US 12,434,889 B2
Sealing systems
Christopher Farren, Concord, MA (US)
Assigned to Instrumentation Laboratory Company, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by Instrumentation Laboratory Company, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/078,849.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190627 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 51/20 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 51/20 (2013.01) [B65D 2251/0015 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0043 (2013.01); B65D 2251/009 (2013.01); B65D 2251/205 (2013.01); B65D 2517/0043 (2013.01); B65D 2517/5032 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sealing system for a container, comprising:
a plug configured to conform to an inner wall of a neck of the container, a first cavity extending through the plug, the first cavity being coaxial with the plug;
an insert disposed within the first cavity; and
a membrane over the insert, the membrane sealing a top opening of a second cavity formed within the first cavity between the insert and the membrane;
wherein a top surface of the plug comprises a recessed shelf abutting a top opening of the first cavity; and
wherein the insert comprises an insert flange, a bottom surface of the insert flange contacting a top surface of the recessed shelf, and a top surface of the insert flange is bonded to the membrane.