Gussetted packages Gussetted packages having openable and reclosable interlocking seals, the seals having male and female portions, snap detents, and formed transversely to the direction of film flow. The packaging film is provided at package length intervals with thermofor... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6508587 | Easily manipulated closures for bag-like containers, containers incorporating the same, and methods for making such containers A container for retaining articles includes a pliable sack and a closure attached to an opening of the sack. The closure includes a substantially flexible member having a pair of anchors and a substantially rigid member having a pair of pivotal seats. Eac... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6371644 | Reclosable seal, package, method and apparatus Packages having improved openable and reclosable interlocking seals and a method and apparatus for making the same from a novel continuous web of composite packaging film, the seal having male and female portions of arrowhead shape in cross section, snap ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371642 | Small items bag for use in dishwasher A mesh bag for holding small items in a dishwasher. The bag preferably includes a top frame having a resilient front rail member and a resilient rear rail member. Each rail member has opposite ends. The rail members are pivotably joined at their ends such... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6345911 | Lock top canister bag and method of manufacture A bag of flexible material has a pair of opposing flat stiffener strips of stiffer material than the bag extending from the open end of the bag. The strips are joined together at least at one end. A closure device is formed on the inner face of each strip... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6296388 | Flexible pour-spout closure for flexible package A pour-spout closure for use on a gusseted flexible package is provided, the package having an interior for holding some material and formed of a flexible material and including first and second panels connected to each other by respective side gussets. E... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6254273 | Pour-spout closure for flexible packages and flexible packages including a pour-spout closure An interlocking pour-spout closure for a flexible, gusseted package and a flexible gusseted package including such a closure. The package is formed of a flexible material and includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of opposed side gussets. The pa... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6234674 | Containers with snap-action closures A container for retaining articles includes a pliable sack and a closure attached to an opening of the sack. The closure includes a substantially flexible member having a pair of anchors and a substantially rigid member having a pair of pivotal seats. Eac... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6164821 | Flexible, self-supporting storage bag with hinged, framed closure A flexible storage bag comprising at least one sheet of flexible sheet material assembled to form a semi-enclosed container having an opening defined by a hinged peripheral flange. The hinged flange includes a closure means for sealing the opening to conv... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6152408 | Plastic grocery bag opening device A plastic grocery bag opening device including a back panel securable to an interior surface of a kitchen cabinet door. A pair of side panels are pivotally coupled with the back panel. The pair of side panels each have a generally rectangular configuratio... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6139187 | Pour-spout closure for flexible packages, and flexible packages including a pour-spout closure An interlocking pour-spout closure for a flexible, gusseted package and a flexible gusseted package including such a closure. The package is formed of a flexible material and includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of opposed side gussets. The pa... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5927856 | Apparatus for stretching the mouth of a bag A stretching apparatus includes two U-shaped frames and two pivot couplers which pivotally interconnect joint ends of the U-shaped frames. At least one coupler includes a U-shaped pivot seat and a slider. The pivot seat has two opposite upright walls and ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5898976 | Roller cam and spring actuated hinge A female hinge member, and a hinge assembly including the member, includes a pair of spaced ears between which a cylindrical roller is supported for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis about which the female hinge member and a pivotally attached m... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5897208 | Motor vehicle trash bag A new motor vehicle trash bag for storing garbage that has accumulated in a vehicle. The inventive device includes an interior frame member having a generally V-shaped cross-section. The interior frame member has an inverted generally U-shaped inner membe... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5779366 | Wire management bag A wire management bag (18) including a body (20) having closure mechanism, and furniture attachment system, is provided. The body (20) further includes an open top (38) and at least one opening (29) therein for egress of wires destined for other electroni... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5609419 | Chalk bag for rock climbing A chalk bag for climbers includes a flexible bag structure with an internal cavity for holding chalk and an upper opening providing a passage to the cavity when open. A closure device circumscribes the opening and when open configures the opening in subst... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5524990 | Flexible container A flexible, preferably transparent, container for food or other contents has a pliable body of flexible plastic material, the body having an opening with a closure flap extending from one side of the opening. The flap forms a continuation of the body and ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5490623 | Utility bag A portable utility bag has a plurality of flexible walls defining a first receptacle having an opening thereinto and a plurality of flexible panels attached to each other and to at least some of the walls to define a second receptacle adjacent to the firs... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5451107 | Leaf and debris yard transport A leaf and debris yard transport for holding and transporting leaves and debris from yards comprising a mouth having a generally concave left member and a generally concave right member, each member further having two free ends; a pair of hinges, each hin... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5356001 | Folding sports net A collapsible or folding storage container adapted to be mounted on a wall or other vertical support and includes a frame having a closed net dependent therefrom, and tangentially interconnected by a hinge to a first mounting plate to be secured to the wa... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5211191 | Dishwasher bag A dishwasher bag for use in combination with an automatic dishwashing machine to ensure a thorough cleansing of small objects and articles of a fragile or delicate nature. The bag is principally comprised of an open mesh material with a large opening at t... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5184896 | Self-expanding flexible pouch including improved extensible stay to maximize opening A self-expanding flexible pouch that can be used as the measuring device for reconstituting a concentrated product contained therein. The pouch includes an improved one-piece extensible stay located in the throat area of the flexible pouch that is biased ... | 02/09/1993 |
