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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
Aptargroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Christopher Ryan Branca, Charlotte, SC (US);
Timothy Michael Mazurkiewicz, Waukesha, WI (US);
Stacy Bielke, Eagle, WI (US);
John Wisniewski, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Pranav Bhatt, Mooresville, NC (US);
Chad Ryan Billsby, Sussex, WI (US);
AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A closing element for restricting communication of a substance through an access passage of a body includes a first portion for being removably affixed to the body, the first portion having an inner wall, an outer wall surrounding the inner wall, and at least one bridge connecting the outer wall with the inner wall. The closing element has a second portion for being non-removably affixed to the body and a movable connecting element extending between the first portion and the second portion. The closing element has an unactuated configuration wherein a major portion of the length of the connecting element is located laterally between the inner wall and the outer wall to shield the major portion of the length of the connecting element.