Closure assembly for medical fitting
First Claim
1. A closure assembly for a medical fitting comprising:
- a cap connectable in flow restricting relation to the fitting,an end section, said cap adjustably connected to said end section,a primary drive assembly and a secondary drive assembly each independently and separately disposed in active engagement and interconnecting relation between said cap and said end section,said primary drive assembly, when in said active engagement, structured to facilitate fastening of the fitting to said cap upon relative rotation therebetween in a fastening direction,said secondary drive assembly, when in said active engagement, structured to facilitate unfastening of the fitting to said cap upon rotation therebetween in an unfastening direction, andsaid fastening direction and said unfastening direction being in opposite directions.
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Abstract
A closure assembly for a medical fitting including a cap, connectable in flow restricting relation to the fitting and adjustably connected to an end section having a base removably connected thereto. A primary drive assembly and a secondary drive assembly are each independently disposed in interconnecting relation between the cap and the end section. The primary and secondary drive assemblies are respectively structured to facilitate fastening and unfastening of the fitting and the cap upon oppositely directed, relative rotation between the fitting and the cap in a fastening direction and in an unfastening direction. An exterior housing may be fixedly connected to the end section and includes a hollow interior dimensioned to receive and/or retained the cap and the base therein.
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14 Claims
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1. A closure assembly for a medical fitting comprising:
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a cap connectable in flow restricting relation to the fitting, an end section, said cap adjustably connected to said end section, a primary drive assembly and a secondary drive assembly each independently and separately disposed in active engagement and interconnecting relation between said cap and said end section, said primary drive assembly, when in said active engagement, structured to facilitate fastening of the fitting to said cap upon relative rotation therebetween in a fastening direction, said secondary drive assembly, when in said active engagement, structured to facilitate unfastening of the fitting to said cap upon rotation therebetween in an unfastening direction, and said fastening direction and said unfastening direction being in opposite directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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