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US 2013/0075414 A1Published application
Locking means for a cap
OwnerFilip Dominique Hubert VAN GEEL, Katrien DE MALSCHE +5inventors
InventorsFilip Dominique Hubert VAN GEEL, Katrien DE MALSCHE, Rainer SCHARRENBERG, Gene Michael ALTONEN, Guy Hubert Stephane Sylvain CULERON, Neil Anthony LITTEN, Georgina Lyndsey Claire MILICH
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Abstract
A locking means for a cap resistant to impact forces and providing a leak-tight fitting to a container whilst allowing simple and quick release.
Claims12
A locking means for a cap capable of connecting to a container, said locking means comprising:
- (i) a panel connected to a lid of said cap on at least a portion of a perimeter thereof;
- (ii) at least one protrusion extending from a portion of said panel towards the inside of said lid for coupling with a slot provided in a portion of a cap body of said cap;
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- (iii) an elastically deformable material connecting said panel to said lid,
- wherein at least a portion of said protrusion extends at an angle “c” and wherein at least a portion of said slot is slanted at an angle “b” so that coupling with said protrusion is achieved when said lid is pressed onto said cap body, and wherein the angle “c” of said protrusion is between about 1 and about 2 degrees and the angle “b” of said slot is between about 0 and about 2 degrees, taken from a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis.
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