Abbott Laboratories Corporation

John G Barca

James P Perry

Jeremy John McBroom

David Edward Compeau

Melissa J Gamel

Marc A Pedmo

Elwood L Stokesbury

Jay Z Yuan

Douglas A Harp

R Peter Macauley

Sean P Cronican

Charles R Schotthoefer

Martin J Gibler

Mark A Bennett

Gregory J Finn

William D Zuck

Greg Finn

A container () for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (), a bottom wall (), a front wall (), a rear wall (), a first side wall (), and a second side wall (). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop () and is pivotally hinged to a collar () that includes a sealing gasket (). The collar () mounts to the walls of the container (). A sealing wallof the lid (D) cooperates with the gasketto prevent the contents from spilling. The container () incorporates additional sealing features wherein the gasket () projects inwardly from the collar () into an interior space (H, I) of the container () to be biased against the sealing flange (). The sealing wall includes modifications that funnel powder into the interior space (H,I) of the receptacle ().

Container

A sealable container () for flowable material formed with top () and flexible and stiffened bottom () walls joined by front (), rear (), and opposite side walls (). The top wall including an openable lid (D) formed with an improved scoop holder () and a collar () received about a finish () of the front, rear, and side walls. The flexible and stiffened bottom wall () includes at least one sagittal stiffening channel () and an optional transverse stiffening channel (). The openable lid includes a sealing wall () that cooperates with other improved container components to prevent spillage of the flowable material after the seal is peeled and removed.

Strength container

Scoop holder for a lid

Container and cap

An apparatus is provided for arresting the rotation of a container while the container is conveyed so that a peripheral point on the container moves along a predetermined path. A conveyor includes an engagement structure for engaging a first portion of the periphery of the container to convey the container. An endless belt is arranged in a closed path adjacent the conveyor to contact a second portion of the periphery of the container and urge the container against the conveyor engagement structure.

Container rotation arrester

An adapter system is provided for a capping machine. A first adapter is mounted on the capping machine spindle. A second adapter carries the capping head and is axially movable on the first adapter. The second adapter is urged with an axial capping load to an extended position relative to the first adapter. The spindle can be moved to a second position while rotating to engage the cap with the container and move the first adapter axially toward the second adapter. A travel stop can be provided to impose a higher, initial load on the cap when the cap thread initially engages the container thread. After the initial engagement, the rotating spindle effects continued threaded engagement of the cap which, owing to the helical thread engagement, moves downwardly on the container thread under a lower axial capping load. The travel stop can also be omitted to provide a single axial capping load.

Adapter system for a capping machine for applying at least one

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

John G Barca