Volumetric filling apparatus

Claim 1

VOLUMETRIC FILLING APPARATUS COMPRISING A MAIN TANK HAVING A BOTTOM OPENING, A NOZZLE EXTENDING DOWN THROUGH SAID OPENING AND SEALED THEREIN, A VERTICAL SLEEVE EXTENDING THROUGH THE NOZZLE IN SLIDING SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH IT, AN OPEN TOP SLEEVE TANK RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON THE UPPER END OF THE SLEEVE AND COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, A VERTICAL TUBE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLEEVE TANK AND SLEEVE AND HAVING A CLOSED LOWER END, MEANS SUPPORTED BY THE MAIN TANK FOR RIGIDLY SUPPORTING THE UPPER END OF THE TUBE ABOVE THE SLEEVE TANK, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN UPPER PORTION SPACED RADIALLY FROM THE TUBE AND HAVING A LOWER PORTION IN SLIDING SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TUBE, THE TUBE HAVING AN OPEN INLET PORT INSIDE THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SLEEVE AND HAVING AN OUTLET PORT INSIDE THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SLEEVE NORMALLY CLOSED THEREBY, SAID MAIN TANK BEING ADAPTED TO BE FILLED WITH LIQUID TO A LEVEL ABOVE THE SLEEVE TANK IN ORDER TO FILL THE SLEEVE TANK, AN OPERATING MEMBER MOUNTED ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SLEEVE, A VERTICALLY MOVABLE CONTAINER SUPPORT BELOW SAID TUBE ADAPTED TO LIFT AN EMPTY CONTAINER TO ENGAGE ITS OPEN TOP WITH THE BOTTOM OF SAID OPERATING MEMBER AND LIFT THAT MEMBER, WHEREBY TO RAISE THE SLEEVE FAR ENOUGH TO EXPOSE SAID OUTLET PORT AT A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT INSIDE THE CONTAINER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TO RAISE THE UPPER END OF THE SLEEVE TANK ABOVE THE LIQUID LEVEL IN THE MAIN TANK, AND MEANS FOR CHANGING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID OPERATING MEMBER AND THE UPPER POSITION OF SAID CONTAINER SUPPORT.