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US 7,954,515 B2Granted
Combination cap and plug assembly
AssigneeColder Products Company
InventorPatrick T. Gerst
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Abstract
A combination cap and plug assembly. A cap portion of the assembly is used to stop flow of material through a male coupling, and a plug portion is used to stop flow of material through a female coupling. The combination cap and plug assembly includes a tether that allows the assembly to be coupled to hose or tubing that is connected to the male and female coupling.
Claims4
A system for restricting flow of a material, comprising:
- at least one tube;
- a male coupling, comprising:
- a male coupling fluid channel formed therein to allow a first material to flow therethrough,
- a flange member, and
- an insert member including a primary sealing surface, a secondary sealing surface, and an intermediate member extending between the flange member and the secondary sealing surface;
- a female coupling, comprising
- a female coupling fluid channel formed therein to allow a second material to flow therethrough, and
- a seal member formed within a lead-in receptacle;
- and
- a combination cap and plug assembly, comprising:
- a main body including first and second ends and first and second sides;
- a tether member positioned at the first end, the tether member defining an opening sized to receive the at least one tube;
- a cap portion positioned adjacent the second end and extending from the first side of the main body, the cap portion defining an opening sized to receive a portion of the male coupling and configured to restrict flow of the first material through the male coupling fluid channel;
- and
- a plug portion positioned adjacent the second end and extending from the second side of the main body, the plug portion including a body sized to be at least partially inserted into the female coupling and configured to restrict flow of the second material through the female coupling fluid channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.