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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1997
Yutaka Kaneko, Wheeling, IL (US);
Bengt Andersson, Palatine, IL (US);
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, SA, Pully, CH;
Abstract
A cleaning box for a liquid food product filling apparatus includes a mounting member from which the plurality of filling tubes depend, and a hollow, shroud-like elliptical cylindrical body extending from the mounting member. The cleaning box is configured to, in part, shroud the filling tubes. The elliptical cylindrical body has a longitudinal axis, and is mounted to the mounting member so as to define an elliptical juncture therebetween. The elliptical cylindrical body terminates at about a free end of the filling tubes so as to define an opening. The opening is formed at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis so as to define a circular end profile. The opening is further formed such that the filling tubes are visually perceptible from a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.