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US3580299A
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Container filling device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-11-21
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Granted: 1971-05-25
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Expires: 1988-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A vacuum operated bottle filling device which includes a rotating platform and rotating reservoir tank. Container filling heads are positioned on the circumferential surface of the tank and include upper and lower head pieces adapted to cooperate to fill each container to a desired level without the operation of internal or external valves thus increasing the efficiency and simplifying the construction in relation to prior art apparatus of this type.
Inventors
- 👤 Jorge Alkalay
- 👤 Oton Alkaly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:08
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67C; B67C3/00; B67C3/02; B67C3/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
300 words
In an automatic liquid filling apparatus of the type utilizing means for producing a vacuum in the container to be filled to provide for the filling of liquid into the container, the improvement of a filling head comprising, in combination: a lower head piece adapted to communicate with the container to be filled and also to communicate directly with a reservoir of liquid to be filled into the container; and a top head piece carrying a tube for producing vacuum within the container, said tube being in communication with a means for providing said vacuum, each of said head pieces being mounted to slide independently of each other and also operative to move vertically in response to a cam, both head pieces adapted to join together in a sealed relationship when in operative position to provide filling of the container in an annular space existing between the inner diameter of the throat of the container and the outer diameter of the tube producing the vacuum, the top head piece of said apparatus being directly responsive to said cam so that said cam produces movement to elevate said top piece and separate said top piece from said lower piece in order to establish atmospheric pressure within said filled container without removing said lower head piece from said container and to simultaneously remove the excess of liquid from said container through said tube as said top piece and connected tube are removed from said lower head piece, said top piece being subsequently further vertically removed from said container by action of said cam to cause said top head piece to engage said lower piece and raise said lower head piece completely from said container to allow the discharge of said container from said apparatus and the acceptance of an incoming empty container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
300 words
In an automatic liquid filling apparatus of the type utilizing means for producing a vacuum in the container to be filled to provide for the filling of liquid into the container, the improvement of a filling head comprising, in combination: a lower head piece adapted to communicate with the container to be filled and also to communicate directly with a reservoir of liquid to be filled into the container; and a top head piece carrying a tube for producing vacuum within the container, said tube being in communication with a means for providing said vacuum, each of said head pieces being mounted to slide independently of each other and also operative to move vertically in response to a cam, both head pieces adapted to join together in a sealed relationship when in operative position to provide filling of the container in an annular space existing between the inner diameter of the throat of the container and the outer diameter of the tube producing the vacuum, the top head piece of said apparatus being directly responsive to said cam so that said cam produces movement to elevate said top piece and separate said top piece from said lower piece in order to establish atmospheric pressure within said filled container without removing said lower head piece from said container and to simultaneously remove the excess of liquid from said container through said tube as said top piece and connected tube are removed from said lower head piece, said top piece being subsequently further vertically removed from said container by action of said cam to cause said top head piece to engage said lower piece and raise said lower head piece completely from said container to allow the discharge of said container from said apparatus and the acceptance of an incoming empty container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including a reservoir tank for said liquid, said reservoir tank having at least one filler head mounted thereon, said top piece including a runner operative to respond to said cam, said runner being slidably retained by runner retainer members on said tank.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
The apparatus of claim 2 including a vertical guide slot in said runner, said runner rigidly fixed to Top head piece, said lower piece including an arm having a pin mounted thereon passing through said slot, said arm responsive to movement by reaction of said rod with the ends of said slot to raise and lower said lower head piece in response to movement of said runner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
264 words
An improved container filling apparatus comprising, in combination: a reservoir tank; a vacuum tank above said reservoir tank, said vacuum tank including means for creating at least a partial vacuum; a fluid line connecting the bottom of said vacuum tank with said reservoir tank to a level beneath the fluid level in said reservoir tank; a plurality of container filling heads intermediate said vacuum tank and said reservoir tank, said filling heads movable on a track about said reservoir tank, each of said heads including a separate top head piece having a vertical center tube connected with said vacuum tank and a lower head piece with a vertical passage therethrough, said tube being substantially centered in said passage, said passage of said lower head piece also connected by a fill line tube with fluid in said reservoir; said apparatus also including means for moving containers beneath of said filling heads; and cam track means for separately raising and lowering said top and lower head pieces in sequence by first lowering said lower head piece into sealing contact with the fill opening of said container, said passage of said lower head piece being connected to said container fill opening and subsequently lowering said top head piece to sealingly engage with said lower head piece and seal said vertical passage at its upper end, said center tube extending into said container, next filling said container through said fill line tube and finally removing said top head piece from sealing engagement with said lower head piece and then removing said lower head piece from said container opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
264 words
An improved container filling apparatus comprising, in combination: a reservoir tank; a vacuum tank above said reservoir tank, said vacuum tank including means for creating at least a partial vacuum; a fluid line connecting the bottom of said vacuum tank with said reservoir tank to a level beneath the fluid level in said reservoir tank; a plurality of container filling heads intermediate said vacuum tank and said reservoir tank, said filling heads movable on a track about said reservoir tank, each of said heads including a separate top head piece having a vertical center tube connected with said vacuum tank and a lower head piece with a vertical passage therethrough, said tube being substantially centered in said passage, said passage of said lower head piece also connected by a fill line tube with fluid in said reservoir; said apparatus also including means for moving containers beneath of said filling heads; and cam track means for separately raising and lowering said top and lower head pieces in sequence by first lowering said lower head piece into sealing contact with the fill opening of said container, said passage of said lower head piece being connected to said container fill opening and subsequently lowering said top head piece to sealingly engage with said lower head piece and seal said vertical passage at its upper end, said center tube extending into said container, next filling said container through said fill line tube and finally removing said top head piece from sealing engagement with said lower head piece and then removing said lower head piece from said container opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said top head piece includes an attached counterweight adapted to drive said top head piece downwardly into sealing engagement with said lower head piece whenever said cam track means permits said top head piece to engage said lower head piece.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
83 words
The improved apparatus of claim 4 wherein said lower head piece includes a body having an interior chamber, said chamber comprising a part of said vertical passage, said chamber being connected to said fill line tube, said body also including a centering funnel adapted to fit over the mouth of a container, the sides of said funnel adapted to sealingly engage the mouth of said container to said passage, and said body including an upper surface to sealingly engage said top head piece.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said top head piece is comprised of a rigid center tube adapted to pass through said lower head piece, said center tube connected by means of a flexible tube to said vacuum tank, the outside of said center tube also made to sealingly engage said lower head piece at approximately the upper end of said center tube.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
249 words
An improved container filling head for use with a vacuum type filling machine comprising, in combination: a separate top head piece and a separate lower head piece cooperable with each other to provide a single filling head whenever said container is being filled with fluid and to otherwise provide two separate head pieces, said top head piece including a vertical center tube connected with a source of vacuum, said lower head piece including a body having a vertical passage therethrough of greater diameter than said center tube and also for receiving said center tube, said body including sealing means at each end of said passage, the upper sealing means adapted to engage and seal with said top head piece and the lower sealing means adapted to engage the neck of a container and seal thereto, said passage being directly connected by a fluid filling tube with a liquid reservoir such that liquid passes through said fluid filling tube into said central passage of saiD lower body piece and thence into a container upon which said filling head is sealed, said center tube providing a vacuum within said container to initiate passage of fluid through said filling tube whenever said top head piece is sealed to said lower head piece, said lower head piece and said upper head piece providing a complete operable filling head whenever said head pieces are positioned in sealing engagement with each other and said lower head piece is placed in sealing engagement with said container.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
249 words
An improved container filling head for use with a vacuum type filling machine comprising, in combination: a separate top head piece and a separate lower head piece cooperable with each other to provide a single filling head whenever said container is being filled with fluid and to otherwise provide two separate head pieces, said top head piece including a vertical center tube connected with a source of vacuum, said lower head piece including a body having a vertical passage therethrough of greater diameter than said center tube and also for receiving said center tube, said body including sealing means at each end of said passage, the upper sealing means adapted to engage and seal with said top head piece and the lower sealing means adapted to engage the neck of a container and seal thereto, said passage being directly connected by a fluid filling tube with a liquid reservoir such that liquid passes through said fluid filling tube into said central passage of saiD lower body piece and thence into a container upon which said filling head is sealed, said center tube providing a vacuum within said container to initiate passage of fluid through said filling tube whenever said top head piece is sealed to said lower head piece, said lower head piece and said upper head piece providing a complete operable filling head whenever said head pieces are positioned in sealing engagement with each other and said lower head piece is placed in sealing engagement with said container.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The filling head of claim 8 including means for driving said head pieces separately in a vertical direction to seal together said head pieces when a container is being filled and to separate said head pieces when said container is not being filled.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-05-24 | 1974-11-23 | 1975-05-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-05-24 | 1978-11-23 | 1979-05-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-05-24 | 1982-11-23 | 1983-05-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |