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US 2019/0100100 A1Published application
Reservoir tank cap closure indicators
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsLouis A. Sigioltzakis, Joseph C. Kuhn, John S. Pontaoe
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Abstract
A reservoir cap closure indicator coupled to a cap comprises a body configured to move between a first position and a second position. An indicator coupled to the body indicates a position of the reservoir cap closure indicator as the body moves between the first position and the second position.
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A reservoir cap closure indicator coupled to a cap, the reservoir cap closure indicator comprising:
- a body configured to move between a first position and a second position;
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- an indicator coupled to the body, wherein the indicator is configured to indicate a position of the reservoir cap closure indicator as the body moves between the first position and the second position.
A reservoir cap closure indicator system comprising:
- a cap configured to be removably coupled to a neck of a reservoir, wherein the cap is configured to move between an installed state and an uninstalled state;
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- a reservoir cap closure indicator coupled to the cap, the reservoir cap closure indicator comprising:
- a body configured to move between a first position and a second position;
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- an indicator coupled to the body, wherein the indicator is configured to indicate the position of the reservoir cap closure indicator as the body moves between the first position and the second position,
- wherein, when the cap is in the uninstalled state, the body is in the first position, and when the cap is in the installed state, the body is in the second position.
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A reservoir cap closure indicator coupled to a cap, the reservoir cap closure indicator comprising:
- a body including an alignment feature configured to align the body of the reservoir cap closure indicator with the cap, wherein the body of the reservoir cap closure indicator is configured to move between a first position and a second position;
- a locking member coupled to the body, wherein the locking member is configured to engage the cap as the body of the reservoir cap closure indicator moves between the first position and the second position;
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- an indicator coupled to the body, wherein the indicator is configured to indicate the position of the reservoir cap closure indicator as the body moves between the first position and the second position,
- wherein the indicator is configured to indicate when the body is in the second position and when the body is not in the second position,
- wherein the reservoir cap closure indicator is configured to be disposed inside the cap, and the indicator is configured to be visible outside of the cap at a top side of the cap.
- wherein the locking member is one or more of a spring, a tab, a detent, or a protuberance,
- wherein the body, the locking member, and the indicator are configured to be integrally formed of a unitary component, and
- wherein the reservoir cap closure indicator is configured to be disposed between the cap and the reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.