Brake fluid reservoir cap
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsBrian W. Quinn, James A. Webster, Brian S. Paprocki, Chia N. Yang, David A. Skoog, Kenneth S. Kojamanian, Randall Lee Johnson
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Abstract
A closure assembly including: a cap with an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, the inner surface including an interface configured to cooperate with a finish of a fluid reservoir to close the fluid reservoir, and the outer surface including an icon; and a plate mounted to the cap over the outer surface with a retention member, the plate defining an opening through which the icon is visible. The plate is removable from the cap by detaching or severing the retention member.
Claims17
A closure assembly comprising:
- a cap including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, the inner surface including an interface configured to cooperate with a finish of a fluid reservoir to close the fluid reservoir, and the outer surface including an icon at a cap center of the cap;
- a plate mounted to the cap over the outer surface with a retention member that is offset from a plate center of the plate, the plate defining an opening at the plate center through which the icon is visible;
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- an anti-rotation member configured to prevent rotation of the plate relative to the cap, the anti-rotation member is independent of the retention member,
- wherein the plate is removable from the cap by detaching or severing the retention member.
A closure assembly comprising:
- a cap including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, the inner surface including an interface configured to cooperate with a finish of a brake fluid reservoir of an automobile to close the brake fluid reservoir, and the outer surface including a brake fluid icon at a cap center of the cap;
- a plate mounted to the cap over the outer surface with a retention member that is offset from a plate center of the plate and in contact with both the plate and the cap, the plate is rotatable about the retention member, the plate including warning text at an outer plate surface of the plate, and the plate defining an opening at the plate center through which the brake fluid icon is visible;
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- an anti-rotation member configured to prevent rotation of the plate relative to the cap, the anti-rotation member is independent of the retention member,
- wherein the plate is removable from the cap by detaching or severing the retention member.
A closure assembly comprising:
- a cap including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, the inner surface including an interface configured to cooperate with a finish of a brake fluid reservoir of an automobile to close the brake fluid reservoir, and the outer surface including a brake fluid icon at a cap center of the cap;
- a plate mounted to the cap over the outer surface with a retention member that is offset from a plate center of the plate and in contact with both the plate and the cap, the plate is rotatable about the retention member, the plate including warning text at an outer plate surface of the plate, and the plate defining an opening at the plate center through which the brake fluid icon is visible;
- a break-away area of the plate proximate to the retention member to facilitate decoupling of the plate from the retention member, the break-away area of the plate is relatively thinner than an adjacent area of the plate;
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- an anti-rotation surface protruding from the outer surface of the cap, the anti-rotation surface configured to cooperate with the plate to restrict rotation of the plate relative to the cap, the anti-rotation surface is independent of the retention member,
- wherein the plate is removable from the cap by detaching or severing the retention member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.