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AssigneeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
InventorsRan Ding, Nicolau S. Cabral, Mohammad Falaki, Robert J. Post, Gerald M. Pennington, Brandon J. Pennock, Michael J. McCabe, Khoa D. Pham, Frank P. Jackson, Thomas R. Nixon
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The present application is directed to closure assemblies, and particularly closure assemblies for closing an opening in a vessel. In particular embodiments, the closure assemblies described herein can have a first ring having a top surface, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises threading, wherein the first ring comprises a first flange having a top surface extending radially inward from the inner surface of the first ring a distance of FL, and wherein the top surface of the first flange is spaced apart from the top surface of the first ring by a distance FH, and wherein a ratio of FH:FL is greater than 1.
A split-ring closure assembly for closing a vessel, wherein the split-ring closure assembly has an Applied Torque Threshold (ATT) of at least 180 in.lbf as measured according to the applied torque threshold test.
A split-ring closure assembly for closing an opening in a vessel, wherein the split-ring closure assembly has a threading engagement factor (TEF) of at least 50% as measured according to a threading engagement factor test at a torque pressure of 180 in.lbf.
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