US 12,167,786 B2
System, apparatus and method for coding cap and tube assemblies for different bottle sizes
Alan P. Radcliffe, Victor, NY (US); and Alan J. DeMello, Newmarket, NH (US)
Assigned to ULTRAFAB, INC., Farmington, NY (US)
Filed by ULTRAFAB, INC., Farmington, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/839,122.
Application 17/839,122 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/329,784, filed on May 25, 2021, granted, now 11,357,313.
Application 17/329,784 is a continuation of application No. 16/884,676, filed on May 27, 2020, granted, now 11,026,498.
Application 16/884,676 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/034761, filed on May 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/678,055, filed on May 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0304455 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45F 3/16 (2006.01); B65D 47/06 (2006.01); B65D 47/32 (2006.01); B65D 51/16 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 3/16 (2013.01) [B65D 47/06 (2013.01); B65D 47/32 (2013.01); B65D 51/1616 (2013.01); B65D 51/245 (2013.01); A45F 2003/163 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B65D 2203/00 (2013.01); B65D 2205/00 (2013.01); C12M 23/38 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
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1. A system for coding tubes for different bottle sizes comprising:
a plurality of caps each having at least one aperture extending there through;
a plurality of tubes having visual coding along at least a portion thereof for use with different sizes of bottles at least in accordance with a height of the bottles, and each of said plurality of tubes being mounted to, or through, the aperture in a different one of said caps to extend a selected length which enables one end of the tube to reach, or extend along at least a portion of, an interior surface of a closed bottom end of any of the bottles of said height to which the tube is coded for use therewith when engaging said different one of said cap, and the tube is non-adjustably fixed in position with respect to the aperture of said different one of said caps.