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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Simon P. Edwards, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael R. Resterhouse, Muskegon, MI (US);
Randall L. Johnson, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A fill valve assembly for use in association with a filler device. The fill valve assembly generally includes: an outer housing; a product dispensing member; a displaceable piston; and mechanisms for controllably displacing the piston to a clean-in-place position. The product dispensing member is associated with the outer housing and includes a channel having a sealing member retained therein. The displaceable piston is positioned within at least a portion of the outer housing and the product dispensing member. When the piston is in the clean-in-place position, the seal member retained within the channel of the product dispensing member is exposed which facilitates cleaning thereabout.