| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220284000 | Special tool or tool engaging means | 17 |
| 20090230130 | SYSTEM FOR STORING AND UNPACKING ENCASED ARTICLE - A system for storing and opening encased articles, such as those wrapped in a protective seal, provides a combined container and seal cutting apparatus. The container is configured to store at least one removable article encased within a protective seal. The seal cutting apparatus includes a receiving channel and a cutting member which extends into the receiving channel. The receiving channel is configured to receive at least a portion of the seal while the cutting member is configured to cooperatively cut the seal portion as it is inserted into and translated along the channel. The cutting apparatus may be permanently or temporarily attached to the container. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100237075 | SHEET-MATERIAL PIERCER FOR A CONTAINER CLOSURE - A sheet-material piercer ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100243654 | CONTAINER WITH A COVER INDICATING PREVIOUS OPENING - The invention relates to a container, especially a bucket or similar, comprising an opening, which is orientated upwards and which can be closed by a cover, and a peripheral container edge, which is drawn outwards in a downward direction on the container wall, where the cover is detachably connected thereto and whereon at least one tongue-like element is connected in such a way that at least one part of the cover is raised due to a pivoting movement away from a starting position on the container wall. According to the invention, the tongue-like element engages with the container edge from behind with part of the tongue-like element which can be guided outwards by the pivoting movement to a position in front of the container wall and the part of the tongue-like element is prevented from being guided behind the container edge when the tongue-like element pivots back in the direction of the initial position. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100320209 | SELF-OPENING AND RE-SEALABLE POURING ELEMENT OF PLASTICS MATERIAL FOR APPLICATION TO A PACK FOR LIQUIDS - A self-opening and re-sealable pouring element of plastics material for application to a pack for liquids, and in particular a composite card/plastics material pack, has a base part which has an attaching flange, having a cutting element and a screw cap, the cutting element being rotatably arranged in the interior of the base part and operatively connected to the screw cap such that when the screw cap is unscrewed for the first time, an opening for pouring is produced by the cutting element in the material of the pack, wherein, when produced in an injection mould, the cutting element is already entirely arranged in the interior of the base part and is spaced away from the base part by a plurality of connecting bridges. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20120037630 | Moldable threaded closure with a raised tab for use with a peg-board type store display configured to receive a common household item to facilitate un-tightening of the closure - A moldable threaded closure system which includes a moldable closure formed with an annular sidewall forming a cylindrical member, threaded on one end and closed with a top surface on an opposing end. A receptacle is configured to receive a common household item, such as a pencil, that acts as a lever to facilitate un-tightening and retightening of the closure relative to the container. The closure is easily moldable and having a raised tab with an aperture allowing containers with such closures to hang from a peg-board type store display. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130062349 | FILLER PLUG FOR HYDRAULIC DEVICE - A filler plug is configured such that: a head portion is formed on an upper end of an external thread; a sealing portion formed at the head portion strongly contacts a funnel-shaped inclined inner peripheral surface formed at one end of an internal thread of a hydraulic device oil passage by tightening the external thread with respect to the internal thread; an upper peripheral surface of the sealing portion is tapered; a circular constricted portion is formed between the sealing portion and the upper end of the external thread; and a dimensionless value of a head portion height H | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130180990 | LOCKING UTILITY PULL BOX LID - A locking utility pull box lid device is provided. The device includes a lid and two locking members that are rotatably coupled to a bottom surface of the lid. An actuator bolt extends through each lid aperture and each bolt engages an engagement plate of one locking member. The rotation of the bolt moves the bolt axially and in response, the locking member is rotated between a locked and unlocked position. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130206769 | FORCING-OFF DEVICE AND CONTAINER INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE - A forcing-off device of an, in particular, explosion-proof or flameproof container for electronic devices, the container including at least one base body having an opening surrounded by an opening edge and a cover part that can be placed onto or inserted into the opening edge. A forcing-off shoulder is formed on the base body or cover part at least in a section in circumferential direction of the container. The forcing-off shoulder is part of a shoulder running around the opening edge, and at least one forcing-off part is rotatably mounted in a lateral recess of the cover part or on the base body in an eccentric fashion between a forcing-off position and a passive position. The forcing-off part is an eccentric disc and in the forcing-off position is in abutment with the forcing-off shoulder for the gap-forming spacing of cover part and base body. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140076900 | USER-FRIENDLY, CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINER - A container assembly that includes a container having a container top and a container floor, a lid affixed to said container top by a hinge, the lid being adapted to move between an open position and a closed position, an internal fastener being (1) attached to the inside of the container, (2) not accessible from the outside of the container when the lid is in its closed position, and (3) adapted to maintain the lid in its closed or locked position, an access hole in the container floor, a lever positioned within the container and above the access hole, and a tool adapted to be inserted into the access hole to activate the lever to release the internal fastening mechanism. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140263336 | BOTTLE OPENER - Example embodiments relate generally to a bottle opener and, more particularly, to a bottle opener for a container and for a drinking vessel lid. One example embodiment includes a container for removing a bottle cap secured to a bottle, with a bottle opener provided on a container lid. Another example embodiment allows a user to remove the bottle cap from the bottle with the bottle opener and then pour a liquid from the bottle into the drinking vessel in substantially one motion. Additionally, a further example embodiment includes a removable lid with a top surface to be used as a coaster for a drinking vessel, and the lid may further include a bottle opener on a bottom surface for removal of the bottle cap from the bottle. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263337 | CENTRALLY THREADED PLUG FOR HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE AND REMOVAL TOOL - A tube plug insertable in one end of a heat exchange tube, the tube plug formed as an shaft having a distal part and an opposite proximal part which terminates in a proximal end with an threaded hole extending axially in the proximal end in the distal direction, and a plug removal tool having a proximal handle part and a distal stem part which has external threads that match threads in the threaded hole in the plug's shaft, the stem part being threadedly insertable into the threaded hole in the proximal end of the tube plug, whereby rotation of the stem will urge the tube plug to rotate relative to the heat exchange tube and break free from being lodged in the bore thereof. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140319142 | MEMBRANE, AND A NECK INCLUDING SUCH MEMBRANE - A membrane for sealing an open spout of a food package comprises a central circular disc member, an outer annular disc member connected to the central circular disc member along its inner periphery at a connection angle, and a resilient tubular portion extending between a first open end and a second end being connected to the outer annular disc member, the diameter of the second end being smaller than the outer diameter of the annular disc member, wherein the annular disc member is pivotable relative the central circular disc member for increasing the diameter of the second end of the tubular portion by changing the connection angle. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150096988 | METALLIC BUNG CLOSURE WITH PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LAYER - A bung closure for gas-tight and liquid-tight closure of a bung opening of a container, includes a cup-shaped basic body made from metal and having a disk-shaped base and an adjoining, upwardly open, tubular ring part; at least one interlocking element in the form of a shaped sheet-metal strip or a tab provided within the cup-shaped basic body for engagement with a screwing tool for screwing the bung closure into, and out of the bung opening of the container; and a stable plastics layer provided on the outer side of the ring part, with an external thread formed on an outside of the plastics layer for threaded engagement with the internal thread of the bung opening. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20160251128 | Container Seal Cutting Device | 09-01-2016 |
| 220285000 | Attached raising or pry-off means | 3 |
| 20080257886 | Container and lid and related method - A device used to aid in the opening of a container that further protects against the inadvertent opening of the container, as well as provides greater hoop strength when compared to similar containers for use in, among other things, the containment, storage, transport and/or handling of a material, is described herein. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100163560 | Can Having An Easy Opening Panel, An Easy Opening Panel, and Panel Therefor - The invention relates to a can having an easy opening panel comprising a tab connected via a rivet structure to the panel, wherein the tab comprises a tab rear part for gripping and actuation, and a tab front part for opening the can upon tab actuation, wherein the panel comprises at least beneath the tab front part a panel structure deformable upon can internal pressure. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20140367384 | SEALING UNIT, TANK UNIT AND MOTOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure pertains to a sealing unit such a fuel tank cap for a tank unit of a motor vehicle. The sealing unit includes a cover element that can be arranged on or at least partially in an opening of a tank component of the motor vehicle such that it seals the opening of the tank component in an at least fluid-tight fashion. An actuator is arranged on an outer side of the cover element that faces away from the opening. In a non-actuated, normal position rests, flat against the outer side of the cover element. The actuator can be transferred into a gripping position, in which it at least partially extends oblique or transverse to the outer side of the cover element. | 12-18-2014 |
