Tube ports and related container systems
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1. A tube port comprising:
- a tubular first stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end, the interior surface bounding a passage that longitudinally extends through the first stem, the first end of the first stem terminating at a first end face that encircles an opening of the passage;
an annular lip seal radially inwardly projecting from the interior surface of the first stem at the first end thereof; and
a flange encircling and radially outwardly projecting from the first end of the first stem, the flange having a first side and an opposing second side, the first side of the flange and the first end face of the first stem combining to form a terminal end face; and
an annular channel recessed on the terminal end face so as to encircle the opening of the passage.
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Abstract
A tube port includes a tubular first stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end. The interior surface bounds a passage that longitudinally extends through the first stem. The tube port also includes a flange encircling and radially outwardly projecting from the first end of the first stem. The flange and the first stem are integrally formed as a unitary member comprised of a flexible elastomeric material having a durometer on a Shore A scale with a value of less than 90.
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1. A tube port comprising:
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a tubular first stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end, the interior surface bounding a passage that longitudinally extends through the first stem, the first end of the first stem terminating at a first end face that encircles an opening of the passage; an annular lip seal radially inwardly projecting from the interior surface of the first stem at the first end thereof; and a flange encircling and radially outwardly projecting from the first end of the first stem, the flange having a first side and an opposing second side, the first side of the flange and the first end face of the first stem combining to form a terminal end face; and an annular channel recessed on the terminal end face so as to encircle the opening of the passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A container system comprising:
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a container having an interior surface bounding a chamber that is adapted to hold a fluid and having an opposing exterior surface, an opening being formed through the container from the interior surface to the exterior surface; a tube port comprising; a tubular stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end, the interior surface bounding a passage that longitudinally extends through the stem; an annular lip seal radially inwardly projecting from the interior surface of the stem; and a flange encircling and radially outwardly projecting from the first end of the stem, the flange being secured to the interior surface of the container so that the stem projects out of the container through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A container system comprising:
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a container having an interior surface bounding a chamber, the chamber being adapted to hold a fluid; a tube port comprising; a tubular stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end, the interior surface bounding a passage that longitudinally extends through the stem; an annular lip seal radially inwardly projecting from the interior surface of the stem; and a flange encircling and radially outwardly projecting from the first end of the stem, the tube port being coupled with the container so that the passage extending through the stem communicates with the chamber of the container; and a probe slidably disposed within the passage of the tube port so that a substantially liquid tight seal is formed between an exterior surface of the probe and the lip seal, the probe comprising one of a temperature probe, a dissolved oxygen probe, or a pH probe. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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