Patent ID: 8201594
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A system for filling a container with a fluid, wherein the container is provided with an upper fitting portion and a lower fitting portion, the system comprising: a removal mechanism operable to remove the upper fitting portion from the lower fitting portion, wherein the removal mechanism moves along a first substantially linear path; a nozzle mechanism operable to direct the fluid into the container through the lower fitting portion, wherein the nozzle mechanism moves along a second substantially linear path which is oriented angularly with respect to the first substantially linear path; a support structure operable to support the container, wherein the support structure is movable between a first position in which the container is aligned with the first substantially linear path of the removal mechanism and a second position in which the container is aligned with the second substantially linear path of the nozzle mechanism; and an actuator mechanism operable to cause the support structure to move between the first and second positions, wherein the actuator mechanism is a handle, and