Patent ID: 6152195
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B65B,B67C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A container filling machine and removable valve assembly, comprising:a liquid retention bowl and at least one filler valve assembly depending therefrom;said bowl having at least one bottom opening, a periphery around said opening, and a shoulder at said periphery;said filler valve assembly extending through said opening and including an upwardly protruding vent tube in said bowl;a valve retention clip on said vent tube and having at least one abutment within said bowl aligned with said shoulder to be engageable with said shoulder to prevent unwanted valve removal from said bowl, said retention clip being accessible from outside said bowl and having sufficient resilient flexibility to move said at least one abutment away from said shoulder for release of said filler valve assembly from said bowl.