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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Saint-gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Aurora, OH (US);
Ran Ding, Bolton, MA (US);
Nicolau S. Cabral, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
Mohammad Falaki, Assonet, MA (US);
Robert J. Post, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Gerald M. Pennington, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
Brandon J. Pennock, Midland, MI (US);
Michael J. McCabe, Corona, CA (US);
Khoa D. Pham, Pinellas Park, FL (US);
Frank P. Jackson, Tauton, MA (US);
Thomas R. Nixon, Au Gres, MI (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Aurora, OH (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed to closure assemblies, and particularly closure assemblies for closing an opening in a vessel. In particular embodiments, the closure assemblies described herein can have a first ring having a top surface, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises threading, wherein the first ring comprises a first flange having a top surface extending radially inward from the inner surface of the first ring a distance of F, and wherein the top surface of the first flange is spaced apart from the top surface of the first ring by a distance F, and wherein a ratio of F:Fis greater than 1.