Water port closure assembly
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsPiotr Kroczek, Dariusz Homa, Monika Kotwica
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Abstract
A closure assembly for a fluid port having a fluid flow channel defined along an axis, the channel ending in a port opening. The assembly includes: a closure cap extending in a first plane arranged to seat across, and close the port opening, in use, in a closed state, a guide arm extending from the cap in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane; a lifting guide to accommodate and retain the guide arm for movement of the guide arm in the second plane as the cap moves axially away from the opening; and a pivot mechanism between the guide arm and the lifting guide about which the cap is able to pivot relative to the lifting guide to an open position.
Claims13
A closure assembly for a fluid port having a fluid flow channel defined along an axis, the channel ending in a port opening, the closure assembly comprising:
- a closure cap extending in a first plane arranged to seat across, and close the port opening, in use, in a closed state,
- a guide arm extending from the cap in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane;
- a lifting guide to accommodate and retain the guide arm for movement of the guide arm in the second plane as the cap moves axially away from the opening;
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- a pivot mechanism between the guide arm and the lifting guide about which the cap is able to pivot relative to the lifting guide to an open position;
- wherein the lifting guide defines a receptacle to receive the guide arm such that the guide arm can move in and axially relative to the lifting guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.