Adapter assembly and a process for supplying a sterilant to a packaging system for cleaning and filling of packages
AssigneeSolvay SA
InventorMatthew Hearon
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Abstract
An adapter assembly (10) and a process for supplying a sterilant to a packaging system for cleaning and filling of packages. Specifically, an adapter assembly (10) for directly supplying from a packaging container, such as a blow-molded tight-head plastic packaging container, a sterilant, such as hydrogen peroxide, to the packaging system without using any intermediate carrier, such as a carboy.
Claims18
An adapter assembly for supplying a sterilant from a packaging container with an externally threaded neck surrounding a container opening and with an internally threaded screw cap for sealing the container opening, into a packaging system for cleaning and filling of packages, the adapter assembly comprising:
- an adapter body having a tubular body portion, a discoidal body portion at a first end of the tubular body portion, a dispensing passage and at least one venting or pressurizing passage extending through the adapter body from the first end to a second end of the tubular body portion, and a dip tube fitted to the first end of the tubular body portion and communicating with the dispensing passage;
- a gasket surrounding the dip-tube and having at least one venting or pressurizing hole communicating with the venting or pressurizing passage of the adapter body;
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- a screw cap having an annular cap portion with a through-hole for the tubular body portion of the adapter body and having a skirt portion with an internal thread for engagement with the externally threaded neck of the packaging container, the screw cap being rotatable with respect to the adapter body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.