Union Tool & Mold Company

Robert Arrighi

Charles P Neuner

A cosmetic container with a multifunctional insert neckpiece includes: a) a container having one of (a) a receiving groove and (b) a corresponding vertical one-way ratchet; and b) an integral multifunctional insert neckpiece having a downcomer extending down from a top orifice to establish a cosmetic wiper, and having an upper section with a cap attachment, and on its wall, the other of (a) the vertical one-way ratchet receiving groove and (b) the corresponding vertical one-way ratchet.

Cosmetic container with multifunctional insert

A machine-washable ID label for attachment to a washable item includes: a) an outer shell for housing an electronic article surveillance element, with a first component and a second component, the first component being a hollow component with a bottom and side walls, the walls having inside surfaces and outside surfaces and a continuous loop rim, the first component having a U-shaped view from a cut side view and from a cut end view, the first component having an outwardly extending male connector on the rim, and the second component being a hollow component with a top and side walls, the walls having inside surfaces and outside surfaces and a continuous loop rim, the first component having a U-shaped view from a cut side view and from a cut end view, the first component having an inwardly extending female connector receiver on the rim, wherein the male connector is located in the female connector receiver and the first component and the second component are hermetically sealed to one another so as to render the inside of the outer shell internally waterproof, wherein at least one of the first component and the second component has an embedded seal energy director; and b) an electronic article surveillance element positioned within the outer shell so as to render it impermeable to water.

Machine washable ID label

A container-insertable anti-theft device includes: a main housing containing an electronic article surveillance marker, the main housing being waterproof; and at least one elongated protrusion extending from the main housing, the elongated protrusion being flexible and having a length equal to at least the longest dimension of the main housing. There is also an anti-theft system that includes: (a) a container for strong flowable material having a hollow main body, a pour orifice and a closure for the pour orifice, the container having a maximum internal diagonal dimension x; and (b) a container-insertable anti-theft device that includes: a main housing containing an electronic article surveillance marker, the main housing being waterproof and having a predetermined length y; and, at least one elongated protrusion, the elongated protrusion being flexible and having a length, wherein the sum of the lengths y and y are greater than x, such that the container-insertable anti-theft device may be flexed and force-fitted into a maximum internal diagonal of the container, locking it therein so as to deter easy removal therefrom.

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Maplewood, NJ, United States of America

Robert Arrighi