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Removable cap assembly

  • US 6,786,179 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2002
  • Issued: 09/07/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A removable cap and bottle assembly comprising:

  • a cap having a curved side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, a top portion extending from said curved side wall, a boss extending perpendicularly from said top portion, said boss having a first thread formed on an inside surface, a circumferential rib extending perpendicularly from said top of said boss, said boss and rib defining an opening in said cap, said opening having a width and a height, said inner surface of said cap further having a second at least two threads disposed thereon;

    a stopper dimensioned to seal said opening, said stopper having a hole therein configured to allow a fluid to flow therethrough, said stopper being maintained in said cap by said boss and rib, said stopper including a disc shaped base, a cylindrical wall portion extending from said base having a third thread formed on an outside surface corresponding to said first thread on said inside surface of said boss, a groove in said base surrounding said wall portion, said groove dimensioned to receive said boss; and

    a bottle having a mouth portion with an inner surface and an outer surface, said outer surface having a fourth at least two threads disposed thereon corresponding to said second threads disposed on said inner surface of said side wall of said cap, so that when said cap is screwed on to said mouth of said bottle, a compression seal is formed along an entire circumference of said cap and said bottle with less than a full turn of said cap.

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