The invention refers to a device to create a hermetic seal for large openings in equipment subject to low pressure. According to the invention it is characterized by at least one sealing cover being provided, which is pressed onto the side wall of the equipment by means of bolts, where the bolts are welded to a strip attached to the side wall at the edge of the opening in the equipment. This provides a good, low-cost and hermetic seal.

A drinking container includes an automatically opening and closing magnetic lid. The drinking container includes a container portion, a sleeve, and a lid. The sleeve is moveable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the container portion, the sleeve including a sleeve magnet. The lid is moveable from a closed configuration to an open configuration, the lid including a lid magnet, the closed configuration of the lid sealing an access pathway to an interior of the container portion, the open configuration of the lid opening the access pathway to the interior of the container portion. In the closed position of the sleeve, a biased force holds the lid in the closed configuration. In the open position of the sleeve, the sleeve magnet and the lid magnet have a magnetic force greater than the biased force to place the lid in the open configuration.

A latch is usable for latching and automatically unlatching a lid operative to close a bin of a waste container. The latch includes a release weight that is moveable responsive to gravity from a first position to a second position to cause the latch to disengage from a release mechanism when the latch is rotated to one or more angular positions in a dump angular orientation. The latch and release mechanism are held in latched engagement when release slide bolts and latch slide bolts are engaged in extended positions. Movement of the release weight causes the latch slide bolts to move to retracted positions to enable disengagement of the release slide bolts and latch slide bolts. A release knob is operative responsive to manual movement in two different directions to enable the latch and release slide bolts to disengage.

A latch is usable for latching and automatically unlatching a lid operative to close a bin of a waste container. The latch includes a release weight that is moveable responsive to gravity from a first position to a second position to cause the latch to disengage from a release mechanism when the latch is rotated to one or more angular positions in a dump angular orientation. The latch and release mechanism are held in latched engagement when release slide bolts and latch slide bolts are engaged in extended positions. Movement of the release weight causes the latch slide bolts to move to retracted positions to enable disengagement of the release slide bolts and latch slide bolts. A release knob is operative responsive to manual movement in two different directions to enable the latch and release slide bolts to disengage.

The present invention relates to a barrel lid, such as a wood wine barrel lid, that inhibits and withstands warping and/or deformation. In one embodiment, the anti-warping wine barrel head comprises a plurality of adjacent slats, a plurality of staves where at least one stave disposed between each pair of adjacent slats, a plurality of grooves disposed on a top and/or bottom surface of the barrel head where each groove is oriented at an angle with respect to the plurality of slats, and a plurality of rods disposed in the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves where at least one rod is disposed in each of the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves. In some embodiments, staves are double flanged or rectangular, and rods have a half-round cross-section or triangular cross-section. In other embodiments, a gasket may span the periphery of the barrel lid, for example, along a lip thereof. In some embodiments, a locking ring is utilized to secure wine barrel lid to the container or drum.

A cap may be adapted to engage a container and may preferably be adapted to facilitate engaging the container with another object or may be adapted to otherwise possibly simplify transport, use, or storage of the container.

A barrel employs a stainless steel shell with removably mounted wooden end caps. Elongated staves are positioned in the shell. The stainless steel shell is durable and has a long life cycle. The wooden end caps are easily replaceable after each use, thus reducing long term barrel costs and saving time in barrel maintenance and care.

The invention relates to a method for assembling a device for packaging a cosmetic product, said device comprising: a glass container, said container having an opening, one edge of said opening forming a bead; a closure piece having a base with a shape substantially complementary to that of the opening in the container; a locking piece; the closure piece is mounted on the glass container by elastic fitting of the side walls around the bead, by moving the bead in translation towards the base of the closure piece, said elastic fitting ensuring sealed contact between the closure piece and the edge of the container; the locking piece is force-fitted around the side walls of the closure piece.

The invention relates to a method for assembling a device for packaging a cosmetic product, said device comprising: a glass container, said container having an opening, one edge of said opening forming a bead; a closure piece having a base with a shape substantially complementary to that of the opening in the container; a locking piece; the closure piece is mounted on the glass container by elastic fitting of the side walls around the bead, by moving the bead in translation towards the base of the closure piece, said elastic fitting ensuring sealed contact between the closure piece and the edge of the container; the locking piece is force-fitted around the side walls of the closure piece.

A fuel container comprising an enclosure configured to extend and contract vertically, allowing the container to be in a fully extended state or a fully collapsed state and further capable of being within a motorcycle storage compartment.