Patent ID: 8887770

Claim:
A system for filling one or more containers, comprising: a first funnel, the first funnel including an opening at a bottom edge thereof; a first container, including: a container volume; a first end, wherein the first end has an opening in communication with the container volume, wherein the first end and at least a portion of the container volume receive at least a portion of the first funnel including the opening at the bottom edge of the first funnel, wherein the opening at the bottom edge of the first funnel lies below the opening of the first end of the container, wherein the first funnel cooperates with the opening of the first end of the container to provide a sole communication path to the container volume, wherein the portion of the first funnel received by the container volume defines a reserved volume, and wherein except for the communication path provided by the opening at the bottom edge of the first funnel the container volume is a closed volume.