Patent ID: 6223957
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An improved plug for insertion into and removably sealing an aperture in a nozzle connected to a container of an extractable material, the nozzle having a predetermined shape comprising a passageway and the aperture exposing at least a portion of the passageway, the plug comprising:a body having a first end and a second end, the body having a shape substantially symmetrical to the shape of the nozzle along at least a portion of the body intermediate the first end and the second end; anda peel groove disposed as a substantially longitudinal channel intermediate the first end and the second end of the body;whereinthe first end is sized not larger than the passageway; andthe second end is sized larger than a largest circumference of the nozzle;whereby a portion of a circumference of the body is of equivalent size to a circumference of the aperture such that the plug may be inserted into and be in sealing contact with the aperture.