Claims
- 1. A modular container filling apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of container filling devices interlockingly mountable side by side on a support; each of said devices including a section of a liquid manifold, said section having a male bayonet fitting on one end and a female bayonet fitting on the other end; said bayonet fittings being dimensioned so that the female fitting of one device sealingly engages the male fitting of the device interlockingly mounted adjacent thereto; said bayonet fittings having ears slidably receivable in hooks formed in said devices for locking engagement with said devices.
- 2. The modular container filling apparatus as recited in claim 1, and further comprising closed bayonet fittings for sealingly terminating said liquid manifold, said closed fittings having ears also slidably receivable in said hooks to prevent disengagement of said bayonet fittings.
- 3. An anti-foam splash-proof nozzle for filling containers, comprising:
an air gap section, said air gap section comprising:
a hollow barrel having a water inlet and lateral openings; an elastic sleeve surrounding said barrel and forming therewith a resiliently openable seal, said sleeve, when said seal is opened, defining a water path between said barrel and said sleeve into said plenum while at the same time sealing said plenum against ambient air; a venturi section, said venturi section comprising:
a venturi; a water inlet from said plenum to said venturi; a passage for conveying a foam-prone chemical into the throat of said venturi to mix it with water flowing through said venturi; and an outlet adapted to communicate with a container to be filled: wherein said venturi section is comprised of integrally molded plastic; and a plenum between said air gap section and said plenum section, said plenum being in communication with ambient air in the absence of water flow.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/659,931, entitled Container Filling Apparatus, and filed on Sep. 12, 2000.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
09659931 |
Sep 2000 |
US |
Child |
09954505 |
Sep 2001 |
US |