Claims
- 1. A drying apparatus for a flexible beverage container comprising:a housing having an air inlet and an outlet; a blower motor within said housing intermediate between the air inlet and the outlet; an exhaust pipe formed of telescoping sections and having a diameter and an extended length, the diameter sufficient to fit within an opening of the container and the length sufficient to suspend a flexible beverage container therefrom; and a nipple adapted to couple to a withdrawal tube of the flexible beverage container, said nipple in gaseous communication with said blower motor.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said blower motor is electrically powered.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said blower motor is manually powered.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said exhaust pipe extends within a 45 degree angle of vertical.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a coupler intermediate between the outlet and the exhaust pipe, said coupler having a fluid collecting annulus.
- 6. The drying apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a HEPA filter intermediate between the air inlet and said blower motor.
- 7. A process for drying a flexible beverage container comprising the steps of:inverting the beverage container over an exhaust pipe; filtering air through a HEPA filter to yield filtered air; forcing the filtered air through said exhaust pipe and into the beverage container; and forcing air through a nipple and into a withdrawal tube of the beverage container simultaneous with forcing air through said exhaust pipe.
- 8. The process of claim 7 wherein the filtered air is heated to a temperature of not more than 90° Celsius.
- 9. The process of claim 7 wherein said exhaust pipe extends within a 45 degree angle of vertical.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/376,894 filed May 1, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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