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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
James M. Philippe, Sanford, ME (US);
Aravind Raghavan Rammohan, Big Flats, NY (US);
Paul Kevin Seeto, Clinton, MA (US);
Neng Wang, Wooster, OH (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A closure assembly is provided. The closure assembly includes a cap portion, a tubular neck extending from a top surface of the cap portion, and at least one reinforcing member extending between the top surface of the cap portion and an exterior surface of the tubular neck, wherein the cap portion, the tubular neck and the at least one reinforcing member are a unitary integral piece. The closure assembly design provides stability to the tubular neck and the cap portion when a force is applied to either one or both of the tubular neck and the cap portion.