Receptacles inventions 08/06

20060191927 - Bulk transport system for dense products: The invention provides a method for filling a container with one of a plurality of particles and a liquid. The method includes the step of filling a radially flexible container through a large diameter with one of a plurality of particles and a liquid to a fill level. The method...

20060191928 - Air seeder quick attach hose coupling: A preferred embodiment of the hose coupling includes an exterior, annular rib on the tubular inlet member to which the hose is to be connected. A resilient boot fixed to the end of the hose has a skirt that extends beyond the end of the hose and is adapted to...

20060191929 - Flexi-resilient to rigid container including horizontally hinged sides: An erectable and collapsible container including a support structure formed by a bottom wall and a pair of opposing end walls articulable relative to the bottom wall about respective hinges. The end walls include flexi-resilient sections connected along hinges for articulated movement of the end walls between collapsed and erected...

20060191930 - Collapsible container: A collapsible container is formed from a unitary structure which is selectively movable between a folded compact storage position and an extended operating position without assembling or disassembling components of the container. A positive locking component is provided to selectively retain the container in its compact folded position. The container...

20060191931 - Chain linked capsules: Chain linked capsules comprising multiple capsules interconnected in a chain by chain links. The capsules comprise a sleeve and a piston whereby a powder product can be sealed within the capsule. The capsules are for use in inhalation devices, for example for entraining a dose of an inhalable pharmaceutical powder...

20060191932 - Closure element for cosmetic product containers and the like: The present invention relates to a closure element (1) for cosmetic product containers and the like, which comprises a container body (2) defining a plug portion which can be applied, in a closure relationship, with the container mouth (3) and having a central recessed portion (10), providing an auxiliary container,...

20060191933 - Closure system with improved sealing of lid: A closure system is provided with a peripheral wall (e.g., as defined either by a top portion of a container for extending from, and defining, an opening or as defined by a separate closure body for extending from a container). The peripheral wall has a laterally inwardly extending sealing member....

20060191934 - Container to facilitate microwave cooking and handling: A container for use in microwave heating. The container includes a bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom. The sidewall defines an interior and terminates at a staking wall. A flange extends from the stacking wall and includes an edge section and an upper section extending radially outward...

20060191935 - Microwavable container with sleeve: A container for use in microwave heating. The container includes a bottom, a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating at a top end, and a flange extending from the sidewall opposite the bottom. The flange includes a rim section configured to receive a sealing film and a recessed...

20060191936 - Stopper cap and packaging device furnished with such a cap: A stopper cap includes a first tubular skirt having a longitudinal axis (X) and a base defined transversely to the first tubular skirt. The cap is configured to close off an opening presented at a neck of a receptacle, and the stopper cap includes a tab extending along the outer...

20060191937 - Product delivery system for foodstuffs: A product delivery system is provided. The product delivery system contains a protective cover, eyelet clip, a securing strap, a zipper bag and an adjustable body. The adjustable body contains a first adjuster and a second adjuster. Upon insertion of the second adjuster into the first adjuster, the upper and...

20060191938 - Trash can with twist-lock lid: A trash can with a twist-lock lid. The trash can includes a generally cylindrical container having a bottom, an upper rim, and a sidewall between the bottom and the upper rim. The trash can also has a lid with a skirt that fits over the top of the sidewall. The...

20060191939 - Container for sterilization: A modular container for sterilization of medical devices. In various embodiments the container includes a slidable button for releasing the lid, the button being contained within a pocket. Other embodiments include a lid and container bottom arranged so that a pair of stacked containers have a gap between the lid...

20060191940 - Sealing surfaces for container end panels: A tubular container is provided with an angled sealing surface extending outwardly and downwardly around the upper periphery of the container. A flexible end panel, such as plastic film, metal foil, or thin plastic, or coated paper stock is heat or adhesively sealed to the angled surface of the container....

20060191941 - Trash can with cartridge liner dispenser: A trash receptacle constructed of a storage can or and an integral storage liner cartridge which is temporarily attached to the bottom of the receptacle for the quick and easy replacement of specific sized liners within the can....

20060191942 - Trash-n-all: My invention, Trash-N-All, is made primarily of plastic for the entire container. See FIG. 1. The upper portion of the trash can that holds the garbage is made of plastic and is separated by plastic layer from the bottom of the trash can that is the storage area for the...

20060191943 - Orthopaedic instrument sterilization case: A sterilization case assembly including a plurality of sterilization cases having a first sterilization case and a second sterilization case. The second sterilization case is stacked upon the first sterilization case in a vertical direction. The second sterilization case is offset from the first sterilization case in a direction transverse...

20060191944 - Smoking material receptacle: A smoking material receptacle reduces or eliminates smoldering of discarded smoking materials and prevents smoke and odor from escaping from the receptacle. The smoking material is inserted in an angled chute near the top of the receptacle. The chute has an upper opening and a lower opening. In one embodiment,...

20060191945 - Metal container with a base: A metal container includes a metal tubular body, a metal base, and a coupling member. A stop is formed on an inner periphery delimiting a bottom opening of the tubular body. The base includes a receiving portion on a top thereof for coupling with a bottom end of the tubular...

20060191946 - Handle assembly for tool box: A handle assembly for a tool box includes a first part and a second part. A handle portion integrally connected to the base or cover of the tool box is sandwiched between the first part and the second part. Each of the first and second parts includes a stiff inner...

20060191947 - Tubular container with twist lock cover: A container has a tubular body, a tubular cover to fit over the body, and a locking means adapted to be moved between latched and unlatched positions by twisting the cover with respect to the body for releasably securing the cover on the body. The locking means includes a tab...

20060191948 - Closure with lid having an opening resistance: A dispensing closure system is provided with (1) a peripheral wall for extending from a container, and (2) a lid. A user can pivotably move the lid relative to the container between open and closed positions. For at least some range of lid movement, a resistance to lid movement is...

20060191949 - Lid, container and system for storing documents: A lid for a container includes at least one cup portion, and a locking mechanism for securing the lid to a body of the container, at least a portion of the locking mechanism being formed in the at least one cup portion....

20060186117 - Discharge apparatus for a shipping container: A shipping container discharge system and method of using the shipping container discharge system includes a bulkhead liner for a shipping container with a reinforced area and a discharge sleeve extending from within the shipping container. The discharge sleeve has a discharge passage in communication with an interior space of...

20060186118 - Reusable container: A reusable container comprises a base comprising a pair of frame members, a pair of end pieces and a center section, wherein the base is provided with a plurality of tab slots, a lid provided with a plurality of tab slots, and at least one wall comprising a plurality of...

20060186119 - Collapsible structures with liners: A structure has at least three foldable frame members, each having a folded and an unfolded orientation. A fabric material covers each frame member to form a panel for each frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, and each panel is coupled to an adjacent panel...

20060186120 - Container: In a container for solid, paste-like or flowable products, particularly food products, comprising a lower container part for containing the products and a container top part for closing the container, wherein the container bottom part has a rim which extends around the container bottom part opening, the container top part...

20060186121 - Trash can assembly with motion damper for lid: A trash can assembly has an outer shell, a foot pedal pivotably coupled to the bottom end of the outer shell along the front side of the outer shell, a lid pivotably coupled to the top end of the outer shell, and a link assembly coupling the foot pedal to...

20060186122 - Metal container: A metal container includes a metal body, a cap and a combining base. The metal body has an upper opening and a thread formed in an inn upper wall. The cap has a center hole and a circumferential wall extending down a little and formed with a thread engaging with...

20060186123 - Storage container: A storage container includes a base having side walls and end walls extending upwardly from the base. Lid halves are hingeably connected to upper edges of the side walls. A security recess is formed in the side walls adjacent to each hinge and corresponds with a security tab projecting from...

20060186124 - Cooking vessel lid holder with drip collection apparatus: A cooking vessel lid holder and drip collection apparatus which includes wire frame front and rear upright member, an intermediate wire frame structure between the front and rear upright members, and a wire frame base supporting the upright members, all of which form a space for removable placement of a...

20060186125 - Thermally insulating containers: A beverage container comprising a body section comprising an outer metallic wall and an inner wall, the inner wall defining an inner space for containing a liquid or material, a space adjacent to the inner wall being substantially evacuated to provide thermal insulation to the inner space, and an open-only...

20060186126 - Active material node based reconfigurable structures: Reconfigurable structures include at least one hub, a plurality of arms attached to and extending from the at least one hub, wherein at least a portion of the arm and/or hub defines a node and is formed of an active material. The active material is adapted to change at least...

20060186127 - Reinforced can end - can body joints with laser seaming: A can end and can body are seamed to each other using a seaming roller, seaming chuck and a laser fusing the peripheral portion of the can end to the can body. Laser seaming allows less metal to be used in the can end and can body. The can end...

20060186128 - Beverage dispenser: Apparatus are disclosed for a small group to drink a beverage, such as an alcoholic beverage. A container preferably made of glass or ceramic material holds the beverage and includes at least one aperture. A plurality of flexible hoses are provided, each hose of sufficient length for installation extending through...

20060186129 - Reusable sleeve for a beverage container: A storable, reusable-insulating sleeve for a beverage container that provides insulation to the user from hot or cold beverages. The improved sleeve maintains insulation of hot temperatures approximately five and ten degrees higher for a thirty-minute interval, than, for example, cardboard counterpart sleeves. The improved sleeve comprises an integral storage-securing...

20060186130 - Body filler plug: A plug (10) for sealing holes in a vehicle body comprises a central closure section (12) and engaging section (14) arranged on the rim and provided for receiving portions of the vehicle body. The closure section (12) and the engaging section (14) are made of a plastics material and the...

20060180584 - Fluid supply assembly: A fluid supply assembly. The fluid supply assembly includes a disposable cup and lid, and a reusable cup holder and outer lid....

20060180585 - Twist up spout for beverage container: A container cap includes an outer cap, an inner cap and a drinking tube. The drinking tube is extendable and/or retractable through a twisting motion of the outer cap. When retracted, the drinking tube is protected by the outer cap from environmental contaminants....

20060180586 - Protective cover: To provide a protective cover capable of enhancing convenience in connecting and disconnecting an external output line and the like without impairing safety. In a protective cover placed on a side wall of a casing 110 and covering a hollow part 115 in which an output part of an apparatus...

20060180587 - Tamper evident container and closure: A container and a closure for the container are disclosed. The container has a projection extending outwardly from a sidewall that surrounds a central space. The projection is received within a channel having inner and outer legs that form a perimeter of the closure. The projection engages an inwardly projecting...

20060180588 - Litter bin: A litter bin includes a lid hingeably connected to a container. Opposite the hinge, a latch selectively secures the lid to the container. The latch includes a pivotably mounted latch member. The latch member includes a catch portion that moves between a locked position and an unlocked position upon pivoting...

20060180589 - Foldable bag and combination of a container and a bag and method for the use of this combination: The invention relates to a foldable bag that can be unfolded from an essentially flat initial state into an unfolded final state, provided with at least a first, a second and a third sheet for forming, respectively, a first, a second and a third wall of the foldable bag. The...

20060180590 - Smoking-waste receptacle: A smoking-waste receptacle includes a housing and a container for receiving smoking waste and that can be inserted into and removed from the housing. The container includes a removal opening that permits removal of smoking waste deposited in the container and a door movable relative to the removal opening and...

20060180591 - Internal cover for enclosing container contents: An internal cover (10) is used for enclosing the contents of a straight walled container (38) which consists of a disc shaped rigid body (20) having a recess (22) in the top surface creating a depression with an outside rim (24) extending around the edge and at least one valve...

20060180592 - Pail with integral graduations: A pail with integral graduations. The pail has a bottom, a top rim, and a sidewall connecting the bottom and the top rim. There is at least one integral graduation in the sidewall comprising a shelf extending circumferentially around at least a part of the sidewall....

20060180593 - Beverage container or container lid with drinking straw: A beverage straw-containing device includes: (a) a generally circular-shaped beverage container lid; (b) a generally circular-shaped beverage container; and (c) a bendable or flexible straw, the straw being ring-shaped, coiled, or angled in its storage position and removably encased within, or detachably attached directly or indirectly to, the beverage container...

20060180594 - Insulated bottle: An improved Insulated Bottle, characterized by a closure capped reusable Bottle (7) capable of holding liquids and an insulatory, non-permanently assembled, rigid polymer Receptacle adapted to store said Bottle in a securably, non-rotatably and mostly spaced apart manner, said Receptable comprising a hollow single walled Body (9), a Bottle Restrainer...

20060175323 - Iso fittings for composite structures: An apparatus and method are disclosed for removably attaching an ISO corner fitting to a composite material shipping container. The apparatus and method of the invention comprises a post that is anchored in the composite material frame of the container. The ISO corner fitting is then attached to the post...

20060175324 - Braceless liner: A container system having a bulkhead liner and method of using the bulkhead liner includes a pliable body with an exterior surface and an interior surface forming a cavity therein. At least one loading aperture is formed through the exterior and interior surfaces for loading a product in the cavity....

20060175325 - Impact modified polyester and vinylalcohol copolymer blend and molded fuel tank thereof: A blended composition having a polyester component, an olefin-vinylalcohol component, and an impact modifier component. The compositions of the present invention may be formed into containers and are specifically suitable for making fuel tanks....

20060175327 - Paper containers and container assemblies with cohesive: A paper container assembly comprises first and second paper containers. The first paper container includes a first continuous body portion and a first rim having a first surface. The first rim encompasses and projects laterally outwardly from the first body portion. The first surface of the first rim includes a...

20060175326 - Polymeric containers and container assemblies with cohesive: A polymeric container assembly comprises first and second polymeric containers. The first polymeric container includes a first continuous body portion and a first rim having a first surface. The first rim encompasses and projects laterally outwardly from the first body portion. The first surface of the first rim includes a...

20060175328 - Collapsible container: The present invention includes a collapsible container defined by a continuous rigid structure and an interior liner that is uniformly affixed thereto. The continuous rigid structure is preferably four-sided such that it defines four continuous surfaces of a cube. The continuous rigid structure is collapsible due to at least one...

20060175329 - Length-adjustable box: The present invention relates to a length-adjustable box having a front and a rear plates connecting with adjustable elements and a non-rigid foldable bottom to form a volume-adjustable box, wherein the non-rigid bottom bearing no weight and transferring the whole weight of stores directly to the desk surface, thereby maximizing...

20060175330 - Enhanced liquid container: A beverage container includes a lid assembly having a chamber for storing and subsequently releasing a component of a mixture into a liquid stored within the container. The lid assembly includes an upper housing attached to a lower housing. The upper housing includes a button movable between a locked position...

20060175331 - Container with controlled-opening lid: A container having a controlled-opening lid includes a container body with an open end providing access to an interior space configured and dimensioned for receiving user-supplied contents, and a lid member configured and dimensioned to cover the open end of the container body when in a first position and permit...

20060175332 - Strip for opening and closing tins and other containers: A wire opener (1) for opening and closing of cans and other recipients, comprising a wire or band element (5) as an integral part of the cover (3) defined by a larger outer circumferential line of weakness (6) and another smaller circumferential line of weakness (7), with at least one...

20060175333 - Plug for container: An embodiment of a plug for insertion into an opening of a container has a handle attached to a wall of the plug and at least one line of weakness in the wall. When a force is exerted on the handle to remove the plug from the opening, the wall...

20060175334 - Tamper-evident container with tear band: A molded plastic container and closure combination in which the closure is provided with a manually removable tear band between upper and lower locking structures. Once the tear band has been removed, it is possible to hinge the closure open while allowing it to remain attached to the container. Various...

20060175335 - Container lid and gasket combination without lid pretreatment or gasket adhesive: A plastic lid for closing a container neck opening according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a lid body surrounded by an annular rim, the annular rim defining a gasket channel having an open portion at one end opening toward the container neck opening and including a closed...

20060175336 - Trash can with function of sucking litterbag: A trash can with function of sucking litterbags having a plurality of intake hole arranged surrounding the lower part or bottom side thereof. The intake holes are connected to a closed space with an air pump therein for expelling air into a vacuum status so as to make the litterbag...

20060175337 - Complex-shape compressed gas reservoirs: Portable cooling systems, employing a high pressure reservoir adapted to ergonomically interface with a user and/or a wearable article to deliver a flow of cooling gas through a conduit system are provided. Such a system is adapted to provide powered cooling to locations where only very small and portable cooling...

20060175338 - Tank outlet fitting with flange: An integral metallic fitting for affixing to a liquid retention tank orifice that serves to drain the tank as needed via a bottom wall orifice. The fitting comprises a tubular conduit for liquids outflow of a first diameter, a threaded segment covering the first depending end of the conduit suited...

20060175339 - Product packaging with latching endcap and method for loading: A container includes a tube having a rim at one end defining an opening and an endcap including a channel that is shaped to receive the tube rim. The tube includes at least one latching aperture positioned such that when the tube rim is seated in the channel, the latching...

20060175340 - Plastic drum with multiple handles: A plastic drum is formed with a generally circular sidewall and a bottom. The sidewall includes two sets of handles, one set being disposed near a top rim, and a second set being disposed at an intermediate position below the first set. A third set of handles is disposed at...

20060169689 - Sealed window for dry box: A window having multiple integral seals, the window being formed of a substantially optically transparent flexible membrane window panel; a substantially continuous peripheral window seal mechanism surrounding the window panel with the window seal mechanism being a continuous peripheral slot having an opening facing away from the widow panel and...

20060169690 - Multipurpose storage device and method: A convertible device that converts between an activity mat and a storage container to capture and store numerous articles. Upon reclosing the activity mat, the articles are recaptured into the storage container. The device includes walls and a base, webbing connected between each adjacent wall pair, and a joint connected...

20060169691 - Multipurpose storage device and method: A convertible device that converts between an activity mat and a storage container to capture and store numerous articles. Upon reclosing the activity mat, the articles are recaptured into the storage container. The device includes walls and a base, webbing connected between each adjacent wall pair, and a joint connected...

20060169692 - Frame lid and container assembly with frame lid: A lid is provided. The lid includes a lid wall, the lid wall having a front side, a rear side, and an opening formed in the wall between the front side and the rear side. The lid also includes an attachment mechanism to attach a picture to the rear side...

20060169693 - Silicone lid for sealing any type of open-ended container: A silicone lid for sealing any type of open-ended container. The lid includes a top having a first center and a bottom having a second center. The second center being in the same center axis as the first center. The center axis being a certain thickness. The silicone lid is...

20060169694 - Leak resistant drinking cup: A leak resistant drinking cup has a diaphragm seal for normally closing an open top of a liquid container of the cup. The seal can be opened to permit liquid to flow past it and out of the cup upon application of a vacuum pressure by the person, typically a...

20060169695 - Case with slide closure: A case for holding elongate objects, in particular, a case for holding drills or other elongate tools, comprising a housing shell with a lid hinged pivotably to the rear part thereof via a horizontal pivoting axis, wherein a closure device is disposed on the pivotable frontal part of the lid...

20060169696 - Receptacle lid securing system, apparatus and use thereof: A receptacle lid securing system, apparatus and methods for securing a receptacle lid to a receptacle body. The system, apparatus and methods generally utilize a flexible strip of material having a at least a first securing means associated with a first end of the flexible strip and a second securing...

20060169697 - Liner dispensing system: A container liner dispensing system includes a panel mounted on a base, the panel having molded as a unit with the panel a first fastener means. The base includes molded as a unit with the base a trough and second fastener means aligned with the first fastener means for fastening...

20060169698 - Clean can: 1. Invention is a garbage disposal can that allows the user to compact garbage into the can using a hand-held device. This allows the user to reduce odor caused by the garbage and also provides an economic benefit to the user as more garbage can be placed in each garbage...

20060169699 - Drinking cup: The invention provides a shot glass or similar cup for drinking have an outside wall that tapers downwardly outward. The design allows for nesting of cups and thermal insulation of the fluid containing chamber. For aesthetic purposes, construction is with transparent plastic and an array of rings protruding into the...

20060169700 - Plural chamber drinking cup: The invention provides a drink mixing cup for fluids comprising an outer chamber having an outer rim disposed at its top and a chamber disposed inside the outer chamber having an inner rim disposed below the outer rim by an amount selected to optimize mixing fluids poured from said chambers...

20060169701 - Storage container: A container is particularly adapted for storing and transporting books. The container includes a plastic base up from which extend integrally molded end walls and side walls. A divider snap-fits to the base and end walls to partition the container into two compartments. The end walls may include hooks integrally...

20060169702 - Pressure container: A pressure container includes a first casing, a second casing, and a sealing member. A deformable membrane is mounted in the first casing, defining a water chamber that is communicated with a water inlet in the first casing. An air chamber is delimited by the deformable membrane and the second...

20060169703 - Ergonomic tray: Ergonomic tray with a smooth central surface used to support and carry various items and food. The tray lip is interrupted at least on one side by an incut that constitutes the tray handle. This handle has an ergonomic rounded concave shape to allow a perfect coupling of a hand...

20060169704 - Double-walled container for cryogenic liquids: A container for cryogenic liquids comprises an inner container and an outer container which are positioned with respect to each other and are thermally decoupled from each other by a vacuum insulation layer. In order, with the lowest possible weight and lowest possible costs in series production, to achieve the...

20060169705 - Round-bottom mud pan with grip: The upper pan portion would be made of steel (preferably stainless) and made of a single piece for the sides and round bottom with caps welded or otherwise attached to form a pan (see enclosed drawings). This eliminates corners on the bottom of the mud pan to facilitate mixing joint...

20060169706 - Waste container: A waste container provides at least one protrusion spaced below a lip extending radially outwardly from an upper edge of the waste container. The at least one protrusion is spaced below the lip to permit a gripper from an automatic lifter to grasp the waste container between the at least...

20060169707 - Nose top: The following enclosures pertain to our invention called, The Nose Top. The Nose Top is a basic covering to a beverage cup with one small difference, an indention of a nose on the center top portion of the covering. This will aid in the comfort ability of drinking beverages so...

20060169708 - Cap for vessel for performing multi-stage process: Embodiments of the invention provide a cap for a vessel for performing a multi-stage process for analyzing a sample, such as nested PCR or RT-PCR. In one embodiment, the cap comprises a body configured to be mated to the vessel to enclose a vessel interior, a cap cavity for holding...