Patent ID: 7484345

Claim:
A filling machine operable to dispense a fluid from a fluid supply to a container having an opening and a cap configured to cover the opening, the filling machine comprising: a housing that defines a fill chamber; a cap removal assembly at least partially located within the fill chamber and operable to remove the cap from the opening of the container within the fill chamber; a fill line assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet configured to be coupled to the fluid supply, the outlet located within the fill chamber and the outlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with the opening of the container, wherein the fill line assembly is removably coupled to the filling machine, and wherein fluid flowing from the fluid supply to the container flows through the fill line assembly; and a flow meter including a passageway through which the fluid flows, the flow meter being operable to measure the fluid flowing through the passageway, wherein the fill line assembly includes a liner portion positioned within the passageway, the liner portion being removably coupled with the flow meter such that fluid flowing through the passageway flows through the liner portion without contacting an inner surface of the passageway.