Patent ID: 8091727

Claim:
A snap-over clamshell cap for a port having a flange, comprising: a first half comprising a portion of a cylindrical skirt having a base, a unitary circular lid portion adjoined to said cylindrical skirt at an end of said skirt opposite said base, a flange extending inwardly from said base, said flange being essentially parallel to said lid portion, and a first interlocking snap member; a second half comprising a second cylindrical portion of a cylindrical skirt having a base, a second flange extending inwardly from said base, and a second interlocking snap member; a connecting member between said first and second halves opposite said interlocking snap members; wherein the cylindrical portion and flange of the first half engage the cylindrical portion and flange of the second half in a complementary manner when the first and second interlocking snap members are connected; wherein an end of said second cylindrical skirt portion opposite said base is beveled and a circumference of said lid portion not adjoining said first cylindrical skirt portion is beveled; and wherein said beveled end and beveled circumference are complementary such that said beveled end of said second cylindrical skirt portion and said beveled circumference of said lid portion not adjoining said first cylindrical skirt portion are interlocked when said cap is closed about said hinge.