Vial closure assembly
AssigneeWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
InventorBenny Cyrus Koutal
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Abstract
A vial closure assembly for sealing a container includes a ring, a cap, a shell, and an optional cover. The ring has a first top wall defining a first through-opening and a skirt extending downwardly from the first top wall that includes a plurality of locking tabs. The cover includes a second top wall defining a second through-opening, a sidewall extending downwardly from the second top wall, and an interior cavity defined by the second top wall and the sidewall. The cap includes a plurality of tabs configured to engage the first or second top wall. The shell includes a body having an inwardly radially extending upper and lower lip. The upper lip includes at least one rail for sliding contact with a top surface of either the first or second top wall.
Claims21
A vial closure assembly comprising:
- a ring comprising a first top wall and a skirt extending downwardly from the first top wall, the first top wall defining a first central through-opening, and the skirt comprising a plurality of locking tabs;
- a cover comprising a second top wall and a sidewall extending downwardly from the second top wall, the second top wall and the sidewall defining an interior cavity, and the second top wall defining a second central through-opening aligned with the first central through-opening of the ring;
- a cap comprising a plurality of tabs configured to engage the second top wall of the cover;
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- a shell comprising a body having an upper lip extending radially inward and a lower lip extending radially inward, the upper lip including at least one rail configured to contact a top surface of the second top wall when the shell engages the cover.
A vial closure assembly comprising:
- a ring comprising a top wall and a skirt extending downwardly from the top wall, the top wall defining a first central through-opening, and the skirt comprising a plurality of locking tabs;
- a cap comprising a plurality of tabs configured to engage the top wall of the ring;
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- a shell comprising a body having an upper lip extending radially inward and a lower lip extending radially inward, the upper lip including at least one rail configured to contact a top surface of the top wall of the ring when the shell engages the ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.