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US3118561A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Capping means

Assignee: Dover Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-18
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1982-06-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard M Klaus

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 15:07
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L55/00; F16L55/10; F16L55/1018

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 260 words
IN A STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, A HOLLOW FITTING, A GASKETED CAP FOR SAID FITTING, INTER-ENGAGEMENT MEANS AT ONE SIDE OF SAID CAP FOR HOLDING SAID CAP TO SAID FITTING, AND RELEASABLE MEANS AT THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID CAP FOR HOLDING SAID CAP TO SAID FITTINGS, SAID RELEASABLE MEANS COMPRISING A LEVER, EARS ON SAID CAP TO WHICH SAID LEVER IS PIVOTED AT ONE END, CAM MEANS ON SAID LEVER TOGETHER WITH CAM MEANS ON SAID FITTING, BOTH SAID CAM MEANS COACTING WHEN SAID LEVER IS IN ONE POSITION TO HOLD SAID CAP MEANS TO SAID FITTING AND BOTH SAID CAM MEANS COACTING WHEN SAID LEVER IS IN ANOTHER POSITION TO EXERT AN UPWARD PRYING FORCE ON SAID CAP, SAID CAP HAVING A CENTRAL DEPRESSION, SAID LEVER WHEN IN SAID FIRST MENTIONED POSITION EXTENDING ACROSS SAID DEPRESSION SO AS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SPACE TO PERMIT INSERTION OF THE FINGERS OF AN OPERATOR BETWEEN THE LEVER AND THE BOTTOM OF SAID DEPRESSION SAID LEVER BEING L-SHAPED, SAID CAM MEANS ON THE LEVER COMPRISING A PAIR OF CAMS LOCATED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PIVOTED END OF SAID LEVER, THE CAM MEANS ON SAID FITTING COMPRISING AN ANNULAR GROOVE, SAID LEVER HAVING A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH ONE OF SAID CAMS COACTS WITH SAID ANNULAR GROOVE TO HOLD THE CAP CLOSED, A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH BOTH OF THE LEVER CAMS ARE DISENGAGED FROM SAID GROOVE PERMITTING REMOVAL OF THE CAP, AND A THIRD POSITION IN WHICH SAID SECOND LEVER CAM COACTS WITH SAID GROOVE TO ACCOMPLISH SAID PRYING FORCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 260 words
IN A STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, A HOLLOW FITTING, A GASKETED CAP FOR SAID FITTING, INTER-ENGAGEMENT MEANS AT ONE SIDE OF SAID CAP FOR HOLDING SAID CAP TO SAID FITTING, AND RELEASABLE MEANS AT THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID CAP FOR HOLDING SAID CAP TO SAID FITTINGS, SAID RELEASABLE MEANS COMPRISING A LEVER, EARS ON SAID CAP TO WHICH SAID LEVER IS PIVOTED AT ONE END, CAM MEANS ON SAID LEVER TOGETHER WITH CAM MEANS ON SAID FITTING, BOTH SAID CAM MEANS COACTING WHEN SAID LEVER IS IN ONE POSITION TO HOLD SAID CAP MEANS TO SAID FITTING AND BOTH SAID CAM MEANS COACTING WHEN SAID LEVER IS IN ANOTHER POSITION TO EXERT AN UPWARD PRYING FORCE ON SAID CAP, SAID CAP HAVING A CENTRAL DEPRESSION, SAID LEVER WHEN IN SAID FIRST MENTIONED POSITION EXTENDING ACROSS SAID DEPRESSION SO AS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SPACE TO PERMIT INSERTION OF THE FINGERS OF AN OPERATOR BETWEEN THE LEVER AND THE BOTTOM OF SAID DEPRESSION SAID LEVER BEING L-SHAPED, SAID CAM MEANS ON THE LEVER COMPRISING A PAIR OF CAMS LOCATED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PIVOTED END OF SAID LEVER, THE CAM MEANS ON SAID FITTING COMPRISING AN ANNULAR GROOVE, SAID LEVER HAVING A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH ONE OF SAID CAMS COACTS WITH SAID ANNULAR GROOVE TO HOLD THE CAP CLOSED, A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH BOTH OF THE LEVER CAMS ARE DISENGAGED FROM SAID GROOVE PERMITTING REMOVAL OF THE CAP, AND A THIRD POSITION IN WHICH SAID SECOND LEVER CAM COACTS WITH SAID GROOVE TO ACCOMPLISH SAID PRYING FORCE.

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