Patent ID: 6595250
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A filling system comprising:a. a filling station including: (i) a filling position at which a container may be filled; (ii) a switching member which moves in accordance with the degree to which a container at the filling position is filled; b. a filling unit including: (i) a filling head, the filling unit having a filling state wherein product is dispensed from the filling head and a nonflow state wherein product dispensation is ceased; (ii) a dispensing switch which is actuated to change the filling unit between the filling state and the nonflow state; wherein: the filling unit is repositionable with respect to the filling station to allow the filling unit to rest adjacent the filling station with its filling head situated over the filling position, or to allow the filling unit to rest at other locations; the switching member is situated adjacent the dispensing switch to actuate the dispensing switch only when the filling unit is resting adjacent the filling station with the filling head situated over the filling position.