Patent ID: 6039093
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
An adaptor for drawing a liquid from a container (1) or for filling the container wherein the container is sealed using a plug (2) that is attached to the container by a flange cap (3), the adaptor comprising: at least one partially hollow mandrel (11) equipped with at least one nozzle (13) on a front end thereof, a connecting part (31) with a funnel (33) on a rear end, and a flat gripping element (21) in an intermediate area between the front and rear ends thereof; an elastic gripping part (25) arranged on the gripping element (21) toward the front end of the adaptor the elastic gripping part (25) having an inner contour substantially corresponding to the outer contour of the flange cap (3) and having locking elements (26) that engage beneath the flange cap (3) in sections at locations displaced axially from the gripping element (21) by a distance which is at least the height of the flange cap (3),the gripping part (25) having a front edge (25A) that is a centering part projecting over and past a mandrel (11), while the locking elements (26) are located in an area behind the tip (11A) of mandrel (11); andthe nozzle (13) being integrated into the mandrel (11), the nozzles (13) each having a jet direction that deviates by at least 30.degree. from the center line of the adaptor.