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Container filler

  • US 4,498,508 A
  • Filed: 02/04/1983
  • Issued: 02/12/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A container filler for aseptically filling a container with a product, comprising:

  • an enclosed chamber having a wall opening therein for communication with the outside environment, means for supplying said chamber with a fluid at a positive pressure with respect to the outside environment and means for conducting said product into said chamber;

    clamping means adjacent said opening movable between an open position for permitting insertion of a filling spout extending from the container into said enclosed chamber before filling and for permitting withdrawal of the filling spout from said enclosed chamber after filling and a closed position for engaging the spout to form a seal against fluid communication between said enclosed chamber and the outside environment while the container is being filled; and

    means for substantially enclosing said clamping means to limit fluid communication between said enclosed chamber and the outside environment when said clamping means is in the open position.

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