An accessory for use with a portable container includes a jacket having a storage member and configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container and a connection member connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container. The connection member includes a connector configured to be connected to a port on the container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port.

A shipping box system and method are provided in which a shipping box has a container having a bottom surface and a plurality of walls, the container walls forming a perimeter about a container cavity. The shipping box further has a lid having a top surface and walls, the lid walls forming a perimeter about a lid cavity. The box further provides a sensor module for determining a physical location and orientation of the container, a computations module for evaluating data retrieved from the sensor module, and a locking assembly for locking the container and the lid in a closed configuration. The container and the lid are sized to nest, such that when the lid is fixed to the container, the container cavity and the lid cavity occupy substantially the same space and the container walls and the lid walls overlap.

A shipping box system and method are provided in which a shipping box has a container having a bottom surface and a plurality of walls, the container walls forming a perimeter about a container cavity. The shipping box further has a lid having a top surface and walls, the lid walls forming a perimeter about a lid cavity. The box further provides a sensor module for determining a physical location and orientation of the container, a computations module for evaluating data retrieved from the sensor module, and a locking assembly for locking the container and the lid in a closed configuration. The container and the lid are sized to nest, such that when the lid is fixed to the container, the container cavity and the lid cavity occupy substantially the same space and the container walls and the lid walls overlap.

The invention pertains to the use of lactam as a rheology modifier and/or compatibilizer.

The invention pertains to the use of lactam as a rheology modifier and/or compatibilizer.

A method of reducing static charge of a plastic container is provided. The method includes providing a PECVD coating of SiCOH, SiO.sub.x or SiOH to an external support surface of the container. The PECVD coating reduces static charge of the container compared to a reference container that is essentially identical to the container except that the reference container is uncoated.

A method of reducing static charge of a plastic container is provided. The method includes providing a PECVD coating of SiCOH, SiO.sub.x or SiOH to an external support surface of the container. The PECVD coating reduces static charge of the container compared to a reference container that is essentially identical to the container except that the reference container is uncoated.

A graspable liquid container holder apparatus having a sleeve and including a partition and tool capable of carrying a mechanical tool within the liquid container sleeve is provided.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a polyester resin excellent in various properties wherein the film formability is good, film fracture (hairs) and scraping (galling) are not easily generated in the drawing/ironing process when applied to a metal-sheet-coating polyester film, the film surface is not damaged when used as the inner-surface film for a metallic can, and the metallic can is hardly corroded (dent resistance), by dropping or external impact (denting), after a product is made by enclosing contents into the can. The copolyester resin of the present invention is characterized by comprising, as the constituent units, 50 to 93 mass % of (A) ester oligomer with the number-average molecular weight of 700 or lower and consisting of a dicarboxylic acid unit (a1) containing 70 mole % or more of the terephthalic acid component and a diol unit (a2) containing 70 mole % or more of the ethylene glycol component; and 7 to 50 mass % of (B) polyester polyol with the number-average molecular weight of 1500 to 3000 and consisting of a hydrogenated dimer acid unit (b1) and a 1,4-butanediol unit (b2).

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a polyester resin excellent in various properties wherein the film formability is good, film fracture (hairs) and scraping (galling) are not easily generated in the drawing/ironing process when applied to a metal-sheet-coating polyester film, the film surface is not damaged when used as the inner-surface film for a metallic can, and the metallic can is hardly corroded (dent resistance), by dropping or external impact (denting), after a product is made by enclosing contents into the can. The copolyester resin of the present invention is characterized by comprising, as the constituent units, 50 to 93 mass % of (A) ester oligomer with the number-average molecular weight of 700 or lower and consisting of a dicarboxylic acid unit (a1) containing 70 mole % or more of the terephthalic acid component and a diol unit (a2) containing 70 mole % or more of the ethylene glycol component; and 7 to 50 mass % of (B) polyester polyol with the number-average molecular weight of 1500 to 3000 and consisting of a hydrogenated dimer acid unit (b1) and a 1,4-butanediol unit (b2).