Tamper evident cap
AssigneeHyperkinetics Corporation
InventorMark LaRocque
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Abstract
Provided herein are an article and method for securing a fluid container. The article includes a tamper evident cap, comprising a head section including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a tab; and a tail section including tapered members extending therefrom. The inner surface is arranged and disposed to receive a valve or opening therein and the tail section is arranged and disposed to engage the tab. The method includes providing a tamper evident cap comprising a head section including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a tab, and a tail section including tapered members extending therefrom; positioning the inner surface of the head section over a valve or opening of the fluid container; passing the tail section through or around a portion of the fluid container; and inserting the tail section into an opening in the tab.
Claims18
A tamper evident cap, comprising:
- a head section including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a tab;
- and
- a tail section including tapered members extending therefrom;
- wherein the inner surface is arranged and disposed to receive a valve or opening therein;
- and
- wherein the tail section is arranged and disposed to engage the tab;
- wherein the head section includes a decreased thickness surrounding the tab, perforations surrounding the tab, or a combination thereof;
- and
- wherein the tab includes an extension portion that extends past the outer surface of the head section opposite a recess defined by the inner surface.
A method of securing a fluid container, the method comprising:
- providing a tamper evident cap comprising:
- a head section including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a tab;
- and
- a tail section including tapered members extending therefrom;
- wherein the head section includes a decreased thickness surrounding the tab, perforations surrounding the tab, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the tab includes an extension portion that extends past the outer surface of the head section opposite a recess defined by the inner surface;
- positioning the inner surface of the head section over a valve or opening of the fluid container;
- passing the tail section through or around a portion of the fluid container;
- and
- inserting the tail section into an opening in the tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.