Apparatus for cleaning, filling, and capping a container

Package making – Methods – Filling preformed receptacle and closing

Reexamination Certificate

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C053S167000, C053S284500, C053S284600, C053S079000, C053S485000

Reexamination Certificate

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07980046

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for filling a container includes an enclosure (11) having an opening for receiving a container (14). The apparatus may include a shuttle assembly (15), a wash station (20), a fill station (21), and a seal station (16) contained within the enclosure (11). The shuttle assembly (15) may include a frame structure (23) and a shuttle (22). The shuttle (22) may advance along a path of travel and facilitate the washing, filling, and sealing of the container (14). The apparatus may be employed in a method for consecutively washing, filling, and sealing at least one container in an enclosed housing. The method includes the steps of providing at least one container, washing the container, filling the container, and sealing the container. The method may be conducted along a path of travel.

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