Quick-on cap with one-part closure body
US5829620A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/33
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A filler neck closure cap includes a closure body, a handle coupled to an axially outer flange of the closure body, and an O-ring sealing gasket carried on an axially inner end of the closure body. The cap further includes closure retainer apparatus appended to a middle portion of the closure body to lie in fixed immovable relation to the middle portion. The closure retainer apparatus is configured to engage the filler neck to block removal of the closure body from the filler neck upon installation of the cap in the filler neck.
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