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Plastic cap

US4971213A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1988
Grant dateNov 20, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S215/01
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a plastic cap comprising a top plate and a skirt hanging down from the peripheral edge of the top plate, which are integrally formed of a plastic material, and a mechanism for clamping the cap to a vessel, which is arranged on the inner circumferential face of the skirt, wherein a receiving seat to be substantially exactly engaged with the top edge or peripheral edge of the vessel mouth and at least one sealing projection protruding from the receiving seat through a groove by a very small distance from the face of the receiving seat are arranged in an inner corner portion between the top plate and the skirt or in the vicinity thereof, and sealing is effected by the pressure generated by compression deformation of the sealing projection. In this plastic cap, plastic deformation of the sealed portion is prevented and a high durable sealing pressure is obtained. Accordingly, this plastic cap has an excellent pressure-resistant sealing property and an excellent venting property in combination.

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