US3185187A
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Container filling apparatus and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-07
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Granted: 1965-05-25
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Expires: 1982-05-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul E Luther
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:19
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B39/00; B65B39/14; B65B39/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A METHOD OF FILLING CONTAINERS HAVING SOLID ARTICLES THEREIN WITH LIQUID WHICH COMPRISES MOVING A SERIES OF CONTAINERS ALONG A SINGLE HORIZONTAL PLANE WITH THEIR OPEN ENDS UPPERMOST, MOVING A PLURALITY OF LIQUID FILLER VALVES EACH HAVING A SEALING MEMBER IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE OVERLYING SAID FIRST MENTIONED PLANE AND A VALVE HEAD, SEQUENTIALLY LOWERING SAID VALVES DURING THE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT THEREOF TO ENGAGE SAID CONTAINERS WITH SAID SEALING MEMBERS, APPLYING VACUUM TO SAID CONTAINERS FOLLOWING ENGAGEMENT BY SAID SEALING MEMBERS, HOLDING VACUUM IN SAID CONTAINERS WHILE CONTINUING DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VALVE HEADS SO AS TO OPEN SAID VALVES, PERMITTING LIQUID TO ENTER SAID CONTAINERS THROUGH SAID OPEN VALVES, REMOVING VACUUM FROM SAID CONTAINERS WHILE MAINTAINING SAID VALVES IN LOWERED OPEN CONDITION SO AS TO CONTINUE SAID FILLING OPERATION, AND THEN RAISING AND CLOSING SAID VALVES.
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