Patent ID: 11933697
Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for closed sampling from filling plants, said method comprising the following steps:
filling a sample quantity into a container (1) with a wall (3);
applying a hole reinforcer with a sealing lip (20) to the exterior of the container (1) with the wall;
introducing a fracture point (22) in the area of the hole reinforcer (20) into the wall of the container (1);
introducing a sampling attachment (30) with hollow tube (40) into the wall of the container (1) in the area of the fracture point (22) wherein the hollow tube has a circumferential groove (54) and wherein the sealing lip (52) of the hole reinforcer engages and provides a tight connection between the hollow tube and the wall of the container via said circumferential groove;
removing the sample container (50) from the hollow tube (40) and closing the sample container (50);
removing the sampling attachment (30) with hollow tube (40) from the container; and
sealing the fracture point (22) of the container in the area of the hole reinforcer with sealing lip (20).