Patent ID: 6390042
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: F01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A self-sealing, releasable, and reusable plug for closing an open bore through an object, comprising:a) a longitudinal body having means for retaining sealing means on a radial surface thereof; b) sealing means disposed on said radial surface; c) an annular cap disposed at a first end of said body and having an outer diameter greater than the diameter of the bore to be closed and having a bifurcated central recess extending through said cap into said body, said recess having outer and inner walls, the inner walls diverging to join said outer walls thereby defining first and second opposed and divergent limbs extending beyond a second end of said body; and d) a radially extending flange at a free end of each limb, the distance between opposed outer tips of the flanges being greater than the diameter of the bore to be closed.