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Sterile closure cap

  • US 4,157,144 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1978
  • Issued: 06/05/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A sterile closure including, in combination, a flask having a neck, including a first threaded portion and a frustroconical ring formed therein surrounding the neck below said threaded portion and defining a downwardly facing annular shoulder;

  • and a closure cap including a peripheral skirt having an internal thread configuration which is generally complementary to the threaded portion of the container neck;

    said skirt including a free end having an internal annular recess formed therein and being dimensioned such that said recess is below the level of the shoulder when the cap is threaded on the neck of the flask; and

    an annular tamper-proof ring press-fit in said recess, said ring being generally U-shaped in cross-section and including a pair of legs, one of said legs being received in said recess and the other of said legs extending parallel thereto but inwardly of the inner surface of the skirt whereby said other leg will be located directly below said shoulder when the cap is mounted on said neck.

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