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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4733775 | Transparent rectangular packaging of swim goggles and the like A display package for swim goggles and the like comprises a transparent plastic container with a support therein for holding the goggles to be displayed. The support includes a generally trapezoidal foamed plastic insert and the straps of the goggles fit ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4730729 | Container for endoscopes and spare parts The container for dispatching, disinfecting, sterilizing and storing a variety of instruments such as endoscopes and parts therefore is so constructed that selectible bearing elements comprising pads may be utilized releasably and exchangeably in the cont... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4722436 | Protective casing for an artillery shell with a combustible sleeve The protective casing particularly suitable for packing artillery shells which have a combustible sleeve, the casing being composed of two half-sections 3, 4 which are made of a thermoplastic and shaped so as to remain attached to support points 10, 11, 1... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722435 | Case for documents There is described a case for valuable documents, such as notably checks, credit cards, bank notes, etc., comprised of a box with a lid and a closure which may only be opened by inputting a code number, as well as a capsule or phial filled with a pressuri... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4721227 | Fire-resistant container A fire-resistant container for protecting magnetic media such as floppy discs comprises a base and a cover. The base is in the form of an outer casing and an inner container separated by thermal insulation material which is maintained under compressive st... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4721206 | Rack for semi-finished and finished products A rack for the production of semi-finished and finished products features an arrangement wherein two different clearance heights are provided respectively for the insertion of a pin coil former or the storage of the finished coil in the rack. Guide rails ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4721207 | Hard disk container An improved hard disk container of the type having a container body with U-shaped disk receiving grooves therein and covers over upper and end openings in opposite ends and over a lower opening. Continuous upper and end protrusions are integrally mounted ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4720010 | Stock assembly for storing and successively supplying closed loop members for suspending sausages A stock assembly is provided for storing a mass of individual closed loops used in suspending sausages and for successively supplying the loops to an automatic sausage-sealing machine. Each loop compries a piece of yarn arranged in an elongated loop confi... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4720017 | Specimen kits and stopper therefor An improvement in specimen kits that reduces significantly the possibility of contamination of the specimen by either user or container; of the patient by the swab used to obtain the specimen; and of a subsequent handler of the container by the specimen. ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4717034 | One-piece thermoplastic closure having press-on screw off structure including spaced vertical ribs in the skirt of the closure A closure for a container having generally helical threads on the neck finish is formed from a one-piece cap shell of thermoplastic material including a top wall and a peripheral skirt, the skirt having a plurality of spaced, hard, flexible generally vert... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4715504 | Oriented plastic container A preform for making oriented plastic containers wherein the preform is first formed and thereafter reheated to an orientation temperature range and blown to final container shape comprising an open ended finish part made of a first plastic material, and ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715841 | Balloon holder Balloon holder for toy balloons. The balloon holder of the invention has a cup and a stem. The latter for insertion into one end of a hollow balloon stick. The stem is of such shape that the neck of the balloon is completely concealed between the stem and... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4714158 | Molded tool tray assembly A tool tray assembly for use in a tool chest is disclosed. The assembly includes a tray member, a rotatable, lockable handle attached to the tray member, and a storage box adapted to rest in the tray member.... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4712680 | Reinforced self-centering plastic carrier for bottles An improved single piece plastic carrier for a plurality of filled and capped bottles in which the neck of each bottle to be carried by the carrier is received in an aperture in the top panel of the carrier and is supported by a pair of spaced apart tabs ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4712676 | Shipping package containing coiled fastener packages A shipping package comprising an exterior carton having a rectangular bottom, sides and top closure defining an interior space. A bottom panel, a top panel, and usually at least one divider panel are mounted within the interior space dividing the same int... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711349 | Pouch pack for tobacco as well as a process and apparatus for making this In pouch packs for tobacco or the like of the "side-folding pouch" type, it is difficult to make a hermetic closure for the orifice of a pocket of the pouch pack, because accumulations of material impeding the provision of a closing seam or the like arise... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4711353 | Socket organizer An organizer particularly for a set of wrench sockets has a series of socket receivers arranged in ascending/descending size order. Each receiver is of tubular form which is slit longitudinally to make it expandable and contractable. A resilient band enci... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4709825 | Press-on twist-off closure for container An all-plastic press-on, twist-off closure for a container having threads in the neck finish is made of a hard plastic shell having a top and a peripheral skirt. A gasket member is provided on the inside of the shell located adjacent the top and the shell... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4708241 | Suture package A surgical suture package is disclosed. The package is self-contained and permits direct dispensing of one or more sutures.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4706803 | Key selector device A key selector device which comprises a switch means to be secured in the vicinity of the lock to be opened, and having an inners protrusion formed for pushing one of the actuating rods movably secured in alignment on the upper wall of a box, in order to ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4705165 | Snuff holder and dispenser A snuff holding and dispensing apparatus including a body member having a hollow interior divided into a holding area for holding a quantity of snuff and a dispensing area for receiving a plug of snuff from the quantity of snuff in the holding area, and a... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4704731 | Packing inside bag for viscous material The present invention provides a packing inside bag for a semisolid viscous material which is constructed by folding one rectangular blank sheet an inner surface of which has release properties, said inside bag being characterized by comprising a rectangu... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4703850 | Shoe box A shoe box is disclosed for safely and temporarily holding shoes of a hotel guest on the outside of a hotel room door so that the shoes can be picked up, shined and returned and which does not require that the hotel guest have a key to open the shoe box. ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4700834 | Product for preventing yarn tail breakage during yarn winding A tubular yarn package (10) is disclosed of the type held by at least one end on a rotatably mounted plate. The plate fits into one end of package (10) and traps across the end against an inner wall of the package a length of yarn. Short length of spirall... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4699268 | Magnetic recording disk cartridge A magnetic recording disk cartridge is provided with a liner on the inner surface thereof. The liner is formed of unwoven fabric of a textile blend of rayon and polyester, for instance, and is kept in contact with the recording surface of the recording di... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4699270 | Modular packaging system An electronic component packaging system provides individual structural elements of modules that provide both the strength and the internal structure to mount electrical components such as circuit boards without the use of subracks. The resulting structur... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4697698 | Credit and identification card holder The case (10) is for the purpose of storing credit or identification cards (K). Each card is located on its own slide (25) and each slide can be individually advanced out of the case. For this purpose, slots (15) are provided in the case, through which th... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697700 | Protective device for dental models A protective device for holding a dental model which is used in producing a dental prosthesis, the protective device including an arcuate tray having a substantially flat base wall with a continuous peripheral side wall upstanding therefrom so as to defin... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697703 | Joint prosthesis package A package for holding a medical item such as a joint prosthesis part and maintaining the same in a double sterile state includes an inner package and lid each receiving a snap-in insert, a film cover sealing the inner package and lid combination, an outer... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697716 | Closures with cast sealing gasket A closure for a container comprising a body of synthetic plastic material including a top wall and a peripheral skirt, removably engaging a container. An annular channel is provided on the inner surface of the top wall at the area of juncture of the top w... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4693371 | Medication dispenser and container A system and apparatus for containing and dispensing medications in a prescribed manner, and for reducing the possibility of incorrect dosages being taken and/or medication being taken at the wrong time of the day. A tray contains plural rows and columns ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693364 | Box for holding thin objects A box, particularly for holding floppy discs, has an outer sleeve enclosing a drawer. The drawer can be withdrawn partially from the sleeve to a position where pins moulded inside the sleeve and sliding in grooves in the sleeve limit the withdrawal. The d... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4691820 | Package for hydrophilic contact lens A molded blister package for storing and dispensing a hydrophilic contact lens comprises a base portion which includes a cavity surrounded by a outstanding flange, and a cover sheet sealed to the flange to enclose the cavity. A portion of the side wall of... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4690272 | Container display A lightweight, inexpensive, attractive container suitable for shipping, storing and displaying goods is disclosed in which a cover made of card stock, heavy paper or lightweight cardboard is pivotally attached at one end to a dish-like container preferabl... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4690273 | Twin matchbook A pair of parallel elongated flexible panel portions embracingly receive a pair of flat matchbook bundles therebetween with the bundles arranged with the end ends of the bundles spaced apart and the base ends of the bundles extending in opposite direction... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4690281 | Assembly for storing, transporting and distributing objects of the bottle, flask or similar types and process for manufacturing same A new assembly is provided for storing, transporting and distributing objects, comprising an ordinary standard transport pallet called main pallet, at least two secondary storage and handling pallets, each of said secondary pallets being provided with at ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4688673 | Foldup paper container The disclosed invention provides a container made of paper and comprising an end wall opposite an opening, right and left side walls extending between the end wall and the opening, and upper and lower side walls extending between the end wall and the open... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4685558 | Cosmetic compact with pinless internal hinge A compact includes a cover which is hinged to the base by a hinge which includes a helical coil spring which is tensed by closing of the cover for storing energy that forces the cover open when the cover is released for opening. The closure for the compac... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4684018 | Thermometer sheath A thermometer sheath in a multiple pack comprising a continuous support foil (1) of paper on which a lower and an upper plastic foil (2 and 3) are placed, whereby the plastic foils (2, 3) are welded together and the lower plastic foil (2) is releasably at... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4684017 | Compact case A compact case including a case proper and a lid member which are connected to each other through a hinge so that the case is freely opened and closed, wherein concave notches communicating with each other are formed in rear end portions of the case prope... | 08/04/1987 |
