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Cap assembly

US11529641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2018
Grant dateDec 20, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF17C1/00
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cap assembly for closing an opening in a vessel may include a stopper and a rigid cap adapted to fit over the stopper and onto a vessel. The stopper may include a polymer body adapted to fit an opening of the vessel and a tubular portion defining an internal passageway extending through the polymer body. The rigid cap may include a pressure based locking mechanism adapted to engage the vessel under a unidirectional force and a tamper evident feature.

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