Flexible sterile closure for a container with a side injection port

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the flexible sterile closure for a container with a side injection port showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view thereof opposite that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the closure shown in mounted position on the side injection port.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the closure shown in a partially mounted position on the side injection port;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the closure shown in a second partially mounted position on the side injection port.

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Patent History
Patent number: D300854
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 6, 1985
Date of Patent: Apr 25, 1989
Assignee: U.S. Clinical Products, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Inventor: Winfield S. Singletary, Jr. (Garland, TX)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Law Firm: Richards, Harris, Medlock & Andrews
Application Number: 6/699,053
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/51