Stopper with sheath for a container
OwnerDouglas Symank, Mark Goldeninventors
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Abstract
A stopper for use with a container containing liquids, solids, or gases. The stopper includes a main body. The main body includes an upper portion. The upper portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of an opening of the container. The stopper also includes a flexible sheath affixed to the stopper. The sheath can be rolled down an exterior surface of the container to facilitate a seal of the container. In addition, the main body includes an annular groove sized and shaped to retain the sheath when rolled up. In one embodiment the present invention may include a lower portion having a plug sized and shaped to fit within the opening of the container to prevent liquids, solids, or gases contained in the container from exiting the opening.
Claims13
A stopper for a container retaining liquids, solids, or gases, the stopper comprising:
- a main body, wherein the main body includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the main body sized and shaped to fit over an opening of the container;
- wherein the lower portion includes a plug sized and shaped to snugly fit the opening of the container;
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- a flexible sheath affixed to the stopper, the sheath being rollable down an exterior surface of the container a length below the lower portion of the main body to facilitate a seal of the container;
- the main body having an annular groove sized and shaped to retain the sheath when rolled up
- wherein the main body includes a ridge adjacent and below the annular groove;
- wherein the annular groove is located above a gap residing between the plug and interior walls of the sheath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.