A system and method for easily operated self-releasing stopper/cork for bottles of compressed liquids. The corks have a gas bladder that is designed to be inserted in a bottle and inflated, the bladder having a ribbed or smooth exterior to complete the sealing of the bottle whereby a gas release mechanism can be activated by depressing a button on a cap or via an on-board micro controller and/or electro-mechanical release solution in the cap. Once the gas is released from the top of the bladder the pressure inside the vessel will collapse the bladder's bottom and eject the cork assembly from the bottle.

The present application is directed towards the handling of laboratory test tubes and more particularly to a specialized laboratory device that enables manual opening and capping of multiple test tubes with integral sealing caps, simultaneously. The Simplified Laboratory Test Tube Handling Device permits the user to actively process multiple test tube simultaneously, more simply, efficiently and rapidly than previously possible.

A system and method for automatic closure of sample vessels such as vessels with medical laboratory samples, having a plurality of identically shaped, stackable closure caps with a convex outer face and concave inner face that are stacked in a closure cap stack such that an upper closure cap in the stack bears with its convex outer face on the concave inner face of a lower closure cap lying immediately below in the stack. The system includes a closure gripper for gripping an uppermost closure cap from the stack, for transferring the gripped closure cap to the sample vessel to be closed, and for introducing the gripped closure cap into an opening of the sample vessel in order to tightly close the opening. The closure gripper has a centering piece insertable into a closure cap such that it bears on the concave inner face of the closure cap.

A system and method for automatic closure of sample vessels such as vessels with medical laboratory samples, having a plurality of identically shaped, stackable closure caps with a convex outer face and concave inner face that are stacked in a closure cap stack such that an upper closure cap in the stack bears with its convex outer face on the concave inner face of a lower closure cap lying immediately below in the stack. The system includes a closure gripper for gripping an uppermost closure cap from the stack, for transferring the gripped closure cap to the sample vessel to be closed, and for introducing the gripped closure cap into an opening of the sample vessel in order to tightly close the opening. The closure gripper has a centering piece insertable into a closure cap such that it bears on the concave inner face of the closure cap.

A device for purging, filling and sealing a container comprising a collar having opposing ends and a body therebetween, the collar having a through hole, at one end of the collar in line with the through hole, there being an aperture shaped for receiving an opening of the container and forming an air tight seal therewith, the body comprising at least one gas inlet and liquid inlet respectively, each inlet having at least one valve and being in fluid communication with the container when in position. It also comprising a clamp for compressing a stopper for sealing the container, the clamp located at the opposing end of the collar to the aperture, the compression region of the clamp being in line with the through hole.

The invention relates to a self-extracting stopper which can be accommodated inside the neck of the bottle, and which does not require a corkscrew or any other tool for the extraction thereof, formed by an assembly of parts preferably made of a plastic material and which, once assembled, permit a bottle or container to be stoppered. The face of the drum (8) and the surface of revolution of the flexible cylinder (4) can also carry marks that are engraved or in shallow relief. In this way, the assembly of the self-extracting stopper is formed by six elements and a cork cover (1), a nut (2), a flexible cylinder (5), a drum (8), a screw (12) and a wing nut (15), all of which are disposed and assembled according to their axial geometry, and which permit a method and process to be provided whereby bottles and/or containers can be stoppered or opened manually or automatically, and said self-extracting stopper being reusable.

The invention relates to a self-extracting stopper which can be accommodated inside the neck of the bottle, and which does not require a corkscrew or any other tool for the extraction thereof, formed by an assembly of parts preferably made of a plastic material and which, once assembled, permit a bottle or container to be stoppered. The face of the drum (8) and the surface of revolution of the flexible cylinder (4) can also carry marks that are engraved or in shallow relief. In this way, the assembly of the self-extracting stopper is formed by six elements and a cork cover (1), a nut (2), a flexible cylinder (5), a drum (8), a screw (12) and a wing nut (15), all of which are disposed and assembled according to their axial geometry, and which permit a method and process to be provided whereby bottles and/or containers can be stoppered or opened manually or automatically, and said self-extracting stopper being reusable.

A closure processing equipment for closing openings of a number of containers includes a number of stopper members, a container holder and a set of compensation structures. Each of the stopper members is made of an elastic material, has a plug portion configured to fit into an opening of one of the number of containers and has a cover portion configured to abut a boundary surface adjacent to the opening of the one of the number of containers. The container holder has a number of container seats each configured to receive one of the number of containers in a predefined position. Each compensation structure of the set of compensation structures is configured to compensate a container manufacturing dimension tolerance. The set of compensation structures includes diverse compensation structures to compensate different container manufacturing dimension tolerances.

The present invention discloses an electric vacuum-pumping and tinfoil-cutting integrated machine. The integrated machine has a housing which comprises a fixed outer housing having an outer housing receiving cavity formed therein and a fixed inner housing having an inner housing receiving cavity formed therein, wherein a PCB and a battery are embedded in the inner housing receiving cavity of the fixed inner housing; and an electric tinfoil-cutting assembly is embedded on an upper end side of the fixed inner housing inside the outer housing receiving cavity of the fixed outer housing, and an electric vacuum-pumping assembly is embedded on a lower end side of the fixed inner housing inside the outer housing receiving cavity of the fixed outer housing. The present invention can achieve a vacuum-pumping function and a tinfoil-cutting function, and has the advantages of novel structural design, diversified functions and convenience in use.

A system includes a cap having an opening, and a septum configured to engage with the cap. The septum includes a first portion having a first width, and a second portion having a second width smaller than the first width. The second portion is sized and shaped to be received by the opening of the cap.