Patent ID: 11896689
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 11:
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the filling nozzle comprises a fluid shutoff valve assembly, the fluid shutoff valve assembly having a fluid flow path defining a direction of fluid flow, the fluid shutoff valve assembly comprising:
a fluid inlet orifice in fluid communication with a source of a fluid, the fluid inlet orifice allowing the fluid to flow in the direction of fluid flow from the source of the fluid into the fluid flow path of the fluid shutoff valve assembly;
a fluid outlet orifice in fluid communication with the fluid flow path of the fluid shutoff valve assembly and through which the fluid may flow out of the fluid shutoff valve assembly; and
a fluid shutoff valve in fluid communication with the fluid inlet orifice and the fluid outlet orifice, the fluid shutoff valve having a fluid blocking portion and a fluid flow-through portion, the fluid shutoff valve being moveable from a filling position wherein the fluid flow-through portion is aligned with the fluid flow path of the fluid shutoff valve assembly to a closed position wherein the fluid blocking portion is aligned with the fluid flow path of the fluid shutoff valve assembly, wherein the fluid shutoff valve is oriented such that it moves in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the direction of fluid flow at a location where the fluid shutoff valve intercepts the fluid flow path of the fluid shutoff valve assembly,
wherein the fluid flow-through portion has an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion.