Lever closure for split ring assembly
OwnerDustin Kurreinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing a closure ring to a container wherein the ring is split and has a lever pivotally attached to a plate secured to the ring at one end and a pivot arm attached to a plate at the other end with the attachment plates having identical attachment points such that tooling and welding of the attachment plates is facilitated. The lever latch closure is further improved by forming locking tab on the lever attachment plate proximal the attachment points and extending upwardly through the lever in a closed position.
Claims12
An improvement for closing a sealing ring about a cylindrical container wherein said sealing ring has a first and second ends which abut for a circle, the improvement comprising
- a. a lever attachment arm affixed to said first end of said ring at two spaced attachment points,
- b. a lever pivotally mounted to said lever attachment arm at a first pivot,
- c. a pivot attachment arm affixed to said second end of said ring at two attachment points spaced equidistant with said lever attachment arm attachment points;
- and,
- d. a pivot link pivotally mounted at one end to said pivot attachment arm and pivotally attached to said lever at a second end, such that selective movement of said lever about said first pivot moves said first and second ends relative to each other.
In a closure system comprising a split ring, a lever attached to a first arm affixed to one end of said ring and to a pivot link pivotally connected to a second arm affixed to a second end of said ring, the improvement comprising symmetric attachment points formed on each leg for attachment of said legs to said ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.