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US 5,180,073 AGranted
Permeable cap for flask
AssigneeBiomedical Polymers, Inc.
InventorsJohn E. Fay, Michael T. Faulkner
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Abstract
A cap for a flask includes a top portion; an inner collar extending downwardly from the top portion for insertion into the mouth of the flask; an outer collar spaced from the inner collar and extending downwardly from the top portion for covering the lip of the flask; detent means on the inner surface of the outer collar extending inwardly to positively engage the lip of the flask and sealingly engage the cap with the mouth of the flask; and a permeable section in the top portion within said inner collar for enabling exchange of gases in the flask.
Claims8
A permeable cap for a flask, comprising:
- a top portion;
- an inner collar extending downwardly from said top portion for insertion into the mouth of a flask, the inner collar being tapered inwardly to positively engage the flask;
- an outer collar spaced from said inner collar extending downwardly from said top portion and being flared generally conically outwardly beyond said top portion to define an enlarged space between said outer collar and the flask below said top portion, said outer collar both covering the lip of the flask and providing a prominent buffer to protect said top portion of the cap and the lip of the flask;
- detent means on the inner surface of said outer collar extending inwardly to positively engage the lip of the flask and sealingly engage the cap with the mouth of the flask, said detent means being disposed above said enlarged space between said outer collar and the flask;
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- a permeable section in said top portion within said inner collar for enabling exchange of gases in the flask.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.