Patent ID: 7958911

Claim:
A shipping plug, comprising: a cylindrical member configured to be operatively disposed within a bore of a component to create a seal therewith, the cylindrical member including a resilient material, and having an upper wall, a lower wall, and a circumferential side defined between the upper and lower walls; a handle integrally formed with or operatively attached to the upper wall, the handle extending out of the upper wall and having an aperture formed at an end distal to the cylindrical member; and a recess defined in the upper wall, the recess including a bottom end and at least one wall extending between the bottom end and the upper wall, the recess being configured to operatively receive a complementarily shaped rod which selectively distorts the circumferential side of the cylindrical member in response to a twisting or rotating action exerted thereon to temporarily release the seal without removing the cylindrical member from the bore.