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US 6,558,628 B1Granted
Compartment cover, kit and method for forming the same
AssigneeSpecialty Silicone Products, Inc.
InventorNed J. Reo
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Abstract
A vial pack cover, a vial pack kit, and a method for forming the vial pack cover is provided. The vial pack cover can simultaneously cover a plurality of containers while preventing the contents of the containers from degrading or permeating through the cover. In addition, the vial pack cover allows a user to access individual containers without having to remove the cover from the un-accessed containers. The vial pack cover generally includes: (1) a plurality of plug portions joined together and formed from a heat curable rubber; and (2) a barrier layer covering each of the plug portions.
Claims40
A method, comprising the following steps:
- providing a heat curable rubber cover for an at least one compartment, said cover including a support sheet having a bottom surface and a plurality of plug portions thereon;
- covering the plug portions and the bottom surface of the support sheet with a non-rubber barrier layer, wherein there is no intervening layer of adhesive between the cover and the barrier layer;
- and
- covering the at least one compartment with the cover therein, by fully engaging the cover with the at least one compartment, wherein only the barrier layer of each plug portion and the barrier layer of the support sheet releasably seals the at least one compartment.
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A cover for a compartment, comprising:
- a plurality of plug portions joined together to form a surface of the cover, wherein the plug portions are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- and
- a barrier layer formed directly on and coextensively with said surface of the cover, wherein the barrier layer covers said surface of the cover, wherein when the cover fully engages the compartment only the barrier layer releasably seals the compartment.
A compartment cover comprising:
- a support sheet;
- a plurality of plug portions fixed to the support sheet, wherein both the support sheet and the plug portions have a coextensive exposed surface and are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- and
- a barrier layer formed directly on the coextensive exposed surface of the plug portions and the support sheet, wherein the coextensive exposed surface of the plug portions and the surface of the support sheet is coated with the barrier layer, wherein when the cover fully engages a compartment only the barrier layer releasably seals the compartment.
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A kit, comprising:
- a pack, wherein the pack includes a plurality of compartments open to a surface of the pack;
- a cover for covering the pack, wherein the cover includes:
- a support sheet;
- a plurality of plug portions integrally formed as a part of the support sheet, wherein both the support sheet and the plug portions have a coextensive exposed surface and are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- and
- a barrier layer formed directly on the coextensive exposed surfaces of both the support sheet and the plug portions, wherein when the cover is fully engaged with the pack, only the barrier layer releasably seals at least one of said plurality of compartments of the pack.
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A kit comprising:
- a pack, wherein the pack includes a plurality of compartments open to a surface of the pack;
- a support sheet and a plurality of plug portions joined together, wherein the support sheet and the plug portions have a coextensive exposed surface and wherein the sheet and the plurality of plug portions are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- a barrier layer formed directly on the coextensive exposed surface of the support sheet and the plug portions, wherein the barrier layer covers the exposed coextensive surface, and wherein when said support sheet and the plug portions fully engage the pack, only the barrier layer releasably seals at least one of said plurality of compartments of the pack.
A compartment cover comprising:
- a plurality of plug portions joined together to form a surface of the cover, wherein the plug portions are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- and
- a barrier layer formed directly and coextensively on said surface of the cover, wherein the barrier layer covers said surface of the cover, wherein when the cover fully engages a compartment only the barrier layer releasably seals the compartment.
A method of using a heat curable rubber as a cover for a compartment, comprising the following steps:
- providing a heat curable rubber cover including a support sheet and a plurality of plug portions, wherein the plug portions are coated with a barrier layer formed on a surface of each of the plug portions and the support sheet without an intervening adhesive layer;
- and
- fully engaging the cover with a compartment having a plurality of containers therein, wherein only the barrier layer of each plug portion releasably seals each of the containers.
A kit, comprising:
- a pack, wherein the pack includes a plurality of compartments open to a surface of the pack, the compartments holding containers;
- a compartment cover formed from a heat curable rubber, wherein the cover includes:
- a support sheet;
- and
- a plurality of plug portions integrally formed as a part of the support sheet, wherein the support sheet has an exposed surface;
- and
- a coextensive barrier layer formed on the plug portions and the exposed surface of the support sheet without an intervening adhesive layer, wherein when the cover is fully engaged with the pack, only the barrier layer releasably at least seals one of the containers of the pack.
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A kit, comprising:
- a pack, wherein the pack includes a plurality of compartments open to a surface of the pack;
- a compartment cover formed from a heat curable rubber, wherein the cover includes:
- a plurality of plug portions joined together to form an exposed surface;
- and
- a coextensive barrier layer formed on the plug portions and the exposed surface of the support sheet, without an intervening adhesive layer, wherein when the cover is fully engaged with the pack, only the barrier layer releasably seals at least one of the compartments of the pack, and
- a cutter for removing one of the plug portions from the compartment kit.
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A compartment cover, comprising:
- a plurality of plug portions joined together to form an exposed surface, wherein the plug portions are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- and
- a polytetrafluoroethylene barrier layer formed directly and coextensively on said surface, wherein the barrier layer covers said surface of the cover, wherein when the cover fully engages a compartment only the barrier layer releasably seals the compartment.
A kit, comprising:
- a pack, wherein the pack includes a plurality of compartments open to a surface of the pack;
- a compartment cover formed from a heat curable rubber, wherein the cover includes:
- a plurality of plug portions joined together to form an exposed surface, wherein the plug portions are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- a coextensive barrier layer formed directly on the plug portions and the exposed surface of the support sheet, wherein when the cover is fully engaged with the pack, only the barrier layer releasably seals at least one of the compartments of the pack, and
- a needle aperture formed in at least one of the plug portions.
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A kit, comprising:
- a pack, wherein the pack includes a plurality of compartments open to a surface of the pack;
- a compartment cover formed from a heat curable rubber, wherein the cover includes:
- a plurality of plug portions joined together to form an exposed surface, wherein the plug portions are formed from a heat curable rubber;
- and
- a coextensive polytetrafluoroethylene barrier layer formed directly on the plug portions and the exposed surface of the support sheet, wherein when the cover is fully engaged with the pack, only the barrier layer releasably seals at least one of the compartments of the pack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.