Counter-pressure filler
OwnerPaul A. Olson, Donald W. Olson +1inventors
InventorsPaul A. Olson, Donald W. Olson, Eric D. Olson
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Abstract
A counter-pressure filler system includes a vertically-translatable platform capable of supporting a container, a pressurizable chamber having an entrance aperture, the chamber enclosing a seaming chuck and at least one seaming roller, a vertically-translatable enclosure comprising an upper portion configured to engage a portion of said chamber around the entrance aperture, thereby creating a pressurizable atmosphere within said vertically-translatable enclosure and the pressurizable chamber. The seaming chuck is configured to allow a beverage ingredient to pass therethrough and into said container.
Claims20
A counter-pressure filler system, comprising:
- a chamber having an entrance aperture, said chamber surrounding a seaming chuck and at least one seaming roller;
- a vertically-translatable enclosure comprising an open upper rim configured to engage a portion of said chamber around said entrance aperture, thereby creating a shared, sealed environment within said vertically-translatable enclosure and said chamber;
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- a vertically-translatable platform configured to support a container thereupon that is disposed within said vertically-translatable enclosure;
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- a dispenser configured to dispense one or more ingredients into said container.
A method of counter-filling a beverage container, comprising:
- placing an empty container atop a vertically-translatable platform, said empty container having an un-sealed lid resting thereupon;
- translating said vertically-translatable platform such that said empty container is at least partially translated into an aperture of a chamber comprising a seaming chuck and a seaming roller;
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- translating a vertically-translatable enclosure such that a top portion of said enclosure sealingly engages said aperture so as to create a shared, sealed environment comprising an interior of said chamber and an interior of said enclosure;
- wherein said enclosure encloses said vertically-translatable platform and said empty container.
A counter-pressure filler, comprising:
- a vertically-translatable platform configured to support a container;
- a vertically-translatable enclosure configured to surround said platform, said enclosure comprising an open top portion;
- a chamber comprising an entrance aperture, a seaming chuck and a seaming roller therewithin;
- wherein said enclosure is configured to vertically translate to engage said chamber such that said open top surrounds said entrance aperture of said chamber, thereby creating a sealed filling environment comprising the interior of said chamber and said enclosure;
- wherein the atmosphere of said filling environment can be evacuated and subsequently pressurized with a gas or a gas mixture;
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- wherein said seaming chuck comprises a through-aperture for dispensing liquid into said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.