Identification device for a container
AssigneeAga AB
InventorsJohn Yager, Bernard Lozar, Milton L. Klein
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Abstract
A neck ring has inwardly projecting fingers for engaging a threaded neck of a gas cylinder. The fingers are flexible and sloped upwardly to securely hold the neck ring on the cylinder while permitting removal without damaging the neck ring. Identification labels are mounted on flat, translucent or opaque tags. The separate tags are hinged and spaced apart to accommodate differently configured cylinders.
Claims19
An identification device for a container having a threaded neck, comprising:
- a body mountable on the neck and defining an inner edge adapted for fitting around the neck;
- fingers having a base attached to the body outside the inner edge, extending inwardly from the body past the inner edge of the body, and adapted to engage threads of the neck;
- a tag attached to the body by a flexible hinge, said tag extending outwardly and downwardly from the body prior to installation on the neck;
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- an identification label on the tag.
An identification device for a container having a threaded neck, comprising:
- a body disposable around the neck and defining an inner edge adapted for fitting around the neck;
- fingers having a base attached to the body outside the inner edge, extending inwardly from the body past the inner edge of the body, and adapted to engage threads of the neck;
- a plurality of generally rectangular, flat faced tags hingedly attached along an outer edge of the body and sloping downwardly and outwardly from the body prior to installation on the neck;
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- an identification label on the flat face of at least one of the tags.
An identification device for a pressurized gas cylinder having a threaded neck, comprising:
- a neck ring body disposable around the neck and having a reinforcing flange extending therefrom;
- flexible fingers extending inwardly past an inner edge of the neck ring body and engageable with threads of the neck to retain the neck ring body on the neck;
- a plurality of tags hingedly attached to and extending from the neck ring body, said tags having an upwardly and outwardly facing flat surface;
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- an identification label disposed on the flat surface of each of the tags.
A pressurized gas cylinder, comprising:
- a cylinder body for containing a pressurized gas therein;
- a threaded neck extending from the cylinder body;
- a cap threaded on the neck;
- a neck ring body having an inner edge disposed around the neck;
- a plurality of fingers each having a base attached to the neck ring body outside the inner edge, extending inwardly from the neck ring body past the inner edge, and engaging threads of the neck and captured between the cap and cylinder body;
- a tag attached to the neck ring body;
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- a label disposed on the tag.
An identification device for a container having a threaded neck, comprising:
- a body mountable on the neck, said body including a ring disposable around the neck and a reinforcing flange extending from the ring;
- fingers extending inwardly from the body and adapted to engage threads of the neck;
- a tag attached to the body by a flexible hinge, said tag extending outwardly and downwardly from the body prior to installation on the neck;
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- an identification label on the tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.