Patent ID: 8307616
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A system for filling a collapsible container, wherein the collapsible container comprises a rigid portion and a collapsible portion, and the rigid portion of the container includes a dispenser through which contents may be added to or removed from the container, the system comprising: a filling station where contents are added to the container through the dispenser, and a capping station where a cap is placed on the container; a conveyor for transporting the container from the filling station to the capping station; and an obstruction mounted to the conveyor which engages the collapsed portion of the container at least when the conveyor is located at the filling station; wherein the obstruction comprises an expandable member which engages the collapsed portion of the container in an expanded state as the container is moved from the filling station to the capping station, and disengages from the collapsed portion of the container in an unexpanded state after the cap is placed on the dispenser of the container at the capping station.