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System for locking container assembly

US8689996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateAug 10, 2012
Grant dateApr 8, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1099
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a container assembly comprising a cover threadingly coupled to a container along a threaded interface portion of an interface and a cover lock assembly. The cover lock assembly includes a lock screw configured to selectively move between a cover lock position and a cover release position. The lock screw extends across the interface to resist threaded rotation of the cover relative to the container in the cover lock position, and the lock screw is recessed away from the interface to enable threaded rotation of the cover relative to the container in the cover release position. The cover lock assembly also includes a lock insert configured to block movement of the lock screw from the cover lock position to the cover release position.

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