US 11,918,540 B2
Cap for spout and modified spout
Keith E. Smith, Johnsburg, IL (US); John LaRoi, Libertyville, IL (US); James F. Konicke, Muskego, WI (US); and Kyle Vlasak, Fox River Grove, IL (US)
Assigned to VONCO PRODUCTS, LLC, Trevor, WI (US)
Filed by VONCO PRODUCTS, LLC, Trevor, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/239,098.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/162,828, filed on Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/014,512, filed on Apr. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0330553 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. A61J 1/14 (2023.01); A61J 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 1/1481 (2015.05) [A61J 1/10 (2013.01); A61J 1/1418 (2015.05)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A body for small-bore connectors for liquids and/or gases in a healthcare application, the body comprising:
a spout with an upper portion, an external thread on the upper portion, the body having an internal wall forming an internal void though which the liquids and/or gases flow, and in a filling flow direction a flow area of the internal wall forming an enlarged section of the internal void, the spout sealably attached to a closed container, during a filling time the liquids and/or gases flow in a first flow direction through the internal void and at least partially fill the closed container with the liquids and/or gases, and
a cap configured to move along a track and attach to the spout to close the spout, and during a feeding time the cap is removed from the spout and the liquids and/or gases have a flow through the internal void in a second flow direction which is reversed compared to the first flow direction and at least partially fill with the liquids and/or gases an enteral feeding system connected to the spout,
wherein the upper portion of the spout is selected from the group consisting of: a first upper portion configuration, and a second upper portion configuration that is different from the first upper portion configuration, and
the cap is selected from the group consisting of: a first cap having a first internal connection configured to attach over the first upper portion configuration, and a second cap having a second internal connection configured to attach over the second upper portion configuration, wherein the first cap and the second have a same outside geometry.