Vapor plug retention strap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11713167-B2
Application number	US-202117397572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2021
Priority date	Oct 18, 2019
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

Method, system, apparatus, and/or device to secure the vapor plug within the dewar. The vapor plug retention strap includes a first connector, a second connector and a main body. The second connector is configured to couple with the first connector. The main body is coupled in between the first connector and the second connector. The main body has a receptacle formed within that is configured to receive a neck of a vapor plug of a dewar and retain the neck of the vapor plug to secure the vapor plug within the dewar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vapor plug retention strap, comprising:
a first connector;
a second connector configured to couple with the first connector; and
a main body having a receptacle, a first curved portion, and a second curved portion, the first connector and the second connector being positioned in between the first curved portion and the second curved portion on opposite sides,
wherein the first connector and the second connector each have a distal end positioned away from the main body and a proximal end positioned or coupled to the main body, wherein the distal end of the first connector is wrapped and connected to the distal end of the second connector over a top of the vapor plug.

2. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 1 , wherein the first curved portion and the second curved portion each have a portion partially contacting the receptacle.

3. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 1 , wherein the first curved portion and the second curved portion radially surround the receptacle.

4. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 3 , wherein the first curved portion and the second curved portion partially surround the receptacle.

5. A vapor plug retention strap, comprising:
a first connector;
a second connector configured to couple with the first connector; and
a main body having a receptacle, a first curved portion, and a second curved portion, the first connector and the second connector being positioned in between the first curved portion and the second curved portion on opposite sides,
wherein the receptacle has an inner portion, the inner portion including an inner edge and one or more inlets formed on the inner edge, and
wherein the one or more inlets are configured to form a plurality of sections within the inner portion that flex, move, or adjust to movement of a neck of the vapor plug.

6. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 1 , wherein the first connector has a buckle and a first strap, and the second connector has a latch and a second strap.

7. A vapor plug retention strap, comprising:
a buckle with a first strap;
a latch with a second strap and configured to be inserted into the buckle to lock or secure the latch with the buckle; and
a body portion coupled to the first strap and the second strap and having a receptacle formed within,
wherein the buckle and the latch are positioned away from the body portion and the first strap and the second strap are coupled to the body portion, and
wherein the first strap has a plurality of slots to receive the latch, the latch being inserted in different slots of the plurality of slots to adjust a length of the vapor plug retention strap.

8. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 7 , wherein the body portion has a first curved portion and a second curved portion, the buckle and the latch being positioned in between the first curved portion and the second curved portion on opposite sides.

9. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 8 , wherein the first curved portion and the second curved portion each have an edge partially contacting the receptacle.

10. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 9 , wherein the first curved portion and the second curved portion radially surround the receptacle.

11. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 10 , wherein the first curved portion and the second curved portion partially surround the receptacle.

12. The vapor plug retention strap of claim 7 , wherein the receptacle has an inner portion, the inner portion including an inner edge and one or more inlets formed on the inner edge, the one or more inlets being configured to form a plurality of sections within the inner portion that flex, move, or adjust to movement of a neck of the vapor plug.

Assignees

• Cryoport Inc

Inventors

• Obrad Frank

Classifications

• B65D45/02 Primary

  for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface · CPC title

• F17C13/06 Primary

  Closures, e.g. cap, breakable member ({for autoclaves B01J3/03}; closures for {large} containers in general B65D {B65D90/54}; {for pressure vessels in general F16J13/00}) · CPC title

• F16C13/06 Primary

  self-adjusting · CPC title

• F17C2205/0311

  Closure means · CPC title

• F17C2221/014

  Nitrogen · CPC title