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US 2022/0178465 A1Published application
Hazardous material container plug
AssigneeMicro Matic USA, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Crowell, Michael Tomlinson, Jeff Smigiel
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Abstract
A plug for a valve for a container that may contain hazardous materials is provided. The plug may include an outer wall, and one or more keys disposed on an external surface of the outer wall. The keys may be sized and shaped to respectively fit within one or more corresponding notches and one or more circumferential grooves in the valve to secure the plug to the valve.
Claims15
A plug for a valve, the plug comprising:
- an outer wall;
- and
- one or more keys disposed on an external surface of the outer wall;
- wherein said keys are sized and shaped to respectively fit within one or more corresponding notches and one or more circumferential grooves in the valve to secure the plug to the valve.
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A valve-plug assembly comprising:
- a valve comprising a valve body configured to be inserted into a well opening of a container, an upper edge having one or more notches, and one or more circumferential grooves at least partially overlapping with said one or more respective notches;
- and
- a plug comprising an outer wall and one or more keys disposed on an external surface of the outer wall;
- wherein the one or more keys are sized and shaped to respectively fit within the one or more notches and the one or more circumferential grooves to secure the plug to the valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.