Closure system and method for resealing a caulking tube nozzle
OwnerGiulio Di Molfettainventor
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Abstract
There is provided a closure system for resealing a caulking tube nozzle of a caulking tube, the caulking tube nozzle having a straight cylindrical portion located near the caulking tube and a frusto-conical end portion located away from the caulking tube, the closure system comprising a hollow adaptor adapted to be removably secured to the caulking tube nozzle, the hollow adaptor comprising a first open end for sealingly receiving the caulking tube nozzle, a second open end and a passageway extending therebetween; and a plug for sealingly engaging the second open end to prevent caulking from exiting the passageway through the second open end. There is also provided a method for resealing a caulking tube nozzle.
Claims19
A closure system for resealing a caulking tube nozzle of a caulking tube, the caulking tube nozzle having a straight cylindrical portion located near the caulking tube and a frusto-conical end portion located away from the caulking tube, the closure system comprising:
- a hollow adaptor adapted to be removably secured to the caulking tube nozzle, the hollow adaptor comprising a first open end for sealingly receiving the caulking tube nozzle, a second open end and a passageway extending therebetween;
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- a plug for sealingly engaging the second open end to prevent caulking from exiting the passageway through the second open end.
A method for resealing a caulking tube nozzle, the method comprising:
- providing a hollow adaptor having a first open end, a second open end and a passageway extending therebetween;
- sealingly engaging the hollow adaptor on the caulking tube nozzle through the first open end;
- sealingly engaging a plug in the hollow adaptor through the second open end to thereby seal the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.