Filling valve
US10100943B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/2637
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A valve for use in filling containers includes a valve flange, nozzle assembly and valve sleeve. The valve flange defines a first through passage. The nozzle assembly includes a liquid fill outlet and air vent outlet below the valve flange. The valve sleeve defines a second through passage and is movable between a lowered valve closed position and a raised valve open position. The valve sleeve including a first portion positioned for sliding movement within the first through passage and a second portion positioned below the valve flange and configured for sealingly closing both the liquid fill outlet and the air vent outlet when the valve sleeve is in the lowered valve closed position. The valve sleeve has a weight sufficient to cause the valve sleeve to move downward from the raised valve open position to the lowered valve closed position.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.