Patent ID: 6889725

Claim:
An injector apparatus for injecting a liquefied gas into containers at an angle to said containers in a high-speed filling operation, comprising: a) a central longitudinal axis which is positioned at an angle to the central longitudinal axis of said containers; b) an injector valve located within a chamber, said injector valve comprising: i) a needle stem having a tapered end portion with a rounded end; and ii) a valve body having a first body member and a second body member, said first body member having a substantially straight outflow line with a first diameter and an upper opening, and said second body member having an upper, funnel-shaped opening, a substantially straight outflow line with a second diameter and a valve seat, and a lower portion that is mounted within said upper opening of said first body member, iii) wherein said outflow line of said first body member is aligned with said outflow line of said second body member; c) an open operating state whereby said tapered end portion of said needle stem is positioned within said upper, funnel-shaped opening of said second body member, allowing said liquefied gas within said chamber to flow out of said outflow line of said second body member, said outflow line of said first body member, and into one of said containers; and d) a closed operating state whereby said tapered end portion of said needle stem is seated within said valve seat, blocking said liquefied gas within said chamber from entering said outflow line.