Patent ID: 8388293
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: B64D,F16B

Abstract:
1. An insulated and sealed cap for sealing an opening in a selected substrate, said cap comprising: an outer cap component having a generally hat-shaped configuration to include a top wall joined to a depending side wall joined in turn to a short outwardly radiating flange; a relatively rigid inner collet having a top wall joined to a depending side wall terminating at a lower edge, said inner collet having a size and shape to fit in generally nested relation within said outer cap component; a curable sealant material partially filling the space between said outer cap component and said inner collet; said inner collet lower edge being substantially landable on the substrate in a position circumscribing the substrate opening, and said outer cap component being thereupon displaced toward the substrate to extrude the sealant material between said side walls of said outer cap component and said inner collet to form a bead adhered to the substrate in a position between the substrate and said flange of said outer cap component to form a curable insulated and sealed connection therebetween; and further including a fastener component associated with the substrate opening, said inner collet further comprising a plurality of at least three inner ribs for slip fit engagement with respect to the fastener component.