Patent ID: 8201594

Claim:
A system for filling a container with a fluid, wherein the container is provided with an upper fitting portion and a lower fitting portion, the system comprising: a removal mechanism operable to remove the upper fitting portion from the lower fitting portion, wherein the removal mechanism moves along a first substantially linear path; a nozzle mechanism operable to direct the fluid into the container through the lower fitting portion, wherein the nozzle mechanism moves along a second substantially linear path which is oriented angularly with respect to the first substantially linear path; a support structure operable to support the container, wherein the support structure is movable between a first position in which the container is aligned with the first substantially linear path of the removal mechanism and a second position in which the container is aligned with the second substantially linear path of the nozzle mechanism; and an actuator mechanism operable to cause the support structure to move between the first and second positions, wherein the actuator mechanism is a handle, and a first movement of the handle causes the removal mechanism to remove the upper fitting portion from the lower fitting portion, the support structure to move to the second position, and the nozzle mechanism to move along the second substantially linear path into close proximity with the lower fitting portion; and a second movement of the handle causes the nozzle mechanism to move along the second substantially linear path away from the lower fitting portion, the support structure to move to the first position, and the removal mechanism to replace the upper fitting portion onto the lower fitting portion.