Automatic liquid filling device

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS OF THE TYPE USED FOR THE UNSEALING, FILLING AND RESEALING OF FOOD CONTAINERS, THE IMPROVEMENT OF FILLING MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY FILLING SAID FOOD CONTAINERS COMPRISING A FILLER CYLINDER HAVING A LIQUID FOOD INLET DUCT AND A LIQUID FOOD DISCHARGE DUCT, A PISTON POSITIONED FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID FILLER CYLINDER, MEANS FOR LIFTING SAID PISTON UPWARDLY WITHIN SAID FILLER CYLINDER FOR ENABLING LIQUID FOOD TO BE DRAWN INTO THE FILLER CYLINDER THROUGH SAID INLET DUCT, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PISTON DOWNWARDLY WITHIN SAID FILLER CYLINDER FOR CAUSING THE LIQUID FOOD WITHIN THE CYLINDER TO BE DISCHARGED THROUGH THE DISCHARGE DUCT INTO AN UNSEALED CONTAINER, AN ACTUATOR LEVER, PIVOT MEANS MOUNTING SAID ACTUATOR LEVER TO A SUPPORT FRAME SPACED FROM SAID FILLER CYLINDER, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING ONE END OF SAID ACTUATOR LEVER TO SAID PISTON FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT THEREWITH, UPPER LIMIT SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACTUATOR LEVER FOR ACTUATION THEREBY WHEN THE PISTON IS RAISED TO ITS UPPERMOST LIMITING POSITION AFTER FILLING THE FILLER CYLINDER WITH THE LIQUID FOOD, AND LOWER LIMIT SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACTUATOR LEVER FOR ACTUATION THEREBY WHEN THE PISTON IS LOWERED A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO CAUSE THE CONTAINER TO BE FILLED WITH LIQUID FOOD FROM SAID LIQUID CYLINDER FOR TERMINATING THE FILLING ACTION OF THE FILLING MEANS.