Patent ID: 7146781
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A method of inserting a material into an uncontaminated container reservoir, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a container assembly that includes an uncontaminated reservoir, an uncontaminated sleeve and an uncontaminated film, wherein there is an opening at the top of the reservoir, and wherein the sleeve has a lower portion that extends from the reservoir opening and an upper portion that is sealed by the film: (b) moving the container assembly into an uncontaminated filling chamber within a confined structure: (c) while the container assembly is within the filling chamber, penetrating the film to break the seal and thereby open a passage through the sleeve to the reservoir opening: (d) subsequent to step (c), while the container assembly is still within the filling chamber, inserting the material into the reservoir: (e) subsequent to step (d), moving the container assembly into an uncontaminated sealing chamber within the confined structure: (f) while the container assembly is within the sealing chamber, sealing the sleeve to thereby seal the reservoir: and (g) subsequent to step (e), separating an upper portion of the sleeve from a lower portion of the sleeve that extends from the reservoir.