Patent · US Expired

Closure device for a container

US7604138B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

15References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Jens-Peter Seher · Stuttgart, DE
Christopher Sprague Boit · Uedem, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 3, 2004
Grant date	Oct 20, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/9247
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A closure device (10) for a container (12) includes a filling device (14) that can be attached to an opening (16) of the container (12) A closure structure such as a membrane (18), a system (34), or a duckbill closure (54, 84) is attached to the filling device (14) in such a way that the opening (16) of the container (12) is sealed when the filling device (14) is attached to the opening (16). The closure structure is coated at least partially with polytetrafluoroethylene (22, 38, 60, 94) on one side (20, 40, 58, 90) that is accessible from outside the container (12) in the assembled state of the filling device (14) on the container (12).

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