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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Micro Matic Usa, Inc, Brooksville, FL (US);
Jeffrey Crowell, Brooksville, FL (US);
Michael Tomlinson, Spring Hill, FL (US);
Jeff Smigiel, Northridge, CA (US);
Micro Matic USA, Inc., Brooksville, FL (US);
Abstract
A plug for a valve for a container that may contain hazardous materials is provided. The plug may include an outer wall, and one or more keys disposed on an external surface of the outer wall. The keys may be sized and shaped to respectively fit within one or more corresponding notches and one or more circumferential grooves in the valve to secure the plug to the valve. the plug may be sized and shaped to be inserted into the valve so that the one or more keys of the plug are respectively inserted into the one or more notches, and the one or more keys of the plug are configured to be respectively moved within the one or more circumferential grooves in a first direction as the plug is rotated.