Patent ID: 7431437
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A system for transferring fluid from a first fluid container to a second fluid container, comprising: a cap assembly secured to one of the first and second fluid containers, said cap assembly having a first fluid passage, said cap assembly comprising a main body having a central stud and a covering shell having an outlet, wherein said covering shell is movably secured over said main body, wherein said central stud sealingly engages said outlet in a pre-mated position; a probe in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second fluid containers, said probe having a second fluid passage, said probe being configured to mate with said cap assembly, and at least one of said cap assembly and said probe being urged into a mating position in which said probe is mated into said cap assembly providing fluid communication between said first fluid passage of said cap assembly and said second fluid passage of said probe, and wherein said covering shell is moved so that said outlet is moved away from said central stud when said probe is mated with said cap assembly.