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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. 21, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Clayton L Robinson, Newburgh, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rexan Closures Inc., Evansville, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ; A61B / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222 81 ; 222 80 ; 215250 ; 604405 ; 604415 ;
Abstract
A dispensing closure for a sealed enteral fluid container includes a threaded cap with a central air inlet in the cap top covered by a hydrophobic/oleophobic air filter and an offset opening for a spike with an outwardly extending tubular spike guide. A resilient liner serves as a primary gasket seal between the cap top and the container neck lip and also seals to the spike during use while allowing air flow from the air inlet and filter along the spike into the container as enteral fluid is being withdrawn through the spike.