Patent ID: 9238515
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B65B

Claim Text:
1. A filling assembly for filling of a tube of packaging material having a longitudinal seal starting at a first level, said assembly comprising: a conduit arranged to lead liquid into the tube of packaging material below said first level, a passage arranged to eject gas through openings into the tube below said first level, wherein a gasket is arranged to provide a seal between said filling assembly and said tube of packaging material upstream said openings such that an overpressure P an outer diameter of the gasket is smaller than the inner diameter of the tube, the gasket comprises an annular body possessing a top surface and a flange extending radially outwards from the annular body, and a circumferential bead on the top surface of the annular body of the gasket, wherein the conduit arranged to lead liquid is arranged concentrically within the passage arranged to eject gas.