20250171211. Container Cap Ass (Illinois Tool Works .)
Container and Cap Assembly
Abstract: the present disclosure provides a container and a cap assembly. the container includes a component having an opening, and the cap assembly. the cap assembly includes a cap and an elastic arm. the elastic arm is disposed on the cap and extends obliquely with respect to a radial direction of the cap. at least a portion of the elastic arm is capable of being received in a recess and abuts against a second protrusion to prevent the cap assembly from rotating in a first direction relative to the component having the opening, such that the cap assembly is locked with the component having the opening; and the at least a portion of the elastic arm is capable of being released from the recess to unlock the component having the opening. the cap assembly of the present disclosure is capable of engaging with the component having the opening, such that the cap assembly cannot be unlocked without a specific tool (e.g., an operating tool).
Inventor(s): Zhiming HAN, Mingqi YAN, Michael HENKER
CPC Classification: B65D51/26 (with means for keeping contents in position, e.g. resilient means)
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