Patent ID: 6793081
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking ring device for use in securing a portable, necked container which includes a cap or other closure device and a neck ring, said neck ring being an outwardly extending, annular flange that is located on a container neck below the cap; said locking ring device comprising:(a) a generally cylindrical clamp member, comprising a rigid plastic disc-shaped top portion having a diameter that is greater than the cap of said container, said top portion including an axial first hole, said first hole being sized to allow passage of a bolt shaft therein; and a gripping means for clamping to the container neck below said neck ring, said gripping means including arms that are flexibly attached to said top portion and able to hang ninety degrees to a plane defined by a top surface of said top portion; (b) a cylindrical, rigid cover member that is sized to fit snugly over and jacketing said clamp member, said cover member including an axial second hole in a top surface, said second hole being sized to allow passage of a bolt shaft therein; and (c) a metal bolt having a shaft and a flange attached thereto at one end in a plane that is ninety degrees to the axis of said shaft; said bolt including on said shaft, means for coupling with an external securing means; said shaft of said bolt being passed through said first hole in said clamp member and through said second hole in said cover member, and said flange of said bolt abuts an underside of said top portion of said clamp member, leaving an end of said shaft protruding above said top surface of said cover member; said bolt, when passed through said top portion and said cover member as described above, causing said cover member to impart a radial force against said gripping means, causing said gripping means to clamp to said neck of said container below said neck ring, preventing access to the cap of said container; said bolt when coupled to the external securing means, preventing removal of said locking ring device.