Method and apparatus for aseptically filling containers
CA 1205433 A · Owner: Franrica Mfg. Inc. · Inventors: Rica, Albert F.; Reiss, Ronald J.; Davis, John C.
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Abstract of the Disclosure There is disclosed apparatus for, aseptically filling a flexible container having a rigid fitment including a neck, outer flange surrounding the neck, a frangible membrane and an outer rim. The apparatus includes an enclosed filling chamber including a platen with an opening clamping jaws for holding the fitment in the opening, a vacuum head and sealing unit for removing a lid loosely placed on the fitment and supporting it within the sealing chamber while the sealing chamber, fitment and lid are sterilized a fill tube, which is retractable within a housing and shiftable to a position in sealed engagement with the neck to introduce product into the container. …
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- Granted June 3, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 3, 2003.
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