Patent ID: 6116299
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B67C

Abstract:
A filling device for use in transferring material from a pouring container to a receiving container having an opening, said filling device comprising:a conical member having an open top end, an open bottom end, an inner surface, and an outer surface, said conical member tapering from said open top end to said open bottom end;a tubular member for insertion into said opening of said receiving container, said tubular member being integrally joined to said conical member, said tubular member having an open upper end and an open lower end, said open upper end of said tubular member integrally joined to and communicating with said open bottom end of said conical member; anda retention means for retaining said pouring container adjacent to said open top end of said conical member;wherein said conical member has an annular rim along said open top end thereof, and wherein said retention means comprises a pair of slots formed in said annular rim of said conical member at substantially diametrically opposite locations on said annular rim;wherein each of said slots is elongate with a longitudinal axis, and wherein said longitudinal axis of each of said slots is oriented at an angle to said annular rim.