Rotation Of Closure Causes Actuation Of Vent Or Valve Patents (Class 220/203.06)
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Patent number: 10709281Abstract: A pressure cooker comprises a handle, a body, an outer lid being pivotally mounted on the body, an inner vessel with flange extending radially, an inner lid that is configured to cover the inner vessel, a rotatable rim protrusions that selectively engages with the flange of the inner vessel. The pressure cooker that utilizes a one-hand opening and locking mechanism that simultaneously locks the outer lid with the main body and locks the inner lid with the inner vessel. The locking of the outer lid is achieved by a clasp assembly, whose position is controlled by the handle. The locking of the outer lid is achieved by the pairing of the flange and the rim protrusions, whose position is also controlled by the handle. The pressure cooker also comprises a pressure rod that changes its level based on the pressure of the inner vessel.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Capbran Holdings, LLCInventor: Colin Sapire
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Patent number: 10479196Abstract: The present disclosure provides a torque element to transmit torque between a first part and a second part of a cap assembly. The torque element includes a base having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and an annular wall extending from the base in a direction away from the second surface. The first surface of the base includes at least one first ratchet and the annular wall includes at least one second ratchet on an outer side.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLCInventors: Charles Qin, Le Hong, Steven Shi, Seven Qi
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Patent number: 9943109Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic cigarette, including a cartridge, an atomizer device, and a cartridge fixing element to detachably connect the cartridge to the atomizer device. A cartridge body can be switched to be in a pre-mounting position and a mounting position to engage the cartridge fixing element. When in the pre-mounting position, a sealing element and a puncturing element of the cartridge are spaced by a certain distance or abut against each other, to ensure that a first sealing portion will not be punctured and E-liquid in the cartridge will not be contaminated before smoking. When in the mounting position, the installation of the cartridge is completed, a second sealing portion is punctured to communicate a liquid reservoir chamber with a liquid reservoir room, to allow the E-liquid in the liquid reservoir chamber to flow to the liquid reservoir room, and users can smoke.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology LimitedInventor: Zhiping Chen
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Patent number: 9707840Abstract: A fuel cap is described as having a top assembly and a bottom assembly slidably engaged with, and concentric to, the top assembly. The top assembly having a cap cover and a cylindrical cap body concentric with and protruding substantially perpendicularly from, an underside surface of the cap cover. The bottom assembly having a vacuum valve operatively coupled with a valve body. A wire-form keeper may slidably secure the bottom assembly to the top assembly. A pressure spring may impart a force that biases said bottom assembly away from said top assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Central Illinois Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Alan Ayers, Matthew David Valentine, Vickie Lynn Conlin
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Patent number: 9623747Abstract: A cap for closing a fill tube of a fluid container that includes fewer part and requires just a quarter turn between opened and closed positions. The cap has a lower plate for engagement with a free end of a fill tube and an upper plate that connects to a cover. The upper and lower plates have cooperating pawl and detent portions that form a ratchet member. Rotation of the cap by approximately a quarter turn moves the cap form an opened position to a closed position against the neck of a filler tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: RB DISTRIBUTION, INC.Inventors: Patrick Darpino, Brian Reyes
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Patent number: 9493066Abstract: A fuel cap is described as having a top assembly and a bottom assembly slidably engaged to, and concentric with, the top assembly. The top assembly having a cap cover and a cylindrical cap body concentric with and protruding substantially perpendicular from, an underside surface of the cap cover. The bottom assembly having a vacuum valve operatively coupled with a valve body. A wire-form keeper may slidably secure the bottom assembly to the top assembly. A pressure spring may impart a force that biases said bottom assembly away from said top assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Central Illinois Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Alan Ayers, Matthew David Valentine, Vickie Lynn Conlin
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Patent number: 8910814Abstract: The safety device (1) for containers includes at least two units (3) to be engaged with each other so as to define an inner volume adapted to receive the fluid under pressure, the safety device (1) comprising a closing system (4) defining a closed position in which the components (3) are combined together in a fluid-tight manner, and an open position in which they can be mutually moved apart; a vent member (5) suitable to enable the fluid under pressure to be released or prevent the fluid under pressure from being released, and at least one junction mechanism (14) to operatively connect the vent member (5) to the closing system (4), to lock the closing system (4) to the closed position when the vent member (5) is also in the closed position and preventing the opening of the closing system (4) when the vent member (5) is the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Inventor: Vittorio Ferraresi
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Patent number: 8881931Abstract: A waterproof and breathable plug is provided. A protection net is assembled with one side or two sides of a waterproof and breathable membrane, to prevent insects from contacting and damaging the waterproof and breathable membrane. A collet is further assembled with the waterproof and breathable membrane, to prevent the waterproof and breathable membrane from moving, contracting and being deformed. The collet is also easily to be assembled in a breathable bolt. The waterproof and breathable plug is adjustable to regulate the breathing rate, fitting different electrical boxes or different weather conditions. Therefore, the problems of the prior art that the conventional waterproof and breathable membrane is easily bit by insects, the waterproof and breathable membrane has a constant-sized opening that cannot regulate the air amount, and the waterproof and breathable membrane is likely deformed due to the bad weather and high humidity and temperature are thus overcome.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: AVC Industrial Corp.Inventor: Teh-Tsung Chiu
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Patent number: 8863973Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a sealing structure which enables an insertion member to be removed easily from an inserted member. The sealing structure includes valve body, a mouth ring, an O-ring that is accommodated in an accommodation region formed by an inner peripheral surface of the mouth ring and an outer peripheral surface of the valve body, and prevents the fluid from leaking, and backup rings which are accommodated on both sides of the O-ring in the accommodation region, and restrict a movement of the O-ring. The valve body and the mouth ring are formed with screw parts to be fitted or screwed to each other when they are assembled, and first pressure release grooves are formed in the axial direction so as to extend at least on the inner peripheral surface of the mouth ring between the screw parts and the accommodation region.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Kato, Koichi Takaku, Hiroyasu Ozaki, Taneaki Miura, Hikaru Okada
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Patent number: 8820563Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking lid (1) for preventing liquids from boiling over, having at least one passage opening (4) to which a movable closure part (3) of a closure element (2) is assigned. In order to make available a cooking lid (1) that guarantees not only a controlled cooking process but also sufficient escape of steam, and also offers a possibility of adding ingredients or liquids during the cooking process, the invention provides that the closure part (3) is disposed so as to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: GMS GmbHInventor: Joern Gaumann
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Publication number: 20130341326Abstract: A fuel-filling aperture open-closing device provided in a filler pipe communicated with a fuel tank includes a tube member forming a pathway and connected to one end of the filler pipe, and a valve body rotatably provided inside the pathway, blocking the pathway by an urging member, and opening the pathway when rotating to an inner end side of the pathway by being pressed by a fuel-filling nozzle inserted into the pathway. The tube member includes a discharge hole communicating an outer surface with an inner surface of the tube member in a portion in which an outer surface of a lateral circumferential portion thereof faces downward, and corresponding to a portion on the outer end side in a closed position of the valve body. The valve body includes a plurality of discharge grooves extending toward the discharge hole in a portion on the outer end side.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: NIFCO INC.Inventor: Hiroshi Sasaki
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Patent number: 8608004Abstract: A cap for closing a sprayer tank has integrated therein a pressure relief valve having a tubular member providing a seat with respect to which a valve provided by an o-ring on a stem is displaced in a direction against the seat to close the valve. The stem is connected at one end thereof to a cap and is biased by a spring around the stem at the opposite end thereof into closing position. The cap is guided by a rim around the seat member. The cap defines around the stem a chamber. This chamber communicates with a spout which directs pressurized flow away from the cap when it is rotated to manually open the valve against the bias of the spring so as to relieve pressure in the tank.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Chapin Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: James R. Fontaine
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Patent number: 8567628Abstract: A fuel cap includes a filler-neck closure including a pressure-relief valve and a vacuum-relief valve and a handle arranged to overlie the filler-neck closure. The fuel cap also includes a torque-transmission ring arranged to lie between the handle and the filler-neck closure.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Stant USA Corp.Inventors: Gary L. Dunkle, Louis T. Frank
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Patent number: 8430261Abstract: A closure cover for tanks under internal pressure, with a cover body (6) which can be fixed in a tank neck by rotation, and with a cover (14) which is provided with a handle (15) and is operatively connected to the cover body (6), and with a pressure control valve (40). A coupling device (22-28) is arranged between the cover body (6) and the cover (14) and, during the positive pressure which prevails in the fuel tank during normal operation, releases the rotational connection between the cover body (6) and the cover (14) such that the fuel tank cannot be opened, and in that a pressure control valve (40) is provided which opens when the positive pressure prevailing during normal operation is exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems GesmbHInventors: Eduard Eggenreich, Stefan Feichtinger
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Patent number: 7828166Abstract: A dispenser closure is provided having an upper wall portion with at least one opening therein and having a thread depending from an inner annular surface thereof. A lower wall portion of the closure has at least two lugs depending from a lower inner annular surface thereof having a configuration and size to cooperate with at least one stop lock depending from a container neck and at least one of the cooperating closure lugs does not cooperate with the cooperating stop lock when the lower wall portion is deformed by a squeezing force.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers Inc.Inventor: William Douglas Sprick
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Patent number: 7726354Abstract: A container lid assembly (2) that includes an integral pump (6P) so as to create pressure differential within a container. This pressure differential may be lower than atmospheric pressure so as to be at least a partial vacuum within the container. Alternatively, the pressure differential may be a state of higher than atmospheric pressure within the container. There are several features of the present invention that can be used in synergy, but are of value when implemented separately. These features include a pump configuration (120) that activates the reciprocating linear motion of the piston (10) by the rotational movement of a pump actuating element; a contents-dispensing mechanism (150) for removing contents from the container while maintaining the at least a partial vacuum within the container, a vacuum indicator, and a filter configured to filter the gases entering the pump from the interior of the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Inventor: Haimi Shlomo
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Patent number: 7571675Abstract: A knob assembly for a cooking pan lid that includes an improved visual and/or audible indicator of temperature conditions within the pan.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Carico International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Robert Cappadona, Jeffrey Rohrer
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Patent number: 7172089Abstract: In a motor vehicle having a chassis, an engine cooled with fluid via a coolant system and a filling connection for the coolant system, the filling connection is equipped with a filling opening, a removable closing cap for the filling opening and an overflow connection with a drain opening at one end, with the overflow being opened on removal of the closing cap. The filling opening of the filling connection is situated on a first side of a chassis wall, and the overflow connection with its outlet opening opens on the second side of the wall, i.e., on the side opposite the first side.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Bernd Erich
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Patent number: 7159731Abstract: A filter pump cover according to the invention comprises a filter cap, an air purge valve, and a filter cap retainer. An air purge valve according to the invention is comprised of a valve cap, a screw-threaded portion, and a valve stem having one or more outward-facing inverse hooks at the bottom. The inverse hooks are located at the bottom of the air purge valve stem and hook onto the bottom lip of the hollow central portion of the filter cap retainer to prevent complete removal of the valve stem from the filter cap retainer. The valve screw-threaded portion is interrupted by a valve opening slot on one side that permits the release of air from the pump when the valve is opened. The hollow part of the filter cap retainer mates with and holds the air purge valve by means of the screw threads when the valve is closed.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Bestway Inflatables & Material Corp.Inventor: Yao Kai
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Patent number: 7097065Abstract: A straw adapter 2 is removably disposed in the opening of a beverage container 1, and a straw 22 is attached to the straw adapter 2. A straw cap 12 is mounted on the straw adapter 2, for covering the straw attached to the straw adapter 2. Operations of the straw cap 12 opens and closes an air hole opening/closing valve 6.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Combi CorporationInventors: Sumiyo Yoneoka, Kazunao Ogura, Momoe Kigushi
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Patent number: 6973945Abstract: The present invention is a container lid assembly that includes an integral vacuum pump so as to create at least a partial vacuum within the container. There are several features of the present invention that can be used in synergy, but are of value when implemented separately. These features include a pump configuration that activates the reciprocating linear motion of the piston by the rotational movement of a pump actuating element; a contents-dispensing mechanism for removing contents from the container while maintaining the at least a partial vacuum within the container; a selectively activated lid-removal mechanism (child proof mechanism); a vacuum indicator; and a filter configured to filter the gases entering the pump from the interior of the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Inventor: Shlomo Haimi
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Patent number: 6789692Abstract: A container is provided having corresponding shells that mate together about a joint to create an enclosed airtight container. A valve seat is formed on the exterior of a shell adjacent the joint. The valve seat has an opening in communication with the container interior. A latch assembly is used to secure the shells in a closed position. The assembly includes a latch body which is attached to a shell by a hinge fastener close to said joint. The inside face of the latch body is provided with a valve gasket having a curved outer face that is aligned and sealingly engageable with the valve seat. When the latch is closed, the gasket will seal against the valve seat. When the latch is dislodged from its connection to the other shell, the gasket will be simultaneously removed from the valve seat and allow air to flow through the opening. This action permits equalization of any pressure differentials between ambient pressure and the pressure in the container interior.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Inventor: Louis M. Prezelin
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Patent number: 6644390Abstract: A radiator includes a neck including a pair of openings and a plurality of threads configured to engage a plurality of threads disposed within a radiator cap. The neck threads and the radiator cap threads each include a thread stop and a clearance and permit the radiator cap to rotate to a fully closed position. The clearance permits the radiator cap to move in an axial direction when not in the fully closed position without rotating from the fully closed position. The thread stops are configured prevent the radiator cap from rotating after moving axially.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Werner K. Baumgartner, Guy E. La Falce, Kulwinder Singh
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Patent number: 6622881Abstract: A pressure relief valve includes a center hub portion which extends through an aperture formed in a wall of a container. The pressure relief valve further includes a knob having an underside from which the center hub portion extends, a static cavity formed in the underside and a pressure release cavity also formed the underside. A sealing member is fixed to the underside, and encompasses the center hub portion and the static cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Hardigg Industries, Inc.Inventor: James S. Hardigg
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Publication number: 20030111476Abstract: An air sealable and preferably air and water sealable container having an automatically actuable pressure equalizing valve primarily adapted for operation upon opening and closing of the container. The pressure equalizing valve, which is in the nature of a pressure relief valve, is automatically actuable to allow air pressure in the container to equalize with an ambient pressure to enable easy opening of a lid of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2001Publication date: June 19, 2003Inventor: Donald Serio
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Patent number: 6234338Abstract: A container for a carbonated beverage has an interrupted external screw thread surrounding its mouth opening engageable with an internal screw thread of a rotatable closure. The rotatable closure has a top member which is inwardly domed or indented or otherwise shaped to impart the necessary stiffness thereto. To prevent missiling on opening, pressure venting means are provided. Such pressure venting means may comprise slots extending through the closure, and/or the rotatable closure may be provided with stops which impart a two stage opening movement thereto. A rotatable closure with a low opening torque is made into parts and has a top member and a freely rotatable peripheral rim carried by the top member.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Inventor: Matthew J. Searle
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Patent number: 6230918Abstract: The invention is a cap engagable with a filler neck of a vehicle fuel tank, the cap having a core including an axially lower end, an axially upper end, and an exterior side wall extending between the axially lower and upper ends. A handle is coupled adjacent the axially upper end of the core and adapted to rotate the core about an axis of rotation between a loosened position permitting removal of the core from the filler neck and a tightened position securing the core within the filler neck. The cap further includes a seal positioned to lie around the core and a sleeve movable axially by the handle. The sleeve and has an interior side wall defining a chamber formed in the sleeve. The core lies within the chamber, and the seal lies between the sleeve and the core.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1999Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Stant Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Tho Truong Huynh, Bruce T. Mowatt
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Patent number: 6202882Abstract: An elastic arm part is provided on an outer periphery of a cylinder part of a cap, and a projection is formed in an outer periphery of an opening part. When the cap is loosened, the arm part engages the projection and is elastically deformed and after releasing the engagement of the arm part and the projection, an engagement between a first screw part and a second screw part is released. Even if an engaging distance between a first screw part and a second screw part is short, the cap is prevented from rapidly opening, and it is possible to lengthen a time a fuel steam is slowly discharged from the opening part.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Hagano, Masayuki Nakagawa