Removable cap assembly

• US 7,624,701 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2006
• Issued: 12/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ver Hage Enterprises
• Original Assignee: Ver Hage Enterprises
• Inventors: Ver Hage, Richard P.
• Primary Examiner(s): PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US11/636,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20070175852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 215/44, 215/45, 215/318, 215/329, 215/341, 215/387, 215/388, 215/363, 220/293, 220/288, 220/254.1, 220/255, 220/715, 220/705, 119/72, 119/72.5
• US Class Current: 119/72
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 7/06 actuated by the animal for poultry A01K39/0213
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2949/0773 Threads
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2949/0774 Interrupted threads
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/32 with means for venting

Abstract

A removable cap assembly having a cap with a curved side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. A top portion extends from the side wall. A boss extends perpendicularly from the top portion in the shape of an inverted trapezoid, where the boss has a bottom and a top. A first circumferential rib extends perpendicularly from the top of the boss. A stopper is dimensioned to seal the opening, having an inverted trapezoidal shape complementary to the boss. The stopper is maintained in the cap by the inverted trapezoid shape of said boss. The stopper includes a disc shaped base, a cylindrical wall portion extending from the base, a first groove in the base surrounding the wall portion dimensioned to receive the bottom of the boss. An appliance member is adapted to be positioned within the hole and extending through the opening.

Claims

1. A removable cap 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 in the shape of an inverted trapezoid, said boss having a bottom and a top, a first 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;

a stopper dimensioned to seal said opening, said stopper having an inverted trapezoidal shape complementary to said boss, said stopper having a hole therein configured to allow a fluid to flow therethrough, said stopper being maintained in said cap by said inverted trapezoid shape of said boss, said stopper including a disc shaped base, a cylindrical wall portion extending from said base, a first groove in said base surrounding said wall portion, said first groove dimensioned to receive said bottom of said boss; and

an appliance member adapted to be positioned within said hole and extending through said opening.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said appliance member is a sipper tube.

3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said appliance member is a plug.

4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said stopper further comprises a channel formed in said base.

5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein said channel further comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of said channel dimensioned to receive an upper surface of a bottle and said lower surface of said channel dimensioned to receive an inner surface of a bottle to form a substantially tight seals therebetween.

6. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a thread formed on said inner surface of said curved wall.

7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said width of said opening is less than two times the height of said opening.

8. The removable cap assembly as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a plug dimensioned to seal said hole in said stopper.

9. A removable cap 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 in the shape of an inverted trapezoid, said boss having a bottom and a top, a first 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;

a stopper dimensioned to seal said opening, said stopper having an inverted trapezoidal shape complementary to said boss, said stopper having a hole therein configured to allow a fluid to flow therethrough, said stopper being maintained in said cap by said inverted trapezoid shape of said boss, said stopper including a disc shaped base, a cylindrical wall portion extending from said base, a first groove in said base surrounding said wall portion, said first groove dimensioned to receive said bottom of said boss; and

a bottle having a mouth portion with an inner surface and an outer surface, said outer surface having a first at least two threads disposed thereon corresponding to a second set of 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.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said threads disposed on said outer surface of said bottle are discrete.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein four of said threads are disposed on said inner surface of said cap and four of said corresponding threads are disposed on said outer surface of said bottle.