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An overcap assembly for a gear finish vial having a cap constructed and arranged to contain either a stopper-type closure or a sealing disc closure. A plurality of radially inwardly extending ribs are provided in the cap to maintain the closure in the cap and to cooperate with teeth on the gear fini

An overcap assembly for a gear finish vial having a cap constructed and arranged to contain either a stopper-type closure or a sealing disc closure. A plurality of radially inwardly extending ribs are provided in the cap to maintain the closure in the cap and to cooperate with teeth on the gear finish to prevent turning of the cap assembly when in the sealing position on the vial. A plurality of inwardly extending tabs are provided on the lower end of the cap for selectively engaging shoulders on the vial neck for holding the overcap assembly upwardly from the neck of the vial in an unsealed position during the lyophilization procedure and downwardly on the neck of the vial when in the sealed position.

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[ I claim:] [1.] The combination of an overcap assembly and a vial having a neck and a plurality of teeth providing a gear finish on said neck, said overcap assembly comprising a cap, said cap having a top wall, a skirt portion depending from said top wall, a recessed corner at the juncture of the u

[ I claim:] [1.] The combination of an overcap assembly and a vial having a neck and a plurality of teeth providing a gear finish on said neck, said overcap assembly comprising a cap, said cap having a top wall, a skirt portion depending from said top wall, a recessed corner at the juncture of the upper end portion of said skirt and said top wall, a plurality of radially inwardly extending ribs integral with the inner surface of said skirt portion, said ribs being positioned below said recessed corner, a closure mounted within said cap and supported by said ribs, and means for connecting the cap to the neck of said vial, portions of said ribs extending between the teeth of the gear finish when the overcap assembly is mounted in a sealed position on the vial.