Patent classifications
B67B7/00
Package opening device
The package opening device generally comprises a body portion, neck portion, and cutting member. In a preferred embodiment, the body portion comprises an elongated ovular configuration. The body portion comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The neck portion is narrower than the body portion and extends from the proximal end of the body portion. The cutting member is fixed to the body portion and comprises an elongated configuration and is aligned along a central longitudinal axis of the body portion. The cutting member extends downward from the neck portion and body portion and comprises a cutting edge adapted to penetrate a portion of a package.
DISPENSING DEVICE
Disclosed is a manual pouring device or belonging, suitable for piercing and emptying a granular material contained in a vacuum-sealed package, including: a tubular body, having a duct for the flow of the material, extending from an inlet opening positioned at a first end of the tubular body to an outlet opening for the granular material, positioned at a second end of the tubular body; and a hollow piercing tool having a distal end ending in a pointed tip, and a widened base at the proximal end thereof, rigidly connected to the body. The device further includes a shoulder serving as a stop, configured to come into contact with the wall of the package to stop the pouring device when the wall is pierced by the piercing tool.
Water bottle cap puncturing device
The water bottle cap puncturing device is a device and method to quickly and easily convert a standard 500 ml non-pressurized food grade water bottle into a liquid spray dispensing or liquid filtration device. The device consists of a metallic circular cap-like structure, with an array of pins of varying sizes. When the device is attached the cap of the bottle, inverted, and then struck on or by a hard surface, the pins penetrate the bottle, thus perforating the cap and converting the bottle into a liquid spray dispensing or liquid filtration device.
Automated container capping/decapping mechanism
A sample processing station includes two or more container holders on a platform that is rotatable about a central axis of rotation. Each holder is configured to rotate about a secondary axis of rotation. The station includes a capping/decapping mechanism to cap or decap a container held in one of the container holders and an elevator with a chuck guide that contact the container holder as the chuck is lowered by the elevator to position the chuck with respect to the cap of the container held in the holder and to hold jaws of the container holder in a closed position. In embodiment, the chuck guide includes a yoke with opposed arms and spindles located near distal ends of the arms that engage beveled shoulders of the container holder.
Apparatus and method for gripping a container
An apparatus for grasping a jar and aiding in lid opening includes a base element that may be placed on a surface, and a top housing that is rotatably secured to the base element. The top housing includes a raised outer periphery having at least one recess extending at least partially through the raised outer periphery, each recess allowing an increased maximum outward movement of a corresponding movable jaw member compared to a raised outer periphery lacking the recess.
Cork screw bottle lock
A cork screw bottle lock is used to secure a cork within a bottle and to facilitate removal of the cork from the bottle using a screw on/off mechanism. A cork screw bottle lock may include a retainer configured to secure a cork onto a bottle by a screw-on attachment of the retainer to the bottle. A method may include adding contents to a bottle and sealing the bottle using a cork secured to the bottle using a cork screw bottle lock.
AUTOMATED SAMPLE HANDLING INSTRUMENTATION, SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND METHODS
A sample processing station includes two or more container holders on a platform that is rotatable about a central axis of rotation. Each holder is configured to rotate about a secondary axis of rotation. The station includes a capping/decapping mechanism to cap or decap a container held in one of the container holders and an elevator with a chuck guide that contact the container holder as the chuck is lowered by the elevator to positon the chuck with respect to the cap of the container held in the holder and to hold jaws of the container holder in a closed position. In embodiment, the chuck guide includes a yoke with opposed arms and spindles located near distal ends of the arms that engage beveled shoulders of the container holder.
Multi-Purpose Bucket Handle Tool
The present invention relates to an improved, durable, economic, simple, and multipurpose bucket handle tool which comprises a channel to snap onto a standard bucket handle by a plurality of magnets, a plurality of indentations provided that conform to a user's hand to make a perfect grip, and a lid opener to open a lid of a bucket. The main aim of the present invention is to provide the multipurpose bucket handle tool which is easily snapped on and off to the standard bucket handle, and is designed ergonomically so that the user can carry the bucket with minimal hand fatigue or discomfort.
Multi-Purpose Bucket Handle Tool
The present invention relates to an improved, durable, economic, simple, and multipurpose bucket handle tool which comprises a channel to snap onto a standard bucket handle by a plurality of magnets, a plurality of indentations provided that conform to a user's hand to make a perfect grip, and a lid opener to open a lid of a bucket. The main aim of the present invention is to provide the multipurpose bucket handle tool which is easily snapped on and off to the standard bucket handle, and is designed ergonomically so that the user can carry the bucket with minimal hand fatigue or discomfort.
Puncturing device for aerosol containers
A puncturing device for pressurized containers comprises an elongated housing member defining an elongated cavity with openings at first and second ends thereof for receiving an inverted pressurized container at the first end, the housing member including an attachment member for securing the second end of the housing member to a collection receptacle. A non-sparking puncturing member, is mounted within the housing member for piercing a nozzle-end of the pressurized container at its domed top. A counter records each action of the puncture pin. Gases and residual contents are released into the receptacle through the hollow core of the puncture pin. An auxiliary support member is mounted on the housing member for stabilizing relative movement between the housing member and the receptacle. A force-applying apparatus is mounted on the housing member for forcing the pressurized container onto the puncture pin.