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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Aptargroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
John Miller Hess, III, Midland, MI (US);
Andrew Smith, Essexville, MI (US);
Robert LaBean, Freeland, MI (US);
Gregory Olechowski, Kawkawlin, MI (US);
Mark Honard, Saginaw, MI (US);
AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A flow control device () for controlling the flow of a pressurized fluent substance is disclosed. The device () includes a housing () having an inlet portion () for receiving the fluent substance, an outlet portion () for discharging the fluent substance, and a platform (). The device () further has a valve () located within the housing (). The valve () is located between the platform () and the outlet portion (). The valve () has a flexible, resilient valve head portion () that has confronting, openable portions () movable from a closed configuration to an open configuration when the valve head portion () is subjected to a pressure differential acting across the valve head portion ().