| 主权项 |
1. A connector for a self sealing fitment attachable to a spout,
the self sealing fitment further comprising:
body having an elongated opening extending from a top end to a bottom end, the opening including an inner surface, the body further including an axially outward flange positioned along an outer surface of the body;a sealing membrane extending across the opening in a sealing configuration, the membrane spaced apart from the top end and the bottom end and including a valve opening extending therethrough;a retaining ring attachable to the body along the inner surface of the opening, and positionable so as to sealingly sandwich the sealing membrane between the body and the retaining ring, with the ring positioned between the axially outward flange and the sealing membrane; the connector further comprising:
a body having a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion, each having an inner passageway, with the inner passageways being in fluid communication with each other, the first elongated portion having a proximal end that meets with a proximal end of the second elongated portion, the second elongated portion having an outer surface, the second elongated portion extends to a distal end, with the second elongated portion being smaller than the elongated opening of the body, so that when the second elongated portion is positioned within the elongated opening of the body, the second elongated portion is axially spaced apart from the body;a lower flange disposed on the outer surface of the second elongated portion, the lower flange spaced apart from the distal end, wherein the lower flange defines the insertion portion of the second elongated portion as the region extending from the lower flange to the distal end, the lower flange being smaller than the elongated opening of the body of the self sealing fitment; anda locking mechanism having a central pivot beam extending outwardly from the second elongated portion between the proximal end and the lower flange, a movable portion extending from the central pivot beam in a first direction toward the proximal end of the second elongated portion defining a handle portion, and in a second direction toward the distal end of the second elongated portion defining an engaging portion, both the handle portion and the engaging portion having an inner surface facing and spaced apart from the second elongated portion, with an inward flange positioned at a distal end of the cap engaging portion, whereupon insertion of the connector into the self sealing fitment, the insertion portion extends through the valve opening of the sealing membrane, with the lower flange extending into the elongated opening of the body of the self sealing fitment, so as to maintain the insertion portion in a spaced apart configuration relative to the inner surface of the elongated opening of the body of the self sealing fitment, with the lower flange of the second elongated portion extending into the elongated opening of the body of the self sealing fitment, and inwardly beyond the axially outward flange, with the inward flange of the locking mechanism cooperatively engaging the axially outward flange of the body of the self sealing fitment to preclude inadvertent detachment of the connector from within the self sealing fitment and with the lower flange centering the second elongated portion within the elongated opening, and, maintaining the second elongate portion in the spaced apart orientation from the elongated opening of the self sealing fitment. |
