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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2006
Elmer B. Woods, West Bend, WI (US);
Bruce A. Bliefnick, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
James P. Maslowski, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Elmer B. Woods, West Bend, WI (US);
Bruce A. Bliefnick, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
James P. Maslowski, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
PDC Facilities, Inc., Hartland, WI (US);
Abstract
A filling machine operable to dispense a fluid from a fluid supply to a container having an opening and a cap configured to cover the opening. The filling machine includes a housing that defines a fill chamber and a cap removal assembly at least partially located within the fill chamber. The cap removal assembly is operable to remove the cap from the opening of the container within the fill chamber. The filling machine further includes a fill line assembly having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is configured to be coupled to the fluid supply and the outlet is located within the fill chamber. The outlet is configured to be placed in fluid communication with the opening of the container. The fill line assembly is removably coupled to the filling machine, and fluid flowing from the fluid supply to the container flows through the fill line assembly.