Patent ID: 8051883
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. An industrial container filling lance, comprising: a base; a height adjustable support member vertically extending from the base, wherein said height adjustable support member has opposed upper and lower ends; a horizontally disposed support collar secured to the upper end of the height adjustable support member and extending outwardly therefrom, said horizontally disposed support collar having an upper concave surface; a collar brace extending between a lower surface of said horizontally disposed support collar and said height adjustable support member for supporting said horizontally disposed support collar; a cap mounted on the upper end of said height adjustable support member, wherein a slide clamp attachment boss is mounted on said cap opposite said collar brace and said horizontally disposed support collar, said slide clamp attachment boss including a pair of axially aligned hinge cylinders; a filling lance having a hose connector at one end thereof, and a fill spout at an opposite end thereof, wherein a lower external surface of said filling lance is received within, and is supported by, the upper concave surface of said horizontally disposed support collar; a releasable, hinged, two-piece cylindrical slide clamp having a bushing mounted thereon for pivotal connection with the pair of axially aligned hinge cylinders of the slide clamp attachment boss, wherein a hinge of the hinged, two-piece cylindrical slide clamp is mounted on one side surface thereof, means for releasably closing the hinged, two-piece cylindrical slide clamp being mounted thereto on an opposed side surface, the releasable, hinged, two-piece cylindrical slide clamp slidably retaining the filling lance in a horizontal configuration, and when released, allowing the filling lance to be removed by a user for maintenance/replacement; a first locking member mounted on the height adjustable support member, locking the lance into a user-selectable container filling height; and a second locking member securing the lance to the horizontally disposed support collar and the height adjustable support member, the second locking member locking the horizontal configuration of the lance.