Resealable hermetic vial

Claim 2

A resealable hermetic vial comprising a container body having a neck at the top thereof and means on said neck for securing a resealing closure cap thereto, a glass filler tube hermetically secured to the body-neck structure near the top thereof and extending upwardly therefrom, said tube having a score mark thereon at a level near the top of said neck to establish the level at which said tube is broken off when the filled and hermetically sealed vial is opened, and a closure cap having securing means adapted to cooperate with said securing means on said neck to sealingly close the broken-open filler tube at said score mark.

Claim 3

Structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein the filler tube is constricted at the level of the score mark.

Claim 4

Structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein the closure cap includes means for sealing the vial at the neck of the container as well as at the filler tube.

Claim 5

Structure in accordance with claim 3 wherein the means for sealing the vial comprises a gasket of self-healing gum material and the cap has an aperture at its center whereby liquid contained in the resealed vial may be withdrawn by means of a hypodermic needle without removal of said cap.

Claim 6

Structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein the score mark is at approximately the level of the top of the neck of the container and the closure cap contains a resilient gasket for sealing engagement with the broken-open filler tube.

Claim 7

Structure in accordance with claim 5 wherein the gasket is adapted to engage and seal the top of the neck of the container as well as the filler tube.

Claim 8

Structure in accordance with claim 6 wherein the closure cap is domed and the gasket is semi-rigid whereby limited upward movement of the central portion of said gasket with respect to said cap is permitted to allow for a slight extension of the filler tube above the level of the top of the neck of the container.

Claim 9

Structure in accordance with claim 6 wherein the gasket is concave and semi-rigid whereby the central portion thereof engages the filler tube whereof the level of the score mark is slightly below the level of the top of the neck of the container.

Claim 10

Structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein the score mark is above the level of the top of the neck of the container and the closure cap contains a resilient gasket having a greater thickness at its periphery than at its central area whereby the opened vial is resealed at both the filler tube and the neck of the container when the closure cap is secured in place upon said neck.

Claim 11

Structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein the score mark is below the level of the top of the neck of the container and the closure cap contains a resilient gasket having a greater thickness at the central area than at the periphery thereof whereby the opened vial is resealed at both the filler tube and the neck of the container when the closure cap is secured in place upon said neck.

Claim 12

A resealable hermetic vial comprising a glass container body having a wide-mouthed threaded neck at the top thereof, a glass filler tube hermetically secured to said container at the top thereof and extending upwardly through and above said neck, the outside diameter of said tube being less than the inside diameter of said neck, said tube having a constriction and a score mark at approximately the level of the top of said neck to establish the level at which said tube is broken off when the filled and hermetically sealed vial is opened, and a threaded resealing closure cap containing a resilient gasket theRein adapted to engage and seal both the broken-open filler tube and said neck of said container at the top thereof when said cap is secured tightly upon said neck.

Claim 13

A resealable hermetic vial comprising a glass container body having a wide-mouthed threaded neck at the top thereof, a glass filler tube hermetically secured to said container at the top thereof and extending upwardly through and above said neck, the outside diameter of said tube being less than the inside diameter of said neck, said tube having a constriction and a score mark at approximately the level of the top of said neck to establish the level at which said tube is broken off when the filled and hermetically sealed vial is opened, and a threaded resealing closure cap containing a resilient gasket theRein adapted to engage and seal both the broken-open filler tube and said neck of said container at the top thereof when said cap is secured tightly upon said neck.