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US 2011/0297706 A1Published application
Universal fitment for attachment to spouts
OwnerRobert A. Zossinventor
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Universal fitments for attachment to spouts having various internal diameters and/or various threadings and methods of using the same. The universal fitments may attach to spouts around their outer diameters and/or within their inner diameters. Some universal fitments include an outer circumferential member having a central aperture extending therethrough and a deformable inner circumferential member adjoined to the inner surface of the outer circumferential member. Other universal fitments include a central longitudinal member and a flexible flange encircling the central longitudinal member. Still other universal fitments include a central longitudinal member having a proximal flange and a distal flange, a circumferential member comprised of a compressible material surrounding the central longitudinal member and abutting the proximal flange, a cap member, and a cylindrical member adjoined to the proximal end of the cap member and having a threaded surface which interacts with the distal flange.
A universal fitment for attachment to a spout having an outer diameter, the fitment comprising:
The fitment of 1 wherein the inner circumferential member is cylindrical in shape, having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the outer surface is adjoined to the inner surface of the outer circumferential member
The fitment of 2 wherein the fitment includes a central aperture extending therethrough.
The fitment of 1 wherein the inner circumferential member is ring shaped, having an inner circumference and an outer circumference and comprising a plurality of tabs extending radially inward, wherein the outer circumference is adjoined to the inner surface of the outer circumferential member.
The fitment of 4 wherein the proximal end of the fitment includes a central aperture and the distal end is closed.
The fitment of 4 comprising a plurality of inner circumferential members.
A universal fitment for attachment to a spout having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the fitment comprising:
The fitment of 7 wherein the central longitudinal member has a central aperture extending from the proximal end to the distal end.
The fitment of 7 further comprising an outer circumferential member adjoined to the central longitudinal member at the distal end of the central longitudinal member.
The fitment of 7 comprising a plurality of flexible flanges.
A universal fitment for attachment to a spout, the fitment comprising:
A method of attaching a fitment to a spout comprising:
The method of 12 wherein the inner circumferential member is cylindrical in shape, having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the outer surface is adjoined to the inner surface of the outer circumferential member.
The method of 12 wherein the inner circumferential member is ring shaped, having an inner circumference and an outer circumference and comprising a plurality of tabs extending radially inward, wherein the outer circumference is adjoined to the inner surface of the outer circumferential member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.