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US 2017/0361999 A1Published application
Beverage container cap for use with beverage extractor
AssigneeCoravin, Inc.
InventorsGregory Lambrecht, Michael Rider, Otto DeRuntz
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Abstract
A cap for engagement with a beverage container allows an extractor needle or other conduit to pass through a portion of the cap such that beverage can be removed from the container without removing the cap. The cap may include a septum that is radially and/or axially compressed and a barrier layer arranged to engage with the container to form a seal.
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A cap for engaging a threaded neck at a container opening, the cap comprising:
- a body having a lower cavity and an upper cavity that define a passageway from an upper opening to a lower opening of the body, the lower cavity defined by a sidewall with a thread arranged at an inner side of the sidewall to engage with the threaded neck;
- a barrier material arranged in the passageway between the upper and lower openings to engage with the container opening to seal the opening closed;
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- a septum in the upper cavity of the body and positioned above the barrier material, the septum having an upper surface at the upper opening and being compressed by the body in radial and/or axial directions, the septum and the barrier material being arranged to be pierced by a needle extended from the upper opening toward the lower opening, the septum arranged to reseal after withdrawal of a needle that penetrates through the septum.
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A cap for engaging a threaded neck at a container opening, the cap comprising:
- a body having a lower cavity and an upper cavity that define a passageway from an upper opening to a lower opening of the body, the lower cavity defined by a sidewall and arranged to engage with the threaded neck;
- a barrier material arranged in the passageway between the upper and lower openings to engage with the container opening to seal the opening closed;
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- a septum in the upper cavity of the body, the septum having an upper surface at the upper opening and being compressed by the body in radial and/or axial directions, the septum being arranged to be pierced by a needle extended from the upper opening toward the lower opening, the septum arranged to reseal after withdrawal of a needle that penetrates through the septum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.