Bung receptacle
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung de angewandten Forderung e.V.
InventorKlaus Dietrich
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Abstract
A receptacle is disclosed which has a bunghole surrounded by a collar mol out of material of the receptacle to form a collar ceiling area. A closure arrangement for closing the bunghole is provided which includes a bung stop forming a bung stopper ceiling area, the bung stopper being disk-shaped and without any pretightening elements. A ceiling element is disposed in use between the collar ceiling area and the bung stopper ceiling area. A tightening element separate from the bung stopper engages with a counter element at the collar and is engageable with the bung stopper to compress the ceiling element in a direction of the collar area to sealingly close the bunghole.
Claims11
A receptacle having a bunghole surrounded by a collar molded out of material of the receptacle, said collar forming a collar sealing area, and a closure arrangement comprising:
- a bung stopper for closing the bung hole, said bung stopper forming a bung stopper sealing area, said bung stopper being disk-shaped and without pretightening elements,
- a sealing element which in use with the bung stopper closing the bunghole is disposed between the collar sealing area and the bung stopper sealing area, and
- a clamp band separate from the bung stopper, said clamp band being engageable with said collar and being engageable with the bung stopper to compress the sealing element in a direction of said collar sealing area to sealingly close said bunghole,
- wherein said bung stopper is a planar disk shaped member over its entire surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.