Sealed docking arrangement in particular for bags and a method for the filling and emptying of containers in an environmentally-sealed manner

US7398804B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GEA Buck Valve GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Martin Koch · Neuenbürg, DE
• Gary Heath · Farmington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2002
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2008
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D33/30
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The sealed docking system comprises first and second coupling elements each having respective first and second coupling elements with respective first and second flexible receptacles. Each coupling element has a slot. The two coupling elements engage with one another. The coupling elements are flexible so that when force is applied the slots open.