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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850030 | Expansible bottle stopper with radial expansion and shrinkage An expansible bottle stopper includes a body, a resilient member, and a movable member that is longitudinally movable relative to the body. The resilient member is caused to expand radially by a first-stage longitudinal displacement of the movable member relative to... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7347338 | Method for closing and opening of an opening A method for opening an opening (10) using an elastic plug (2, 2′) whose outside diameter in a static state (rL), is larger than diameter (rp) of opening (10), and which plug has a cavity (12) at its end. An extend... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7210389 | Barrel locking apparatus for a paintball gun A paintball gun or marker end cap apparatus is disclosed, where the end cap apparatus includes tubular member having an opened, closed end and a penetrator, where the opened end is designed to be fitted over the end of a paintball barrel and a sleeve designed to be ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6915920 | Bottle stopper A bottle stopper mainly includes a body, a plug and a jacket. The body has an expansion spread by the plug and outwardly confronting with the jacket. The plug comprises two necks for two different engagements alternatively engaged with the body to provide a locking ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6769560 | Bottle stopper A bottle stopper is constructed to include a stepped tubular stopper body, a split inner cap capped on a split bottom shank of the stopper body, a flexible outer cap capped on the inner cap, a press member mounted in the stopper body and movable between a first posi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6719160 | Bottle stopper A bottle stopper for sealing and resealing a bottle neck. The bottle stopper includes a body, a plug and a jacket. The body includes legs and axially guiding grooves thereof provided on its inner circumference. The plug includes axially positioning ribs adapted to e... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6536618 | Bottle plug A bottle plug having a body, a plug and an elastomer member. The body defines a space having an inner circumference that forms a retracted surface that projects inwardly with respect to an axis of the body to define an expansion portion. The plug includes... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6419104 | Compressible plug with internal compression anchor The invention disclosed and claimed is an improved plug with an internal anchor. The plug has particular utility in masking openings in parts to be coated. Generally, the plug comprises a compressible, resilient plug body and a compression mechanism. The ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6296136 | Obturator with improved retention in a metal sheet aperture An obturator for an aperture (8) produced in a metal sheet (9) has a central dome (1), a peripheral lip (3) and an annular part (3) extending between the dome (1) and the lip (2). The annular part (3) has a shoulder (4). The dome (1) is adapted to deform ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6168036 | Corkscrew-free bottle stopper A convenient stopper for a bottle including a plug slidably retained in a cylinder by a connecting pin. The cylinder is sized to be received in an opening of the bottle. In a contracted mode of the stopper, the plug is disposed at the top of the connectin... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5886297 | Method and apparatus for sealing, on a non-permanent basis, a housing for enclosing electronic equipment A housing assembly (20) for protecting electronic components. An enclosure (21) is open at one end (22). Electronic components are housed in the enclosure. A bung member (25) is insertable into the open end of the enclosure to seal the enclosure. The memb... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5779085 | Expandable pin plug for automated use This invention is a new device that can be used to plug perforations in materials. This plug comprises a cylinder plug with a tapered bore partially extending through the plug from one end. A cylinder pin that is tapered substantially the same as the plug... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5740935 | Bung hole plug A bung hole plug formed of resilient synthetic material interfitted between a front and back plate. A threaded post is attached to the back plate, and used, in conjunction with a lock washer and nut, to draw the front and back plates together, thereby squ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5447374 | Positioning device for temperature sensor in freeze drying A method and device (10) for positioning a probe (14), such as a temperature sensor, in a flask (12). A stopper adapted to be secured to an open end of the flask (12) is provided having an opening (32) through which a tube (34) extends. A clamping mechani... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5109997 | Expandable stopper A stopper for a bottle mouth includes a hollow body closed at its lower end and defining a cylindrical cavity, into which a plug of relatively soft material is placed. A cap having a core portion sized to fit within the cavity, and external helical thread... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5004113 | Plug and blood circulation device with the plug A plug for medical use includes a plug body having a column member made of a soft resilient material, and a core made of a material harder than the soft material of the plug body and disposed in the column member. The core displaces a portion of the colum... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4691836 | Apertured closure device with depressible disc portion A closure device for a receptacle is provided with a first generally annular member adapted to be fixed to the receptacle across the opening thereof. A second generally annular member is substantially coaxial with the first annular member and is adapted t... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4621743 | Self-sealing closure device A bottle closure device having a stem member with an enlarged top portion, a collar resiliently biased away from the top portion, a retainer member on the end of the stem, and an O-ring between the retainer member and the collar. When the end of the stem ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 3937350 | Stopper for bottles A stopper for bottles, especially for closing uncorked wine and champagne bottles which comprises an elastic deformable sleeve member to be inserted into the bottle neck to be closed, which sleeve member has a mantle section and a closed bottom section an... | 02/10/1976 |
