Patent ID: 7182110

Claim:
Apparatus for dispensing a controlled measure of pressurized fluid stock from a stock source into stock receptacles, during a fill cycle, comprising: flow manifold having an input port for receiving the pressurized fluid stock from the stock source, and having output ports for distributing the pressurized stock to the stock receptacles; stock flow paths beginning at the manifold output ports and ending at each stock receptacle; a fill spout at the receptacle end of each flow path, for passing the controlled measure of fluid stock into each stock receptacle; flow valves in the flow paths between the output ports and the fill spouts, which open to allow the flow of fluid stock through the flow paths into the stock receptacles; flow adjusters associated with at least some of the flow paths for adjusting the fluid flow to the controlled measure; and system timer for establishing a timed sequence of events defining a fill cycle of operation for the apparatus.