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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2008
John Richard Sink, Raleigh, NC (US);
Demetris P. Young, Durham, NC (US);
James Robert Rivenbark, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark Alan Uebel, Morrisville, NC (US);
Jody Dumond, Cary, NC (US);
John Richard Sink, Raleigh, NC (US);
Demetris P. Young, Durham, NC (US);
James Robert Rivenbark, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark Alan Uebel, Morrisville, NC (US);
Jody DuMond, Cary, NC (US);
Parata Systems, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for facilitating the securing of a cap onto a cylindrical container includes a base and a plurality of blades, each of the blades including a sharp edge and being mounted to the base such that the sharp edge is exposed. The blades are mounted in a generally circular arrangement, with the sharp edges generally radiating from a central portion of the base, such that the sharp edges are positioned to engage a circumferential edge of a cap as it is being secured to the cylindrical container. In this configuration, the apparatus can firmly hold the cap as the cylindrical container (such as a pharmaceutical vial) is rotated to secure the cap onto the container.