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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1993
William J Hook, Gurnee, IL (US);
Mark E Larkin, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A stopper assembly for sealing the open end of a container and usable with a blunt entry device includes an elastomeric stopper having an annular flange portion, a hollow plug portion, and a thin diaphragm portion, the flange portion covering and abutting the open end of the container, the plug portion depending from the inner circumference of the flange portion and sealingly engaging the interior of the open end of the container, and the diaphragm portion spanning the center portion of the annular flange portion. A metal ferrule for securing the stopper to the container has an annular top portion and an annular skirt portion for engagement with the exterior of the container.