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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2003
Dennis B. Brown, Logan, UT (US);
Dennis B. Brown, Logan, UT (US);
Nalge Nunc International, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A container system has a container defining a volume. Inlet structure includes a cap that threads onto a spout. A tether has a first end formed integral with the base or neck of the spout. A second end of the tether is attached to a mount in the cap extending downward so that when installed and in the closed position, the second end of the tether attached to the mount is substantially in the same plane as the first end and the spiral stretch of the tether in between. When the tether moves from the stored position and the deployed position, it urges itself back toward the closed position. The tether has a length for positioning the cap of the inlet structure away from the inlet. A discharge port is connected to a discharge tube and a bite valve.