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AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorsTimothy LONDERGAN, Feng WAN, Kenichi HASHIZUME, Scott NEEDHAM
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Methods, systems, caps, containers, and assemblies for a gecko-like container capping system are described. A gecko-like cap configured to cover an opening in a container may include an inner surface configured to mate with an opening surface of a container. Setae may be located on a surface of the cap and/or a surface of the container that are configured to oppose movement of the cap away from the container by creating an adhesion force between the inner surface and the opening surface. The cap may include one or more release mechanisms configured to deflect the inner surface away from the opening surface, thereby reducing the adhesion force such that the cap is removable from the container.
A method of manufacturing a closeable assembly, the method comprising:
The method of claim, wherein forming the container comprises forming with a first material and forming the cap comprises forming with the first material, wherein the first material comprises high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, post-consumer resin, K-resin, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polylactic acid, acryl resin, and combinations thereof.
A method of manufacturing a cap configured to cover an opening in a container, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.