Patent ID: 8517065
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B67C,F16L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for filling a container, comprising: at least one tank for a fluid product to be delivered; one filling head for delivering said fluid product to said container, said filling head being movable towards and away from said container; a connecting arrangement interposed between said tank and said filling head for supplying said fluid product to said filling head, said connecting arrangement comprising a ball-and-socket joint structure, said ball-and-socket joint structure comprising a first tubular portion comprising a spherical body and a second tubular portion comprising a spherical cavity, a tubular sealing element being arranged inside said first tubular portion and said second tubular portion at a zone in which said spherical body and said spherical cavity are mutually engaged, said tubular sealing element comprising a central portion, an end portion received in a seat of said first tubular portion and a further end portion received in a further seat of said second tubular portion.