Multiple coupling locks and multiple docking devices containing said multiple coupling locks

US7770936B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GEA Buck Valve GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Martin Koch · Neuenbürg, DE
• Joachim Stoye · Zetel, DE
• Stefan Vogler · Eltville am Rhein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 30, 2004
• Grant date: Aug 10, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 22, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D81/32
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a multiple coupling lock system and method for an environmentally sealed filling or refilling of a first container or a first hose, a first coupling lock has an opening area which is opened. A first flexible conveyance unit has a first end connected to the first coupling lock in an environmentally sealed manner. A second opposite end of the first flexible conveyance unit connects to a second coupling lock in an environmentally sealed manner, the opening area of the first coupling lock being sufficiently large when opened to allow the second coupling lock to pass therethrough. The second coupling lock connects in an environmentally sealed manner to the first container or first hose. The system or method provides the ability to environmentally fill or refill the first container or first hose-in an environmentally sealed manner.