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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Edward Piepereit, Worcestershire, GB;
Inventor:
Edward Piepereit, Worcestershire, GB;
Assignee:
Matcon, Ltd., Evesham, Worcestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B67B 1/00 (2006.01); B67B 3/00 (2006.01); B67B 3/28 (2006.01); B65B 69/00 (2006.01); B65G 69/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/2842 (2013.01); B65B 69/00 (2013.01); B65G 69/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to apparatusfor releasably securing the lidof a receptaclefor removal or replacement of the lid, the apparatuscomprising meansdefining first and second vacuum chambers, the second vacuum chamberbeing adapted to contact and secure a lidwhen a pressure drop occurs in said second chamber, the arrangement being such that creating of a vacuum in the first chamberacts on the defining meansto create a pressure drop in the second chamberwithout fluid flow between the chambers, the pressure drop being sufficient to secure the lidfor removal of the lid from the receptacle.