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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5031774 | Nestable beverage can tray A molded, stackable and nestable beverage can tray having tapered side walls and end walls, contoured window openings in both the side walls and end walls, and having contoured window openings in both the side walls and end walls to snugly contain the can... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5016795 | Dental paste cup with multi-facet inner base A dental paste dispensing apparatus includes a molded plastic cup having an open mouth defined by a rim and has an interior for containing dental paste material. A locking mechanism is disposed within the interior for preventing the dental paste material ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5014867 | Container Container structure provided at the bottom, on its front and back side, with small beams and with beams mounted in a lateral direction, whereby at least on the neighborhood of twistlocks, which are provided on four corners of a container, at least on smal... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5014868 | Holding device for containers The holding device for containers includes a receptacle member having a capacity which will accommodate a predetermined size range of containers. A selected container is held in the receptacle member by biasing members that are detachably secured to the r... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5012949 | Fire resistant tank construction Fire resistant tank apparatus is adapted for transportation and for installation above-ground to receive and dispense a liquid hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons, or the like, and includes a metallic tank having a lightweight wall structure, including an upright... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5009314 | Bottle carrier assembly The invention concerns assemblies or displays of plastic bottle carriers. Bottle carriers are assembled for palletization or display on an assembly plate having upstanding prongs which fit into corresponding sockets in the base of adjacent bottle carriers... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5007231 | Container An easily-opened container includes a container body with an opening portion and a lid cooperating with the opening portion. The lid has a central lid portion and a peripheral portion located outside this lid portion and sealingly and permanently fixed to... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5005719 | Tamper evident optical device and article utilizing the same Tamper evident optical device comprising a substrate and a multi-layer taper evident splittable coating carried by the substrate. The coating has a release region formed therein. An adhesive is secured to the tamper evident coating.... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4998622 | Plastic pail and lid A plastic pail (23) and a plastic lid (22) are constructed at their rims so that the lid securely seals and catches in. Pockets to receive a carrying handle are part of a cylindrical ring (28) which surrounds the pail wall concentrically. This ring is dra... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4998639 | Fuel sender locking ring A locking member is disclosed for use in a fuel tank assembly of the type having a pressurizable tank with an aperture and having a plurality of retaining lugs transversely extending along the periphery of the tank aperture. A fuel sender assembly having ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4998638 | Can and method of manufacturing the same A can has a film which is stretched on the inside of an end plate thereof so as to be deflectable in and out of contact with the end plate so that the can which has heated contents packed and sealed therein can be prevented from deformation caused as the ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4997289 | Overtape-sealed bag Here is disclosed an overtape-sealed comprising a paper tube, having longitudinally opposite open ends one and/or both of which is covered and sealed with a twofold overtape wherein the overtape is bonded to the paper tube with adhesive having penetrated ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4995525 | Open top container with containment means A container with an opening and having two flexible stretchable cords attached to the upper edges of the container. The central areas of the cords may be releasably attached together over the opening by means of a fastener. When the cords are not attached... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4993585 | Encapsulated case edging A thermoplastic case which has an interlocking bottom peripheral edging (20) with a lobe (26) on the outside surface to which a vacuum formed bottom (28) has been conformed completely enveloping the lobe creating a structural bond for fastening the two pa... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993582 | Gusseted double-walled box formed of draped and blow molded parison A gusseted double-walled box is formed of a parison that is draped and blow molded according to the following process. A blow molding parison (10) being draped around a generally rectangular mold part (12) is spread from its extruded cylindrical shape int... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993583 | Display container A display container includes a receptacle housing defining an enclosure therein, the receptacle housing including a front wall, rear wall, side walls and a bottom wall, the receptacle housing including an upper opening through which articles can be deposi... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993554 | Nestable beverage case A beverage case that can be nested or stacked is disclosed. The beverage case has two later sides of full height and two longitudinal sides. The longitudinal sides extend upwardly from the bottom of the case to a height less than one-half the height of th... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4989993 | Carton look plastic bag with ear handles A bottom filled, top gusset plastic bag (10, 106) includes a pair of flexible ear handles (24, 26 or 130, 132). The handles include circular hand-receiving openings (76 or 134) and have circular outlines and circular transition regions (78, 80 or 136, 138... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4989751 | Storage tanks The invention relates to a storage tank comprising an endless wall formed of a plurality of overlapping panel members with at least one endless support strap extending substantially horizontally around the endless wall, wherein each panel member comprises... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4989741 | Nestable and transportable closed chemical handling system A fluid handling system includes chemical handling tanks which are relatively stable and difficult to tip over, are farmer hoistable in that such can be lifted with flexible hoisting line securely received around the tanks, and are readily stackable for s... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4988011 | Explosion resistant fuel container apparatus Generally there is provided an exterior tank shell, typically of aluminum composition, having as an interior shell a layer of a stiff and strong material, such as aluminum oxide or a fiber/resin composite, applied to the inside surface of the shell. A the... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4988003 | Stackable tray carrying units A stackable set of tray carrying units is disclosed wherein each unit has a floor member and a ceiling member. Each of the floor and ceiling members has downwardly extending feet, and the ceiling member also has upwardly extending split posts. The floor a... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4986673 | Resealable bag arrangement and method A receivable bag arrangement is provided. The bag arrangement includes an internal resealing arrangement utilizable to reseal the bag closed, after it has been used. In a typical arrangement, the resealing mechanism is enclosed within a heat sealed outer ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4986431 | Storage tube assemblies for rolled sheets This is a multi-tubular container for transporting, storing and securing materials such as rolled plans, blueprints, maps, charts, art work, or anything else one desires to deposit into a container which shields the contents from the elements and yet are ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4986432 | Baking-tin adapted to cook and distribute sweet things such as small cakes, puddings and the like, or food-stuffs in general A baking-tin to cook and distribute cakes and food-stuffs in general comprises a laminar support (2) made of paper material provided with a plurality of through holes (3) each of them housing a small pleated-paper cup (4). The support (2) is provided with... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4984700 | Tamper indicating closure assembly A tamper indicating closure assembly for a removable closure cap includes a removable overcap which completely surrounds the closure cap, the overcap having a transparent window, and a rupturable membrane intermediate the closure cap and the overcap being... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4984691 | Container A container (10) comprises a body having a base (12), two pairs of opposed side walls (14,16) extending upwardly from the base (12) to define a corner (15a,15b,15c,15d) between adjacent side walls (14,16). Four support members, (32a,32b,32c,32d) are provi... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4984906 | Multi-purpose utility tote A multi-purpose utility tote is provided which can be used for storage when it is fully closed and can provide a flat, cushioned surface when fully opened. The tote is comprised of a flat, T-shaped unit having a zipper chain disposed about the perimeter t... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4982844 | Bakery basket A bakery basket includes a bottom, opposed side walls and a back wall joined together to form an upwardly open basket body. The side walls include a plurality of vertical support towers which are formed of an outwardly directed projection which defines a ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4982858 | Container connector system Containers are provided with externally positioned interlock means to engage the corresponding interlock means of other identical containers. This causes the containers to be temporarily retained together without relative motion transverse to their axes e... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4982872 | Film-encapsulated-structure container for food, beverages and other consumable products and method for making of same A sheath-encapsulated primary and secondary container for food, beverage and consumable products employs a structure to protect the contents of the container against the stresses of processing, filling, warehousing, distribution, merchandising and custome... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4979632 | Portable vessel for the safe storage of explosives A portable quick opening storage vessel for safely storing explosive materials is presented. The relatively small cylindrical container is equipped with flat end-plates and external retaining rods which absorb most of the explosive energy. Modifications i... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4976369 | Container A container used for selling powders such as a washing powder and the like comprises a main body for filling the powders therein and a lid member for covering an upper opening of the main body. A band member is disposed through a score at a peripheral edg... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4976375 | Wastebasket divider An apparatus (10) for dividing a wastebasket (13) into multiple compartments (16, 17) is disclosed. The wastebasket divider apparatus (10) includes a base member (12) interconnected to a vertical divider wall (11). The position of the divider wall (11) is... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4976373 | Suspendable hinged lockable lid storage box A storage box having a hinged lid movable to an open position for support between two spaced-apart supports to facilitate access to elements stored therein. The hinged lid is also movable to a closed position for latching.... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4974744 | Holder for ultra-pasteurized drink carton A holder for a drink carton, which holder includes a main housing, a lid member coupled to the main housing, and a stopper member coupled to the lid. The lid includes a first aperture that receives a first end of the stopper member and a second aperture t... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4974746 | Waste separation container A waste separation container for selectively separating and storing waste material includes a receptacle with an upper edge with slits in its opening upwardly to receive and hold a plurality of thin plastic bags in an open position. The slits are preferab... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4971201 | Stacking rim for soft-sided containers A nesting rim member mountable in circumscribing composite relation to the stacking end of a walled container. The rim includes an outer vertical flange portion which tapers inward from an upper edge to a nesting ledge. An inverted U-shaped channel portio... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4967926 | Child-resistant molded plastic container lid for open head containers A child-resistant molded plastic container lid for open head containers wherein a threaded connection is provided between the container and lid. The lid is provided with at least one and in certain instances with a pair of diametrically disposed resilient... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4966300 | Insulated drinking container An insulated drinking container having an insulated cup and an insulated lid which is shreadably engagable over the open upper end of the cup. The lid includes an integrally formed grasping handle and an elongated centrally disposed, downwardly extending ... | 10/30/1990 |
