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| 220604000 | One-piece side and end wall | 83 |
| 20080314911 | Process of Injection Compression Moulding of Water-Soluble Polymer and Container From Water-Soluble Polymer - A method of injection moulding an article from a water-soluble polymer, said method comprising:
| 12-25-2008 |
| 20110049166 | METHOD OF FORMING TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHEET MATERIAL INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A two-dimensional sheet material is provided that is suitable for bending along a bend line to form a three-dimensional object. The sheet material is provided with a plurality of displacements in a thickness direction of the sheet material on one side of the bend line. A portion of the displacements shear adjacent the bend line and define an edge and an opposed face. The edge and opposed face configured to produce edge-to-face engagement of the sheet material during bending. Alternatively, sheet material is provided with a plurality of displacements in a thickness direction of the sheet material on one or both sides of the bend line, and with a plurality of corresponding and cooperating protrusions to improve structural integrity and/or to improve electromagnetic and radio frequency shielding. The sheet material may also be provided with a self-latching structure. A method of preparing and using these sheet materials is also described. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110095034 | THIN-WALLED CUP - A thin-walled cup is formed of a single piece of polymeric material having a uniform thickness throughout the extent of the single piece of polymeric material. The cup has an outer chamber which extends around an inner chamber. The outer chamber holds a first liquid and the inner chamber holds a second liquid. The liquid in the inner chamber is mixed with the liquid in the outer chamber during drinking from the cup. The cup is made by a thermoforming process. The thermoforming process may include embossing indicia on the cup. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110240658 | CONTAINER WITH INTERLOCKING CONFIGURATION - A container, in a preferred form, includes a support member having a support surface, a first side that extends away from the support member and defines a first foot that is adjacent the support surface and that has a first face, and a second side that extends away from the support member and defines a second foot that is adjacent the support surface and that has a second face. When the first foot abuts the second foot, the first face and second face interlock to inhibit relative movement between the first foot and the second foot. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110259899 | Hammer-Lock Container - A container formed from a one-piece unitary blank of material, comprises a bottom wall foldably joined to upstanding opposed parallel side walls, a back wall, and a front wall. A top wall is foldably joined to the back wall. The bottom wall comprises at least first and second slots each of which formed on opposed lateral edges in proximity of the front wall. A first shoulder panel is foldably joined to longitudinal edge of the front wall. The first shoulder panel includes respective first and second hammer-lock flaps each of which foldably joined from opposed lateral edges. Each of the respective first and second hammer-lock flaps includes respective first and second locking tabs extends outwardly from respective free edges and is inserted into the corresponding first and second slots on the bottom wall. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20130032602 | CAN MANUFACTURE USING AN ANNEALING STEP - A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process is formed of a material comprising aluminium. The process for forming the can includes a step of annealing the aluminium material. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130037554 | CAN MANUFACTURE - A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a way of making cups from metal sheet is disclosed using a combination of stretching and drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130048650 | FLEX RING BASE - A plastic container includes a cylindrical body defining a longitudinal axis. The body has an upper portion, a sidewall portion and a base portion having a base. The base portion defines a radial sidewall and a central inset portion defined inboard of a thinned wall portion formed around at least a portion of the base. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130098925 | Can End Having An Annular Rib - A can end includes an annular rib that may be inclines. Some embodiments of the bead form a teardrop shape. The bead of other embodiments are open. A combination beverage can end and can body, and the tooling and method for forming the can end are provided. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130112696 | POLYMERIC REPLACEMENT FOR A GLASS DRINKING CONTAINER - A polymeric replacement vessel, or container, for glassware and glass containers and a method of making the same. polymeric drinking container simulates a glass drinking container having a glass drinking container volume. The polymeric drinking container comprises a base and an enclosed wall composed of the polymer. The wall is formed with the base and extends from the base while defining an opening opposite the base. The enclosed wall includes an inside surface and an outside surface. The base and enclosed wall form a polymeric drinking container volume made of the polymeric material. This polymeric drinking container volume is equal to the glass component drinking container volume plus an amount equal to the glass component drinking container volume multiplied times the ratio of the specific gravity of the glass to the specific gravity of the polymer. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130134173 | CAN MANUFACTURE - A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process has a base having a hardness that is greater than the raw sheet, a thickness that is less than raw sheet, and a grain aspect ratio that is elongated relative to the raw sheet. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130213982 | Injection Stretch Blow Molded Container Comprising A Polyolefin Composition - The present invention relates to an injection-stretch blow molding process (ISBM) for the manufacture of an impact-resistant container with good optical properties from a polyolefin composition comprising a polypropylene and a polyethylene produced with a metallocene-based catalyst. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140054302 | DEVICE COVER - A device cover includes a bottom base and at least one sidewall extending from the bottom base. The at least one sidewall is formed by an upsetting process. The device cover is made of metal. Only one fold is formed by flow tracks of metallic grain of the at least one sidewall. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140312045 | MYLAR BLENDED PLATE AND PACKAGE - A package that comprises a bottom, a plurality of sidewalls extending away from the bottom defining an open top, each sidewall coupled to the bottom with a bottom-to-sidewall transition. The package may include a plurality of curved corner sidewalls disposed between the sidewalls and coupled to the bottom with a bottom-to-corner transition. The bottom-to-sidewall transition may comprise three sections, wherein a second section is substantially planar or slightly arced and the first and third sections being curved as necessary. The package may also include the bottom-to-corner transition comprising at least three sections, the second section being substantially planar wherein the first and third sections are curved as necessary. The second sections of both transitions may be angularly orientated to the bottom and sidewalls. The package may further include a plurality of transition elements between to couple the bottom-to-corner and bottom-to-side transitions. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20160075464 | Shipping Container - A shipping container for containing hydraulic loads, the container having a first pair of opposing walls having a convex inner surface and a second pair of opposing walls having a concave inner surface. The shipping container further has a rectangular base, the rectangular base having a first pair of opposing edge portions and second pair of opposing edge portions, wherein each of the first pair of opposing sidewalls arise from one of the first pair of opposing edge portions of the rectangular base and each of the second pair of opposing sidewalls arise from one of the second pair of opposing edge portions of the rectangular base. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20180022594 | CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND STORING FLUID | 01-25-2018 |
| 220605000 | With support structure | 18 |
| 20080314912 | Container stabilizer - An anti-rolling device for cylindrical containers, such as mailing tubes, has a stabilizing member with an internal aperture for inserting over a portion of the container. The outer periphery of the device is irregular, e.g., having flats, such that resting on a flat lowers the container to a stable position, and requires energy to rotate beyond the flat and consequently lift the container. The device may be slipped over a plug type cap or placed directly over the body of the container. In alternative embodiments, the device is provided in the form of a gasket, is made from a foam material, is split and resiliently grabs the container or has an elastic band holding it tightly to the container. The various embodiments may be used to retrofit an existing container. The stabilizer may be provided with one or more radial tabs, which may have burrs to grip the receptacle and/or feature a constraining ring to lock the cap into the receptacle. The stabilizer may be used to hold a container upright or constitute an indicia bearing surface. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110220666 | DEBRIS RECEPTACLE REMOVABLY SECURED TO EDGE OF WORK SURFACE - A debris receptacle is removably attachable to an edge or lip of a work surface. A receptacle portion of the device has vertically extending sides and defines a volume for receiving debris swept from the work surface. Panels with clamp arms that are configured to extend over a work surface are pivotally attached with pivot pins to each side of the receptacle portion. The pivot pins also secure helically coiled springs disposed in cavities formed within the sides. The springs provide a biasing force that urges the clamp arms toward clamp surfaces at each side of the receptacle portion, gripping an edge of a work surface. The debris receptacle is thus mounted to receive debris swept from the work surface. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20130180997 | PORTABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS FOR HAZARDOUS OR OTHER MATERIALS - A method includes placing at least one mold along outer edges of one or more first pieces of fabric. The method also includes forming free-standing flexible walls and a floor of a containment structure by depositing liquid-impervious material onto the at least one mold and the one or more first pieces of fabric. The floor is formed seamlessly with the walls. The method further includes forming flexible supports by depositing liquid-impervious material onto multiple second pieces of fabric connecting the floor and the flexible walls. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20180022504 | BAMBOO BOWL AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180022544 | COMMERCIAL GRADE UTILITY REFUSE RECEPTACLE AND WHEELED DOLLY | 01-25-2018 |
| 220606000 | One-piece with container | 13 |
| 20090001088 | MOUNTABLE RECYCLE CONTAINER - This invention discloses a mountable recycle container having a mounting bracket which allows it to be selectively affixed to a bar of a wheeled toter style refuse container for transporting the refuse to the curbside. This invention also discloses mounting brackets that can be retrofitted to conventional recycle bins and refuse container assemblies of the same nature and design. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090173742 | Method for manufacturing enclosures of a sheet material and an enclosure of a sheet material - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an enclosure of a sheet material and to an enclosure of a sheet material, which is manufactured of a sheet blank, of which the sides and the base of the enclosure have been folded, and the seams have been joined together. At least one corner to be folded of the enclosure is cut open from a part of the range in the sheet blank so that the unopened section corresponds to the smallest dimension to be folded in the product series of enclosures. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100237083 | Multi-Functional Base for a Plastic, Wide-Mouth, Blow-Molded Container - A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular wall is recessed in the base and is substantially perpendicular to the container sidewall. The inner annular wall includes a centrally located dimple. The dimple includes a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending indented ribs. One or more of the ribs extend radially into a brace that tapers to meet the inner annular wall. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110147392 | Multi-Functional Base for a Plastic, Wide-Mouth, Blow-Molded Container - A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular wall is recessed in the base and is substantially perpendicular to the container sidewall. The inner annular wall includes a centrally located dimple. The dimple includes a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending indented ribs. One or more of the ribs extend radially into a brace that tapers to meet the inner annular wall. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110204067 | PRESSURE COMPENSATING BASES FOR POLYMERIC CONTAINERS - The present invention provides a plastic container having a sidewall defining a chamber and having an opening at one end into the chamber; a base extending from the sidewall and closing the second end, the base having an outer perimeter portion defining a support structure, an axially inwardly extending perimeter wall spaced radially inwardly from the support structure forming an angle with a plane normal to an axis of the container of greater than about 80°, and a flexing panel closing an end of the perimeter wall, the flexing panel moveable along an axis of the container from a first position where a central portion of the panel is below a top portion of the perimeter wall to a second position where the central portion is above the top portion of the perimeter wall to change the volume of the container; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial grooves on the panel. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20130001234 | Plastics Container - A blow moulded plastics container for storing liquid (e.g., milk) has a body with a central axis intended to be generally vertical during storage. A part line of the container bisects an integral handle on the body. The body defines a footprint having a width which is greater in a middle region than at either longitudinal end of the footprint. The body has opposing side surfaces extending in a direction at least generally aligned with the part line of the container and forming part of the footprint. In one embodiment, the footprint is longer than it is wide and is asymmetrical about a transverse axis extending in a direction perpendicular to said part line. This reduces thinning effects associated with blowing a parison in a mould cavity. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130248539 | WAVE-TYPE PRESSURE COMPENSATING BASES FOR POLYMERIC CONTAINERS - A plastic container having a sidewall defining a chamber and having a first end and a second end and an opening at the first end into the chamber. A base of the container extends from the sidewall and closes the second end, the base having an outer perimeter portion defining a support structure, an axially inwardly extending perimeter wall spaced radially inwardly from the support structure forming an angle with a horizontal line of greater than about 80°, a centrally disposed pushup section in the shape of an axially inwardly extending truncated cone, and a toroidal-shaped channel circumscribing and connecting the perimeter wall to the pushup section. The toroidal-shaped channel has a surface that is asymmetrical about a central axis of the container when the container is under static pressure conditions. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140034658 | EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING SYSTEM HAVING ENHANCED PINCH GEOMETRY - Extrusion blow mold assemblies, extrusion blow molded articles exhibiting increased strength and enhanced processability, and processes for making said articles. In some aspects, the articles produced herein can include relatively rigid bottles and other containers that exhibit high drop impact performance, while still being relatively easy to deflash. Such containers can be efficiently produced on a commercial scale and are widely usable in a variety of applications, including those in the food, beverage, cosmetic, and medical industries. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140263371 | CONTAINER AND BASE WITH DEFLECTABLE DOME - Base for a container, the base being made of polymeric material, including a support surface having an outer perimeter defining a first dimension along a major axis and a second dimension along a minor axis disposed at an angle to the major axis. An inner wall is coupled to the support surface opposite the outer perimeter. A dome projects upwardly from the inner wall and has an initial depth with respect to the support surface, the initial depth of the dome is between approximately 8 percent to approximately 15 percent of the first dimension. The dome includes a major radius of curvature along the major axis and a minor radius of curvature along the minor axis. The dome is deflectable in response to a differential pressure across the base without permanent deformation of the base. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140374425 | PAINT BUCKET WITH A BOTTOM HOLD - A Paint bucket with a bottom hold feature comprising, a substantially conical shaped body with a wide top and narrower base with a circular foot section having an aperture configured in its middle center through which the fingers of an open hand with palms facing upward can be inserted to hold the bucket up vertically by its base with just one hand. The bucket does not require any handles, hooks, straps, or other appendages to hold the bucket in one hand and can be used to hold and transport other liquids and materials besides paint and comes with a detachable lid. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140374426 | PLASTICS CONTAINER - A blow moulded plastics container for storing liquid (e.g., milk) has a body with a central axis intended to be generally vertical during storage. A part line of the container bisects an integral handle on the body. The body defines a footprint having a width which is greater in a middle region than at either longitudinal end of the footprint. The body has opposing side surfaces extending in a direction at least generally aligned with the part line of the container and forming part of the footprint. In one embodiment, the footprint is longer than it is wide and is asymmetrical about a transverse axis extending in a direction perpendicular to said part line. This reduces thinning effects associated with blowing a parison in a mould cavity. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20160107798 | ICE HANDLING CONTAINER - The invention is an improved ice handling container and methods for using the container. The container includes a bottom wall with upstanding sidewalls terminating in a mouth. A bail having an apex and opposing ends is pivotally attached to opposing sidewalls of the container. The bail has a handle generally at the apex and a hook extending generally outwardly from the bail generally near the apex of the bail for hanging the container with the mouth facing generally upward. One sidewall has a handle generally adjacent the bottom wall and a hook generally adjacent the handle extending generally outwardly and upwardly from the sidewall for hanging the container with the mouth facing generally downward. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160376056 | Chemical Container And Method For Manufacturing The Same - The present disclosure provides a chemical container and a method for manufacturing the same. The chemical container comprises a head portion having a top wall and a head sidewall extending from an edge of the top wall, as well as a body portion jointed with the head portion and defining a chamber together with the head portion. The top wall has a mouth structure configured for one or more pipelines to pass through and connect with the chamber. The manufacturing method is simple and of low cost, and the resulted chemical container is able to withstand a greater internal pressure and is configured to collect any leaking liquid chemicals. | 12-29-2016 |
| 220607000 | End wall formed as a one-piece grid or mesh structure | 2 |
| 20090108007 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND DISPOSING OF SHARPS - A receptacle for holding a meltable sharps container during a sterilization process in which the meltable sharps container and any contained sharps are heated. The receptacle includes a side wall and a bottom wall having respective interior surfaces defining a space for receiving the meltable sharps container. The receptacle also includes a plurality of recessed areas in the interior surface of the bottom wall, and a plurality of elevated areas on the interior surface of the bottom wall, whereby as the sharps container melts, material from the sharps container flows into the recessed areas and the elevated areas hold the contained sharps above the recessed areas, so as to inhibit the contained sharps from protruding through the melted sharps container. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110248039 | EATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An eating appliance includes a swatch of a preformed carbon fiber resin of a predetermined size shaped and which is thermally permanently formed into an eating appliance shape to have a concave portion having a bottom and upwardly extending wall portion therefrom which terminates into a peripheral edge and wherein the peripheral wall has a reinforcing or decorative member connected to the peripheral edge. A method of forming the eating appliance is provided. | 10-13-2011 |
| 220608000 | Contoured end wall (e.g., curved, corrugated, ribbed, etc.) | 47 |
| 20080245804 | Fluid Container - A storage device for liquid and other substances made as a closed body with empty space for storage, including a base and upper part placed at a distance one opposite the other joined to each other by means of a thin and flexible envelope connected to the whole circumferences of them and wherein a stretching means are located on them force in opposite directions and generates a continuous tension on the envelope and prevent its collapsing, and wherein removal of the stretching means enables collapsing of the storage device envelope and reduction its volume. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090026214 | BASE FOR METALLIC CONTAINER - An improved metallic can has an integral base that defines a standing ring that is more resistant to buckling than conventional designs. It includes a vertically oriented cylindrical sidewall and a unitary end wall having a recessed central portion and a downwardly flanged rim portion that defines the standing ring. The downwardly flanged rim portion preferably includes a first outer convexly curved annular surface that when viewed in vertical cross-section has a first radius of curvature R | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090101660 | Plastic beverage container - A beverage container including a finger insertion indentation is provided. The beverage container includes a barrel portion having a substantially square cross-sectional shape defined by a plurality of walls including at least a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall. The container also includes a pair of indentations formed in at least one of the front and rear walls for insertion of, and engagement with, a finger, and a column portion separating the pair of indentations into left and right portions. Each of the pair of indentations has a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall to the column portion, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall and facing the first side wall, the second side wall having a peak portion extending along a corner portion of the substantially square cross-sectional shape. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090127272 | Can body for laminated steel sheet two- piece can and method for manufacturing can body - A method for manufacturing a can body for a two-piece can by multistage forming of a circular laminated steel sheet having a radius of R | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090242575 | CONTAINER BASE HAVING VOLUME ABSORPTION PANEL - A plastic container is provided having a container body and a closed base. The base includes a base body and a plurality of deflection ribs configured to buckle as the base deforms in response to an increase in negative pressure internal to the container. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090255942 | Container - A container for carrying and pouring flowable materials having a bucket portion with a side portion, a closed bottom portion and an upper rim area at least partially defining an open top; a handle attached near or on the upper rim area; at least three gripping surfaces located in the closed bottom portion of the bucket portion to permit multiple means of gripping the container. A method for dispensing flowable materials having the steps of gripping a handle rotatably affixed to a container having material therein with a first hand, wherein at least a portion of the handle is located above a discharge opening of the container; gripping a gripping surface located about the middle of the bottom of the container with a second hand; and tipping the container to discharge material from within the container using the first hand and the handle as a pivot point while lifting the bottom of the container with the second hand gripping the gripping surface. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100084412 | ENERGY EFFICIENT RANGE - Techniques for designing and creating energy efficient cookware are provided. In accordance with the techniques cookware can include a base and a wall and a linear pattern of flame guide channels connected to the base bottom. The guide channels accept flames and guide them to the perimeter from the central region resulting in efficient heat exchange. The linear channel profiles provides significant surface area enhancement from a given area on the bottom to improve heat transfer while providing even heating and mechanical strength to the cookware. A flame entrance opening is provided in the center region of the base to allow easy entrance of the flame into the channels. A gas burner flame pattern is provided to work with the linear channels profiles of the cookware to further improve the energy efficiency. A method of making the efficient cookware is provided involving deep drawing an extruded fin plate; A method of making the efficient cookware is provided involving spin cutting and spin forming of an extruded plate. A plate with heat exchange features that can be used either as the base of a piece of cookware or attached to the base of a piece of cookware can improve efficiency of heat transfer to the cookware. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100108696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTATIONALLY RESTRAINING A MIXING CONTAINER - A container for containing food and/or beverage ingredients is described. The container is of a type which may be supported in a support while the ingredients inside the container are processed, such as by a rotating blade or other mechanism. The container includes anti-rotation elements positionable in anti-rotational contact with a corresponding protruding portion in a container support in a manner which restricts rotational movement of the vessel relative to the container support. The off-set between each of the anti-rotation elements is an angle other than 180°. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110089182 | CONTAINER, AND SELECTIVELY FORMED CUP, TOOLING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAME - A container, such as a beverage or food can is provided, which includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a bottom portion extending between the first and second sidewalls. The material of the bottom portion is stretched relative to the first sidewall and the second sidewall to form a thinned preselected profile, such as a dome. The material of the container at or about the dome has a substantially uniform thickness. The container is formed from a blank of material, which has a base gauge prior to being formed. After being formed, the material of the container at or about the dome has a thickness less than the base gauge. Tooling and a method for selectively forming a blank of material into a container, are also disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110240659 | CRATE - A crate comprises a bottom and two respective pairwise opposing side walls and end walls, wherein the bottom is arch-shaped curving towards the interior of the crate, such that a space between a lower surface of the bottom and a plane defined by a lower end of the crate is provided. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240660 | CRATE - A crate comprises a bottom and two respective pairwise opposing side walls and end walls, wherein each side wall comprises a smooth inner surface being shaped in a convex form towards the outside of the crate, thereby providing an inner surface for accommodating products having rounded surface portions and avoiding damage of the products. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120000920 | Containers with Anti-Buckling Structural Features - This disclosure is generally directed toward containers with improved anti-buckling performance by incorporating one or more structural reinforcement features into the containers. The container may include a bottom wall, opposing sidewalls each including a plurality of ribs, and opposing end walls interconnecting the sidewalls. The sidewalls may include at least one reinforcement protrusion having a geometric center disposed in the upper half of the sidewall. The container may also include a non-planar top rim to redistribute top load so that the anti-buckling performance of the container can be improved. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000921 | PRESSURE RESISTANT VACUUM/LABEL PANEL - A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion extending from the finish, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and a plurality of horizontally disposed rib members disposed in at least one of the sidewall portion and the base portion. The plurality of horizontally disposed rib members is continuously disposed about the sidewall portion or the base portion and, in some embodiments, defines a perimeter length about 3-5% shorter than perimeter lengths of adjacent lands. The plurality of horizontally disposed rib members providing improved structural integrity such that a pre-fill size of the container is approximately equal to a post-filled, cooled size of the container. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120061407 | Colorant Container - A container suitable for holding a fluid includes a body defining an interior volume and having a torso portion having a substantially square-shaped cross section, a shoulder portion joined above the torso portion and including a plurality of shoulder walls that define a substantially square cross-section, and a base portion, which may have a substantially square or octagonal cross section. The container body may be formed with indentations at each of its four bottom corners that are shaped to give the container relief from detrimental piercing contact with the lugs that are provided in the bottom of some square retention buckets used on commercial paint shakers. The body may be made substantially or entirely of polyethylene terephthalate. The container is particularly suited for colorants and pigment dispersions for tinting coatings and for shaking colorants and pigment dispersions prior to dispensing into a tinting machine. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120091149 | RETORT-RESISTANT PLASTIC CONTAINER - A retort-resistant plastic container includes a base portion, a sidewall portion, and a neck portion. The base portion includes a domed portion and a lower annular portion. The sidewall portion extends upwardly from the base portion, and typically has a minimum thickness of 0.020 inches. The neck portion extends upwardly from the sidewall portion and includes an annular flange. In embodiments, the outer diameter of the lower annular portion is less than the inner diameter of the annular flange. Further, in some embodiments, the sidewall is substantially smooth absent various sidewall structural reinforcements (e.g., vacuum panels or reinforcement ribs). Moreover, for embodiments, the sidewall portion is at least 0.80 of the total vertical length of the container. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120305575 | HIGH STRENGTH BOTTLE - A bottle with improved strength is provided. The bottle can have a liquid holding capacity of at least 2.5 gallons and can exhibit a drop impact resistance of at least 3 feet as measured by ASTMD 2463-95. The bottle can be formed from a substantially BPA-free material. The bottle can be used in liquid dispensers, such as water coolers. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130037555 | CAN MANUFACTURE - A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a press is disclosed which makes cup sections from metal sheet using a combination of drawing and stretching operations. The cups resulting from the press have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130098926 | CAN MANUFACTURE - A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a press is disclosed which makes cup sections from metal sheet using a combination of drawing and stretching operations. The cups resulting from the press have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130175279 | RETORTABLE PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING IMPROVED BASE STABILITY - A retortable plastic container includes a main body and a bottom. The bottom defines a raised inner portion and at least one substantially flat bottom support surface. The substantially flat bottom support surface is curved and positioned near a radially outermost edge of the bottom when viewed in bottom plan. A groove is defined in the substantially flat bottom support surface. In addition, a first side wall portion that extends upwardly from the radially outermost edge of the bottom is shaped as a truncated cone, giving the bottom portion greater dimensional stability under retort conditions. The container bottom exhibits superior dimensional stability with respect to predecessor designs. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130292393 | CONSUMER PRODUCT PACKAGE - A consumer product package comprising a tub comprising a base and a perimeter wall defining a cavity, the base comprising at least two projections extending from the base within the cavity, the at least two projections spaced apart from the perimeter wall; and a consumer product disposed within the cavity such that each of the at least two projections define a recessed portion to receive the consumer product, wherein the base comprises a secondary projection having a height different than a height of each of the at least two projections, the secondary projection free of contact from the consumer product. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140027462 | WINE GLASS - A wine glass constructed from molded plastic includes an upper body defining an upwardly narrowed flume for concentrating the wine bouquet, in combination with a contoured lower base defining an annular moat surrounding a central punt for enhanced visual inspection of the wine. In addition, the upper body further includes a notched indent at an outboard side thereof forming a shelf for facilitated fingertip grasping and manipulation of the assembled glass. In one form, the upper body and lower base of the wine glass are provided as separate modules adapted for assembly to form the wine glass, and disassembly for respective compact stacking. In another form, the wine glass has a one-piece construction adapted for compact stacking by nested reception of the upwardly narrowed flume partially into the underside of the lower base of an overlying glass in the stack. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140332542 | FOOD CARRIER - A container including a compartment for holding food, such as pizza. The compartment has a bottom wall, side walls and a top wall defining an exterior surface and an interior surface. The compartment is formed of a single piece of paper. The single piece of paper has an outer planar layer, a middle fluted layer, a middle planar layer and an inner fluted layer all fixedly connected together. The outer planar layer forms the exterior surface of the compartment and the inner fluted layer forms the interior surface of the compartment such that the interior surface is fluted. Food can be placed on the bottom wall and on the inner fluted layer to allow moisture and grease to separate from the food. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150028040 | BASE FOR HOT-FILL PLASTIC CONTAINERS - A base structure for a blow-molded container having an annular sidewall and a central longitudinal axis, the base structure comprising: a bottom portion; an annular support heel positioned between the sidewall and the bottom portion, wherein the annular support heel is angled inwardly at an angle θ of from about 15° to about 46° relative a plane extending from the sidewall; and a first rounded edge between the sidewall and the annular support heel and a second rounded edge between the annular support heel and the bottom portion, wherein each of the first and second rounded edge has a radius of curvature of from about 1.0 mm to about 14.0 mm, and wherein the blow-molded container comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150028041 | BASE FOR HOT-FILL PLASTIC CONTAINERS - A base structure for a blow-molded container having an annular sidewall and a central longitudinal axis, the base structure comprising: a bottom portion; an annular support heel positioned between the sidewall and the bottom portion, wherein the annular support heel is angled inwardly at an angle θ of from about 15° to about 65° relative a plane extending from the sidewall; and a plurality of partial sphere structures on the annular support heel and extending beyond the bottom portion thus forming a contact surface supporting the container, and wherein the blow-molded container comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin and polypropylene. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150034660 | BOTTLE MADE OF POLYMER MATERIAL - A bottle made of polymer material comprises a base ( | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150060471 | INJECTION MOLDED CONTAINER MADE OF PLASTIC - An injection molded cup-shaped container, made of plastic with a bottom and a container wall, which have a uniform thickness, from which bead-like thickenings protrude inward or outward. The thickenings start at a gate location in the bottom, have a radial course on the bottom, and extend on the container wall at a slant to the top edge of the container. The bead-like thickenings on the container wall and on the bottom are designed in such a way that the thickenings do not cross and each have a radius of curvature having a constant sign. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150136798 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER HAVING INVERTED, FOLDED BACK BOTTOM WALL - Disclosed is a synthetic resin container provided with an inverting, foldback bottom wall that can maintain a stable, self-supporting position while being able to minimize the amount of residual contents, and that can be formed by blow-molding, etc., and maintain the favorable producibility or low cost of the past. The synthetic resin container is provided with a bottom wall that forms the bottom of the container, and a drum section that is united to the perimeter of the bottom wall and forms a filling space M for contents on the inside, and is a synthetic resin container wherein a raised bottom is formed by inverting and folding back said bottom wall toward said drum section. Said drum section has a lower peripheral wall that touches or approaches the outer wall part of said bottom wall and forms a self-supporting base by the inversion and folding back of said bottom wall. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150321142 | CANISTER FOR CONTAINING AN ACTIVE MATERIAL - A canister including a canister body containing a bottom wall and at least one sidewall with inner and outer sidewall surfaces and an upper rim, and a closing element containing a top wall with an outer surface and an inner surface, and a fixing portion surrounding the top wall. The top wall or the bottom wall or at least one sidewall include a membrane region with a predetermined permeability. The fixing portion includes an elevated or recessed snap portion around its outer periphery shaped to correspond to the inner sidewall surface of the sidewall of the cylindrical canister body and form a snap connection with the canister body. The closing element is fixed to the canister body such that the outer surface of the top wall does not extend beyond the upper rim of the sidewall of the canister body. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150360818 | UTILITY BUCKET - A bucket with one or more handles on the side or bottom of the bucket that may be gripped to stabilize the bucket when pouring the contents out of the bucket. The one or more handles in combination with the bail provide the user with a balanced design to controllably pour the contents from the bucket. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150366407 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING KITCHEN UTENSILS, ESPECIALLY KNIVES - The invention relates to a device comprising a holder ( | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160046403 | FLATTENED CONTAINER HAVING AN ARCHED BOTTOM WITH A VARIABLE-WIDTH BASE - A container ( | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160068333 | LUG CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY - A receptacle assembly including a receptacle defining a storage volume and including a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and side walls, and a magnet apparatus mounted to the rear wall. | 03-10-2016 |
| 220609000 | Pressure responsive contour | 15 |
| 20080264954 | CONTAINER BOTTOM - The invention includes a novel profile for a container bottom. The bottom structure includes a domed central panel attached at its outside edge to a downwardly projecting substantially cylindrical inner leg portion. The inner leg portion is attached to a generally semi-circular nose portion. The outside of the nose portion is attached to an upwardly and outwardly inclined outer leg portion. The outer leg portion is attached to an outwardly inclined peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is attached to the lower end of the generally cylindrical sidewall portion. The improvement primarily involves the larger stand diameter, and altered dome circle radius and dome depth, which produces a container bottom profile yielding more consistent results in drop tests to determine resistance to bulging and reversals (single can and consumer package flat and angled drop tests) than prior art can bottoms. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090090728 | Multi-Functional Base for a Plastic, Wide-Mouth, Blow-Molded Container - A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular wall is recessed in the base and is substantially perpendicular to the container sidewall. The inner annular wall includes a centrally located dimple. The dimple includes a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending indented ribs. One or more of the ribs extend radially into a brace that tapers to meet the inner annular wall. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100127001 | Pressurized Can, Such As An Aerosol Can - The invention relates to a pressurized can, such as an aerosol can, having a bottom comprising a panel connected via a countersink and a foot to the can body wall, which bottom has a panel with a substantially non-concave form. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110011873 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER - A synthetic resin container, in which the bottom part | 01-20-2011 |
| 20130001235 | CONTAINER BASE STRUCTURE RESPONSIVE TO VACUUM RELATED FORCES - A plastic container has a base adapted for vacuum pressure absorption. The base portion includes a chime extending from a body portion to a contact ring which defines a surface upon which the container is supported. The base further includes a central portion defined in at least part by a pushup having a generally truncated cone shape in cross section located on a longitudinal axis of the container, and an inversion ring having a generally S shaped geometry in cross section and hinge means formed therein, and circumscribing the pushup. The truncated cone has an overall general diameter that is at most 30% of an overall general diameter of the base and a top surface generally parallel to a support surface. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130180998 | BOTTLE - A bottle is a bottle formed of synthetic resin materials in a cylindrical shape with a bottom. A bottom wall portion in a bottom portion thereof includes a grounding portion positioned at an outer circumferential edge thereof, a rising circumferential wall portion connected to the grounding portion from an inside of a bottle radial direction and extending upward, a movable wall portion protruding from an upper end part of the rising circumferential wall portion toward the inside of the bottle radial direction, and a recessed circumferential wall portion extending upward from an inner end part in the bottle radial direction of the movable wall portion. The movable wall portion is arranged to be movable upward together with the recessed circumferential wall portion, around a connected portion with the rising circumferential wall portion. A plurality of ribs are arranged in the movable wall portion radially around a bottle axis. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130292394 | RETORTABLE PACKAGE - A package includes a lid adapted to mate with the brim of a container. An interior chamber of the package is bounded by the container and the lid when the lid is mounted on the container brim. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140034659 | BOTTLE - A bottomed cylindrical bottle formed of a synthetic resin material through biaxially oriented blow molding, includes a bottom portion of the bottle having a bottom wall portion, the bottom wall portion including a ground portion disposed at an outer circumferential edge portion, a rising circumferential wall portion continuously extending upward so as to be connected to the ground portion from an inside in a bottle radial direction, a movable wall portion protruding from an upper end portion of the rising circumferential wall portion toward the inside in the bottle radial direction, and a recessed circumferential wall portion having a diameter in the bottle radial direction such that the diameter gradually decreases in a direction from an inner end portion of the movable wall portion toward an upper side thereof, an annular recess depressed upward being formed at the movable wall portion in a circumferential direction thereof. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140061211 | HOT-FILL CONTAINER - A plastic container including an upper portion, a base, a plurality of surface features, and a substantially cylindrical portion. The upper portion has a mouth defining an opening into the container. The base is movable to accommodate vacuum forces generated within the container thereby decreasing the volume of the container. The plurality of surface features are included with the base and are configured to accommodate vacuum forces. The substantially cylindrical portion extends between the upper portion and the base. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140069937 | PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING A DEEP-SET INVERTIBLE BASE AND RELATED METHODS - A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140084013 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER HAVING INVERTED, FOLDED BACK BOTTOM WALL - Disclosed is a synthetic resin container provided with an inverting, foldback bottom wall that can maintain a stable, self-supporting position while being able to minimize the amount of residual contents, and that can be formed by blow-molding, etc., and maintain the favorable producibility or low cost of the past. The synthetic resin container is provided with a bottom wall that forms the bottom of the container, and a drum section that is united to the perimeter of the bottom wall and forms a filling space M for contents on the inside, and is a synthetic resin container wherein a raised bottom is formed by inverting and folding back said bottom wall toward said drum section. Said drum section has a lower peripheral wall that touches or approaches the outer wall part of said bottom wall and forms a self-supporting base by the inversion and folding back of said bottom wall. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140131368 | FLEXIBLE PANEL TO OFFSET PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL - Provided is a container that Includes a top haying an opening configured to receive a product. The container also includes a bottom adjoining a sidewall that extends to the top of the container and a flexible panel disposed on the bottom and baying a plurality of surfaces that each extend radially around a longitudinal axis of the container. One of the plurality of surfaces comprises a downward ramp that extends assay from the top of the container when moving radially inward along the downward ramp and another of the surfaces comprises an upward ramp that extends toward the top of the container when moving radially inward along the upward ramp. The surfaces may include dimples protruding inward from the outer surface of the container that have an interlocking pattern. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140166676 | Container Structure for Removal of Vacuum Pressure - A hot-fill PET container or bottle ( | 06-19-2014 |
| 20150076163 | REINFORCED PLASTIC CONTAINERS - A plastic container that may be used in hot fill applications includes a finish portion having an opening, a main body portion and a bottom portion. The main body portion includes a vacuum panel area and a circumferentially extending reinforcement groove that has reinforcement structure provided therein positioned substantially adjacent to the vacuum panel area. The bottom portion includes a standing ring, a central interior substantially flat portion that has a plurality of alternating parallel ribs and grooves defined therein and a transitional surface between the standing ring and the substantially flat portion. The parallel ribs and grooves define a complex structure with respect to the transitional surface that provides a stiffening effect, particularly in containers that are fabricated from polypropylene. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160075496 | PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING A DEEP-SET INVERTIBLE BASE AND RELATED METHODS - A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position. | 03-17-2016 |
