Patent ID: 11970315
Assignee: NICHOLAS HAGLOF
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A construction material tube cap and strapping apparatus comprising:
an elastic strap;
the construction material tube cap fitting over a nozzle of a construction material tube, the construction material tube cap having a cap top with a first diameter and a cap bottom having a second diameter, the first diameter being smaller than the second diameter, the cap top seals the nozzle of the construction material tube with a plug extending internally from the cap top, and the cap bottom fits tightly on a lower portion of the nozzle to hold the construction material tube cap in place, the construction material tube cap being configured to define a plurality of apertures having dimensions for passing the elastic strap;
a base dimensioned to fit over a bottom of the construction material tube, the base comprising an air seal that prevents at least some air from entering into a bottom surface of the construction material tube, and comprising a feature on an outer surface of the base that is dimensioned to secure the elastic strap; wherein
wherein the elastic strap has a length and an elasticity that when inserted into the plurality of apertures in the construction material tube cap and into the feature on the outer surface of the base, the elastic strap forces the construction material tube cap down on the nozzle of the construction material tube when the elastic strap is connected to the base and the cap is fit over the nozzle of the construction material tube and the base is fit over the bottom of the construction material tube, thereby tightly sealing the nozzle.