Patent ID: 7395723

Claim:
An accessory for use in applying closing torque to and measuring closing torque of a cap of a capped container comprising: A) first and second clamp elements, each clamp element including (1) a first face which is an outer face when the clamp element is in use, (2) a second face which is located adjacent to a cap of a container when in use, the second face including an arcuate portion which frictionally engages the cap of the container when the clamp element is in use, (3) a bore which extends between the first face and the second face, and (4) a screw thread on the clamp element adjacent to the bore, the screw thread on the first clamp element being adapted to accommodate a left hand screw thread and the screw thread on the second clamp element being adapted to accommodate a right hand screw thread; B) a mount block which includes (1) a body portion which has a bore defined therethrough, the bore in the mount block being aligned with the bores of the clamp elements when the mount block and the clamp elements are in use, and (2) a torque wrench accommodating bore defined in the body portion of the mount block; C) a screw element which is accommodated in the bores of the clamp elements and the mount block to couple the clamp elements together and the mount block to the clamp element when in use, the screw element including (1) a first portion having a left hand screw thread thereon and threadably engaging the left hand screw thread accommodating screw thread of the first clamp element when in use to couple the screw element to the first clamp element, (2) a second portion having a right hand screw thread thereon and threadably engaging the right hand screw thread accommodating screw thread of the second clamp element when in use to couple the screw element to the second clamp element, and (3) a land portion located between the first and second portions of the screw element, the land portion of the screw element being located in the bore of the body portion of the mount block when the screw element is in use whereby the torque wrench accommodating bore is coupled to the clamp elements via the mount block and the screw element and via the clamp elements to the cap of the container.