Patent · US Expired

Plastic reservoir cap

US5325981A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 26, 1992
Grant dateJul 5, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S220/33
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An all plastic cap for an automotive power steering reservoir includes a cap portion and a central integrally molded stem portion, the latter having oppositely extending integrally molded stiffly resilient locking ears with an elastomeric gasket disposed within the cap such that the ears may engage a cam lip within the reservoir neck as the cap is turned with the ears drawing the cap into the neck and squeezing the gasket to effect the seal of the neck opening.

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