A closure for a container has a plurality of indicia such as date and/or time, disposed on the lid's top surface, with a rotary collar which is adjustable to a fixed position to highlight (select) indicia regarding the contents of the container.
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1. A contents indicator for a container, comprising: a base having a base sidewall, said base having indicia thereon indicative of differing dates and/or times;a selector part rotatably mounted with said base, said selector part having a common central axis with said base and a see-through area form
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A contents indicator for a container, comprising: a base having a base sidewall, said base having indicia thereon indicative of differing dates and/or times;a selector part rotatably mounted with said base, said selector part having a common central axis with said base and a see-through area formed therein, wherein said selector part has a sidewall that is disposed outboard to the base sidewall, wherein one of said base sidewall and said selector part sidewall has an annular channel formed thereon concentric with a common axis, wherein at least one flexible member extends from the other of said selector part and said base, wherein said flexible member comprises a part configured to engage with said annular channel in said first position and configured to be disengaged from said annular channel in said second position;said selector part configured to be axially movable relative to said base between a first position and a second position, wherein said selector part is freely rotatable about said base in said first position, and wherein said selector part is in a latched condition relative to said base in said second position such that rotary movement of said selector part is prevented; anda latching mechanism between said selector part and said base which latches said selector part in place in said second position, whereby said date and/or time indicia are variously visible through said see-through area of said selector part and selectable through rotation of said selector part on said base when in said first position. 2. The contents indicator of claim 1, wherein said annular channel is formed on said base sidewall, wherein said annular channel is a groove, and wherein said at least one flexible member extends from said selector part toward said base sidewall. 3. The contents indicator of claim 1, wherein said annular channel is formed on said base sidewall, wherein said base sidewall has an upper ring and a lower ring which are concentric with said common axis and define a groove, said upper ring forming a stop for said flexible member against removal of said selector part from said base, said lower ring engaging with said flexible member in said second position thereby holding said selector part and said base in said second position. 4. The contents indicator of claim 3, wherein said selector part is in an indicia-set position when said part of said flexible member is positioned in said annular groove, and said latching mechanism comprises a plurality of teeth located on one of said base and said selector part engageable with complementary notches formed on the other of said base and selector part when said selector part is in said second position, said lower ring having a lower edge which is engaged by a detent of said flexible member in said second position to maintain said teeth within said notches to thereby prevent rotary movement of said selector part. 5. The contents indicator of claim 1, wherein said plurality of indicia comprises a first set of indicia for a day of the week, and a second set of indicia for time of day, said time of day indicia being located on said selector part adjacent said see-through area and being selectable through location of said see-through area relative to said day indicium selected. 6. A contents indicator for a container, comprising: a base;a selector part mounted with said base, wherein said selector part has a sidewall that is disposed outboard to the base sidewall, wherein said selector part is configured to move axially relative to said base between a first position and a second position, wherein said selector part is freely rotatable relative to said base in said first position, and wherein said selector part has a latched condition relative to said base in said second position such that rotary movement of said selector part is prevented;one of said base sidewall and said selector part sidewall having an annular channel formed thereon concentric with a common axis, wherein at least one flexible member extends from the other of said selector part and said base, wherein said flexible member comprises a part configured to engage with said annular channel in said first position and configured to be disengaged from said annular channel in said second position;one of said base and said selector part having indicia thereon indicative of differing dates and/or times, and the other of said base and said selector part having an indicator thereon;a latching mechanism between said selector part and said base which latches said selector part in place relative to said base in said second position, whereby said date and/or time indicia are variously selectable through movement of said selector part on said base when in said first position. 7. The contents indicator of claim 6, wherein said annular channel is formed on said base sidewall, wherein said annular channel is a groove, and wherein said at least one flexible member extends from said selector part sidewall. 8. The contents indicator of claim 6, wherein said annular channel is formed on said base sidewall, wherein said base sidewall has an upper ring and a lower ring which are concentric with said common axis and define a groove, said upper ring forming a stop for said flexible member against removal of said selector part from said base, said lower ring engaging with said flexible member in said second position thereby holding said selector part and said base in said second position. 9. The contents indicator of claim 8, wherein said selector part is in an indicia-set position when said part of said flexible member is positioned in said annular groove, and said latching mechanism comprises a plurality of teeth located on one of said base and said selector part engageable with complementary notches formed on the other of said base and selector part when said selector part is in said second position, said lower ring having a lower edge which is engaged by said detent of said flexible member in said second position to maintain said teeth within said notches to thereby prevent movement of said selector part. 10. The contents indicator of claim 6, wherein said plurality of indicia comprises a first set of indicia for a day of the week, and a second set of indicia for time of day, said time of day indicia being located on said selector part adjacent a see-through area and being selectable through location of said see-through area relative to said day indicium selected. 11. The contents indicator of claim 6, wherein said selector part has said indicia thereon and said base has said indicator alignable with said indicia thereon. 12. The contents indicator of claim 6, wherein said base has said indicia thereon, and said indicator has a see-through area formed thereon alignable with said indicia. 13. The contents indicator of claim 6, wherein said base is a closure lid for a container, and said selector part is a collar rotatably mounted about a common axis with said lid. 14. The contents indicator of claim 13, wherein said lid has a lid sidewall and said collar has a collar sidewall with said sidewalls being in spaced relation with said collar sidewall outboard to said lid sidewall when said collar and lid are mounted together, one of said collar sidewall and said lid sidewall having an annular groove formed thereon concentric with said axis, and further including at least one flexible member extending from the other of said collar sidewall and said lid sidewall with said flexible member including a part engaging within said annular groove in said first position.
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Garby Gage (Boulder CO) Barker Allan (Boulder CO), Adaptor for indicator device.
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