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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2005
Applicant:
David C. Giusti, Sommerville, MA (US);
Inventor:
David C. Giusti, Sommerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/16 (2006.01); B65D 51/18 (2006.01); B65D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cap is provided for a laboratory vessel. The cap includes a lid that can be rotated relative to the laboratory vessel from a closed position to an open position. The lid includes a shield for at least partly surrounding the open top of the laboratory vessel. Ribs are disposed on outer surfaces of the shield for receiving manual digital pressure for opening and/or closing the lid.