A casing includes a body having an opening closed by a film which can be torn off in one piece; the body is formed into two adjacent compartments one of which receives a basic product and the other having a dish receiving area and a dish received therein for an additional product; the dish is provided with a perforator for perforating a cover provided over the compartment section housing the dish; the portion of the compartment for the dish remote from the film and cover is shaped to be deformab...

Kit for preparing a package for dispensing solid products such as pills, said kit comprising: (1) at least one blister tray having a single compartment or an array of compartments, and (2) at least one sheet bearing an adhesive on one major surface thereof and having dimensions such that it is capable of covering said single compartment or said array of compartments. In another aspect of this invention, a plurality of the aforementioned sheets can be aggregated into a pad, from which the sheets ...

A housing for a portable measuring instrument includes inherently stable supporting housing parts formed of hard plastic, the supporting housing parts including a front and a back with relatively long right and left sides, relatively short sides and two opposite outer edges, an operating surface on the front, a display on the front, and operating elements on the front; and a flexible, frame-like shock protector in the form of two side parts formed of soft plastic integrated in the housing, the s...

This invention is a container that serves as a marketing and transporting device for wholesalers and retailers of unit volume (e.g., U.S. quart) oil containers, such as high density, polyethylene (HDPE) containers being marketed by various petroleum companies. Once in the consumer's possession, this invention is used to transport oil containers from the retail outlet to the consumer's destination point where, when emptied of the individual oil containers, it becomes a crankcase oil reservoir for...

A plurality of electronic component chips (108) are stored in a space (109) defined in the interior of a case (111). The case is provided with an outlet (110) which communicates with the space for discharging the electronic component chips stored in the space. This outlet is closed by an openable closure. When the case is fixed to a hopper (102) included in an apparatus for supplying electronic component chips, the outlet is opened so that the electronic component chips are introduced into the h...

A packaging arrangement for a group of containers includes a tray-shaped bottom including a planar bottom wall and circumferential walls extending substantially normal to the plane of the bottom wall to form a rim which initially confines the containers in their positions during the formation of the packaging arrangement. The packaging arrangement further includes a strap-shaped typing member that encircles the containers and ultimately confines them in their positions and that carries a handle ...

The invention provides a package having a transparent blister defining a main cavity and a peripheral flange lying in a plane about the cavity. A substrate is attached to the blister so as to close the cavity with the product lying between the blister and the substrate. A laminated substrate having a first layer attached permanently to the flange and a second layer is provided. The first layer has an area printed with information to be retained for use by a purchaser after opening the package, a...

A shippable assembly comprises: (a) a first mold having a recess therein, and cast and hardened material in said recess, and (b) a protective package on the mold. The package may comprise a second mold having a recess therein, and cast and hardened material in that recess.

A device for holding nested bell and plain end push on joint pipes in a fixed position utilizing a novel frame work of simple members fastened firmly together. The inner pipe may be held concentrically or eccentrically with respect to the outer pipe. Padding may be added to protect inside coatings, and safety strapping offers added security that allows an abrasion resistant sheet to be held in place until disassembly occurs.

A portable storage container for records comprising a body having a cavity for receiving a stack of vertically arranged records which has first and second plane ends. The cavity has a vertical back wall for engaging the second end of the stack of records and a front wall which is inclined for allowing selective displacement and separation of the tops of the records towards the front wall. A removable locking means is positionable for engaging the first end of the stack of records for retaining t...