Device to prevent removal of fuel and oil caps
OwnerCharles Mike Payneinventor
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Abstract
A device to prevent removal of fuel and oil caps includes a pin having a shaft with a first and second end; a head at the first end of the shaft; a locking element at the second end of the shaft; a pad having an adhesive surface that fixes to the cap; a grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap; and a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cap generally covers the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap.
Claims17
A device to deter removal of a container cap, comprising:
- a pin having a shaft with a first and second end;
- a head at the first end of the shaft;
- a washer that fits over the shaft of the pin and rotatably retains the head of the pin to the cap;
- a locking element at the second end of the shaft;
- a pad having an adhesive surface that fixes to the cap;
- a grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap;
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- a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cover generally covers the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap.
A device to deter removal of a container cap, comprising:
- a pin having a shaft with a first and second end;
- a head at the first end of the shaft;
- a locking element at the second end of the shaft;
- a pad having an adhesive surface that fixes to the cap, the pad being generally a rubber or plastic tape with additional layers of tape for reinforcement, and a plurality of fasteners to help hold the layers together;
- a grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap;
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- a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cap generally covers the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap.
A device to deter removal of a container cap, comprising:
- a pin having a shaft with a first and second end;
- a head at the first end of the shaft;
- a locking element at the second end of the shaft;
- a pad having an adhesive surface that fixes to the cap, wherein the pad comprises a base tape having the adhesive surface on a first side and a second surface on a second side, a sticky coating on the adhesive surface of the base tape, adapted to stick to the container cap, a layer of aluminum tape having first and second sides, fixed to the second side of the base tape, and a layer of duct tape on the aluminum tape;
- a grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap;
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- a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cap generally covers the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap.
A device to deter removal of a container cap, comprising:
- a pin having a shaft with a first and second end;
- a head at the first end of the shaft that extends laterally from the shaft;
- a washer that fits over the shaft of the pin and rotatably retains the head of the pin to the cap;
- a locking element at the second end of the shaft;
- a pad having an adhesive surface on a first side that fixes to the cap and a non-sticky surface on a second side;
- a circular grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap;
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- a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cover has sufficient size and depth to generally cover the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.