Patent ID: 8955819
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B65D,F16K

Abstract:
1. A cinch valve comprising: a first plate comprising a first aperture; an orbital plate comprising a second aperture substantially aligned with the first aperture; a plurality of cables, each cable having a first end coupled to the first plate and a second end coupled to the orbital plate, wherein the orbital plate is arranged to rotate relative to the first plate between a first position and a second position thereby causing the cables to converge to form a woven closure; and one or more elastic devices arranged with their longitudinal axes in a direction normal to that of a respective one of the cables and with their longitudinal axes in the same plane as that of a respective one of the cables such that when the plurality of cables converge to form the woven closure, each elastic device urges the respective one of the cables in a direction that tends to open the woven closure.