Patent ID: 6978800

Claim:
A closure device, comprising: a housing including a first end and a second end opposite said first end, an inner sidewall defining a flow passage extending longitudinally through said first and second ends; a poppet member disposed within said flow passage, said poppet member being in fluid communication with said housing; a biasing member connected to said poppet member, said biasing member biasing said poppet member in a closed position, wherein said closure device is actuatable from said closed position to an open position through said biasing member and said poppet member; and a retaining mechanism connected to said inner sidewall of said housing, said retaining mechanism including a plurality of elongated members disposed along the inner sidewall and extending longitudinally between the first and second ends, said elongated members defining a diameter within said housing and stabilizing said poppet member and said biasing member within said diameter; wherein said elongated members each include a retaining tab disposed at an end proximate said first end of said housing, each retaining tab moving between an undeflected position wherein the retaining tab is coaxial with the flow passage of the housing, and a deflected position wherein the retaining tab extends over a portion of said biasing member.