Closure for a vessel

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1993-02-01

1994-06-14

Moy, Joseph Man-Fu

Receptacles

Closures

Tethered closure

220367, B65D 5516, B65D 300

Patent

active

053202406

ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to a closure for a vessel such as a fuel tank or lubricant tank of a portable handheld work apparatus having an internal combustion engine. The closure includes a filling stub formed on the vessel and defining an opening and a cap for closing off the opening seal tight with respect to the ambient when the cap is placed on the filling stub. A holder prevents the cap from being separated from the vessel after the cap has been removed from the filling stub. The holder includes a flexible member having first and second end portions and an elongated flexible segment disposed between the end portions. A first attachment disposed on an inner wall surface of the cap fixedly holds the first end portion on the cap and a second attachment disposed on the vessel fixedly holds the second end portion on the vessel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2647655 (1953-08-01), Robinson
patent: 3490177 (1970-01-01), Perrion
patent: 4106664 (1978-08-01), Renk et al.
patent: 4113138 (1978-09-01), Fields et al.
patent: 4705190 (1987-11-01), Mizusawa

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