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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Applicant:
Ian Darby, Rugby, GB;
Inventor:
Ian Darby, Rugby, GB;
Assignee:
DS Smith Plastics Limited, Maidenhead, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 3/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/06 (2010.01); F16L 29/00 (2006.01); F16L 37/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve () comprising a tubular body () closed at a proximal end () and open at a distal end (), outer sealing surfaces () provided at the proximal and distal ends for sealing against an inner surface of a tube, the body comprising a flexibly mounted leg () between the proximal and distal ends, the leg configured to flex outwards from the body on engagement of the open distal end with a spigot so as to open a fluid flow path through the body.