A filler machine and method of use thereof

A filler machine comprising:

• a sealed chamber which seals off air entry to (i) a container or a container opening, (ii) a cap or other closure for the container, and (iii) a capper or other closure-adding mechanism which introduces the cap or the other closure, respectively, to the container opening, the sealed chamber being connected to a vacuum generating mechanism and a vent valve;
• a filler tube which introduces liquid into the container, which is lowered into the container, and which extends through the sealed chamber via sealed entry, wherein (i) prior to filling the container with the liquid, the filler tube is positioned at or proximate the bottom of the container, (ii) during filling, the filler tube lifts while still keeping a bottom end of the filler tube immersed in the liquid, and (iii) on completion of filling, the filler tube is lifted out of the container;
• a filler tube lifting assembly which lowers the filler tube into the container and lifts the filler tube during filling;
• and lifts the filler tube out of the container on completion of filling;
• a gas injection tube which runs parallel or essentially parallel to the filler tube, which directs one or more purge gases into the container prior to the liquid being filled into the container, and which is lifted and lowered into the container together with the filler tube;
• the vacuum generating mechanism which draws air and the one or more purge gasses out of the container and sealed chamber through a top portion of the sealed chamber prior to the liquid being filled in the container, wherein the vacuum generating mechanism thereby assists with purging of air from the container and the sealed chamber;
• a secondary gas injection mechanism which directs one or more secondary gasses into a top portion of the sealed chamber prior to and during the filling of the container with the liquid, wherein the secondary gas injection mechanism thereby restores pressure to the container that is lost during filling of the liquid in the container;
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• the vent valve which has an opening in an exit port to control release of pressure from within the container, which in turn controls flow of liquid into the container.