Abstract: An apparatus and method for transferring fluids from a fluid container to a fluid reservoir are disclosed. More particularly, the fluid transfer apparatus is directed to the transfer of fluids from commercially supplied plastic containers to various fluid and lubricant reservoirs. The invention enables contaminant and drip free transfer of fluids from locations both above and below the reservoir opening and provides for the precise volumetric measurement of the fluid transferred. The fluid transfer apparatus may comprise a cap with a bore through its upper surface configured to closely receive a tube. The tube may be extended with a suitable length of flexible tubing having an inner diameter configured to closely receive the tube. The present invention can also be viewed as providing a method for transferring fluid.

Abstract: A device designed to promote the placement on a toothbrush of not more than a predetermined amount of toothpaste. A preferred embodiment physically encourages the relative positioning of a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste such that when toothpaste is squeezed from its tube it is dispensed substantially on top of and across the toothbrush's bristle bunches rather than lengthwise along the top of the bunches. The device is designed to provide visual encouragement to an individual to stop dispensing toothpaste when an appropriate amount has been dispensed. Furthermore, the device generally prevents any excessively dispensed toothpaste from remaining on the toothbrush.

Abstract: A disposable sterile plastic bag includes a liquid receiving chamber which can be accessed upon removal of a tear off strip for introducing therein liquids, such as breast milk. The bag also includes a closure member to close the bag once filled with milk. The bag further includes indicia thereon for indicating the volume of milk in the bag, and an extension away from the chamber so that information about the milk can be provided, e.g. by writing, on the bag without danger of piercing the bag. Once opened, the bag can be attached to an outlet port of a breast pump such that pumped milk is conveyed directly and sterilely into the bag, and the bag can then be stored in sub-ambient temperature until ready to be fed to a baby, at which time the bag is opened, the closure is cut off from the bag and the bag is installed on, and used as a liner for, a bag holder which is provided with a cap and nipple and acts as a feeding bottle.

Abstract: A device designed to interconnect with an inflatable thermia blanket. The device conveys a medium into the blanket, which applies an internal pressure to the device, and has at least two temperature settings for controlling the temperature of the medium and a pressure sensing apparatus. The pressure sensing apparatus measures the internal pressure. And when the measurement exceeds a predetermined level of internal pressure then any one of the at least two temperature settings is useable. Otherwise, when the measurement does not exceed the predetermined level of internal pressure, the device will either convey the medium at a predetermined temperature setting, which can include shutting the device down.

Abstract: A readily portable system and method for its use for the safe, orderly, and efficient recovery of fluid drained from a motor vehicle, including drained fluid that is hot, such as the hot gear lube drained from the quick-change rear end of a race vehicle prior to ratio gear exchange, and the prompt, safe, neat and efficient return of the recovered fluid to the source from which it was drained, when it is still serviceable. The preferred embodiment has solid heavy-duty construction and a low profile dual-chambered reservoir with a small air chamber separated from a larger fluid chamber by a flexible baffle. The fluid chamber has a discharge opening in a position remote from the baffle and a flexible flame-resistant discharge hose is connected to the discharge opening during use.

Abstract: A disposable sterile plastic bag includes a liquid receiving chamber which can be accessed upon removal of a tear off strip for introducing therein liquids, such as breast milk. The bag also includes a closure member to close the bag once filled with milk. The bag further includes indicia thereon for indicating the volume of milk in the bag, and an extension away from the chamber so that information about the milk can be provided, e.g. by writing, on the bag without danger of piercing the bag. Once opened, the bag can be attached to an outlet port of a breast pump such that pumped milk is conveyed directly and sterilely into the bag, and the bag can then be stored in sub-ambient temperature until ready to be fed to a baby, at which time the bag is opened, the closure is cut off from the bag and the bag is installed on, and used as a liner for, a bag holder which is provided with a cap and nipple and acts as a feeding bottle.

Abstract: An icemaker dose dispenser includes a housing with a septum therein defining opposite chambers having corresponding water ports. Water is routed alternately through the ports for dispensing water from the chambers in sequence for accurately filling an ice tray.

Abstract: The vehicle (1) has a trailer unit (3) for receiving intermediate bulk carrier (IBC) compartments (4) an integrated liquid recovery system (20), an IBC mounting system (30) and an evacuation system (40) with tapping points (42, 43) along either side of the vehicle (1). Wasted journeys are minimised by optimising the shape and size of IBC for a given delivery and load balancing enhances vehicle stability. The cost and environmental impact of accidental damage is also reduced.

Abstract: A gas container having a deformable outer container body, an inner bag, which has a gas barrier characteristic, and an outlet/inlet formed within the inner bag. A gas is charged into the inner bag through the outlet/inlet and discharged there by applying a pressure to the outer container body from outside. According to the invention, all of the gas held in the container can be used without leaving any remaining gas waste. In addition, the container can be re-used.

Abstract: A collection system and method for various uses including the efficient collection of leaves. The system includes a specially designed chute element and an attachable draw-string type of plastic bag. The bag unit has plural perforations formed therein to provide for an equalization of air pressure and resultant ease of placement of collected items into the bag. The invention incorporates fluid mechanics principles related to air flow and air pressure equalization.

Abstract: A filling device (100) for filling a container (1) with a liquid has a filling duct (15) which is connected to a storage tank. On a carrying means (10) there are arranged a deformable tube (20) which forms a throttle portion (22) in the duct (15), and a squeezing means (30) which is arranged along the tube and which is adapted to act on the sides of the tube (20) and which, when operated to close the duct, is adapted to move countercurrently to generate a subatmospheric pressure in the duct (15) downstream of the squeezing means (30). The filling device also has a meter for measuring a discharged amount of liquid.

Abstract: An apparatus for discharging a flowable material from a container having a discharge duct comprises support means for supporting the container, preferably in the form of a conical hopper having a central aperture, a clamping enclosure extending downwardly from the hopper, a discharge duct having its mouth located inside the enclosure and facing upwardly towards the aperture in the hopper, and an annular clamping ring inside the enclosure, the ring being movable so as to clamp the spout of the container against the mouth of the discharge duct. Preferably, the enclosure is substantially sealed, with reclosable access openings provided in a front wall of the enclosure through which the spout of the container can be manually handled. The enclosure is also provided with vacuum means to create a negative pressure in the enclosure and therefore prevent release of the contents of the container into the atmosphere.

Abstract: A powder accommodating container for accommodating powder includes: a flexible bag having an opening, capable of storing the powder; a protecting member for enclosing at least part of the flexible bag, wherein the protecting member is capable of being transformed; and a cover mounted on the protecting member, for opening and closing the opening.

Abstract: This emptying station is suited for emptying contents from bulk bags, especially bulk bags containing particulate hazardous materials as their contents. The emptying station includes a bulk-bag receptacle body having a top opening and bottom outlet, a bulk-bag cutting subassembly in the receptacle body, a raisable and lowerable top closure, and a sealing structure. The cutting subassembly includes at least three cutters each having an associated blade facing upwards, with the cutters collectively arranged to define a pyramid having an apex, and puncture pin positioned at the apex to point upwardly. In operation, a bulk bag is suspended from the top closure, then lowered with the top closure to pass the bulk bag into the receptacle body and cause the substantially flat bottom of the bulk bag to be pieced by the puncture pin and cut by the blades of the cutters to start emptying contents from the bulk bags to the bottom outlet.

Abstract: A device for repairing a tire fault by injecting repair liquid into the faulty tire, said liquid being present in a compressible liquid storage volume (100). Said volume (100) is sealed in such a way that it is watertight at at least one first sealing point (60) to be opened and is located in a pressurized container (56). Said pressurized container is subjected to the pressure of a pressurized gas from a pressurized gas source (28) in a compression chamber which becomes larger as it is affected by the pressurized gas. When the first sealing point (60) is opened, the volume (100) delivers repair liquid to the tire (12) through the opened first sealing point (60) be extracted from the volume.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for dispensing fluid into containers includes a cleaning mechanism that brings the discharge nozzle of a dispenser into the travel path of a film web so that the end-face can make contact with the film web to remove from the end-face at least a portion of any fluid or reaction-products of the fluid that may be in adherence with the end-face. A film for removing such fluid or reaction-products from the end-face of the dispenser is also provided.

Abstract: A fluid delivery apparatus is provided that includes a pressure tube and a first cap assembly having a control system, with the first cap assembly coupled to a first end of the pressure tube for forming a gas-tight seal thereat. The apparatus also includes a second cap assembly coupled to a second end of the pressure tube for forming a gas-tight seal thereat, with the second cap assembly supporting a fluid container that is housed in the interior space of the pressure tube.

Abstract: A drainage receptacle for collecting used water during washing of a vehicle having at least one pair of side wheels. The drainage receptacle including three individual rectangular elongated ground strips for installation on the ground and two individual rectangular elongated cover strips for installation over each pair of side wheels thereby allowing water to drain over the cover strips and directly onto the ground strips. Each ground strip having a bottom sheet and four sidewalls for retaining used water therein. Each cover strip being formed of a bottom sheet. The ground strips and cover strips are made of an impermeable material, such as vinyl.

Abstract: A semi-automatic fixed or portable machine for the packaging of sand or other granular materials in various containers is disclosed. The machine is comprised of a frame or support which supports and retains a fixed upper feed hopper to receive and store the material to be packaged, a reciprocating rolling drawer assembly to distribute the material to be packaged alternately to seated operator stations at each end, the drawer assembly consisting of flow-through compartments to allow the packaging materials to pass through and into discharge chutes as the rolling drawer assembly is being automatically positioned properly over each final exit chute. The drawer assembly is fitted with an upper and lower friction pan to reduce wear. A plurality of discharge chutes onto which the operator may attach easily suspended bags is also supported. Each discharge chute is configured in such a manner as to facilitate one-hand filling of bags.

Abstract: A drum charging system (100) is disclosed, for alleviating ergonomic concerns and chemical exposure hazards associated with the manual addition of solid materials from drums into processing equipment. The drum charging system (100) is adapted to be utilized with drum containers (102) having solid materials contained within a material bag (104). The system (100) comprises a ventilation sleeve (110) and a drum manipulator (200). The ventilation sleeve (110) captures dust which may be generated during the addition of solid materials from the drum (102) and material bag (104) into a reaction vessel (106). The drum manipulator (200) is adapted to be portable and facilitates manipulation of drums during charging functions.

Abstract: A method of inflating a dunnage bag in a box including the steps of inflating the dunnage bag; with one or more sensors, monitoring deflection of at least two surfaces of the box while inflating the dunnage bag; upon detecting through monitoring that deflection of either of at least two surfaces reaches a corresponding preseleted threshold, automatically terminating inflating of the box.

Abstract: A filling apparatus of irregular-formed vessels having an intermittent swinging table (111) disposed above a continuous rotation table (5) and having a plurality of filling nozzles (121) at a same pitch as the vessel holding pitch, filling means for pushing out the liquid from the filling nozzles (121), vertical moving means for vertically moving the filling nozzles (121), a continuously rotating outside hollow shaft (119) to which the continuous rotation table (5) is mounted, a hollow shaft (116) disposed concentrically with the outside hollow shaft (119) for reciprocally rotating the intermittent swinging table (111).

Abstract: A substance packaging container, preferably for packaging a liquid or powder substance, includes a sealed first chamber (4) for the substance (6) to be packaged. The substance chamber (4) is comprised of a flexible material, such as a foil material. The container also includes a sealed, rigid second chamber (8) which is disposed inside the substance chamber (4).

Abstract: A bag filling process and machine wherein material to be bagged is force fed into a tunnel from an end and wherein the material is compacted and fed through the tunnel and out the opposite end which opens into a bag surrounding the tunnel. To avoid compacting and filling of the bag from the bottom up, a ramp in the bottom of the tunnel directs the flow of material to a mid-height position to promote compacting and filling of the bag from the mid-point position both downwardly and upwardly from the ramp end.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding a flat bag made of a gas-tight flexible material, to be filled with a fluid has an apparatus hollow space that is limited by a concavely cylindrically curved fixed side wall surface for a flat application of the flat bag, and two fixed front wall surfaces that face one another and are each convexly curved, for an inward bending of edge sides, positioned opposite one another, of the bag lying flat against the side wall surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid moving device for use, for example, with inflatable articles. The fluid moving device includes an intake port that provides for fluid to be drawn into the fluid moving device, a motor and impeller assembly for moving the fluid through the fluid moving device and a fluid transfer orifice that provides the fluid at an output of the fluid moving device. The fluid moving device also includes a power switch that allows manual activation and deactivation of the fluid moving device.

Abstract: A drainage device is provided for rupturing and draining the fluid contents of a flexible container, such as a dialysis drain bag. A pierce element is mountable in a use position in a waste disposal receptacle so as to engage a wall of a flexible container impaled on the pierce element to rupture the container and allow the fluid contents of the container to flow into the waste receptacle. The pierce element is mounted in a holder which is adapted to be stably mounted in the waste receptacle. In one aspect, an apertured receptacle has a base wall to which the pierce element is fixedly mounted to orient the pierce element in an upstanding position below an open end and within the sidewall of the receptacle. An optional inner wall may be carried within the receptacle and disposed concavely below the open end of the receptacle for supporting a flexible wall of a container in a position for rupturing by the pierce element which projects through the inner wall.

Abstract: A powder dispensing apparatus for application of loose powder and a method for creating the powder dispensing apparatus. With respect to the powder dispensing apparatus, it includes a front face made of porous material, a back face made of non-porous material, and a semi-rigid, inner pad inserted between the front and back faces. The back face is attached to the front face. Loose powder is filled within an internal chamber of the powder dispensing apparatus between the inner pad and the front face.

Abstract: An apparatus and method including providing a container (12) containing a given quantity of usable material (50). A full container (12) is maintained by providing displacement matter (52) separated from the usable material (50) by a mobile partition (28).

Abstract: An inflatable cushioning system with separate inflatable cushioning chambers a common tool guideway and a common air inlet. The inflatable cushioning chambers each have an inflation port. The common air inlet is in fluid communication with each of the inflatable cushioning chambers. During inflation, pressurized air is inserted into the common air inlet. The pressurized air then enters the individual cushioning chambers through the inflation ports. The inflatable cushioning system is inflated using a multi-purpose inflation tool having a body with a main portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the main portion and both portions having hollow interiors. The second portion of the tool having a connecting means for connecting the tool to an external pressurized air source. The tool also having a blade connected to said main portion for cutting the tool guideway as the tool is advanced through the tool guideway.

Abstract: A cassette is described including a housing, an inner reservoir located within the housing, a valve coupled to the inner reservoir and coupled to the housing, and a delivery conduit coupled to the inner reservoir and emerging from the delivery opening of the cassette. The cassette also includes a dispensing apparatus that defines a passage and has a first activating device that opens the valve of the cassette. The dispensing apparatus also has a second activating member capable of establishing fluid communication with a medicant container. A method of mixing a powdered drug and a liquid includes establishing fluid communication between the reservoir and the medicant container, dispensing at least a portion of the liquid into the medicant container, and transferring the mixed drug into the reservoir.

Abstract: An ink jet printer has an ink filling device for an ink jet print head wherein the ink jet print head can be filled with the filling device. The ink filling device has an ink reservoir and a discharge opening. The print head has an ink chamber with a feed opening for ink and can be filled when it is installed in an ink jet printer. The discharge opening is arranged in a hollow body with a variable-volume that moves ink from the ink reservoir when the volume is increased and that discharges ink via the discharge opening when the volume is decreased.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for filling flexible pouches with products such as beverages, shredded cheese, and chips. The filling apparatus includes a hood having a dispersion plate for delivering jets of gas such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide over the tops of empty, open, flexible pouches. The pouches are moved under the hood by a turret. Diving nozzles are lowered into the pouches to purge oxygen from the pouches. The pouches are moved by the turret to a fill tube which dispenses liquid into the pouch and then to a downstream purging station where a second diving nozzle is lowered to the top of the pouch to purge any remaining oxygen from the pouch.

Abstract: An inexpensive inner bag loaded into a cylindrical container such as a drum. The inner bag has excellent airtightness and facilitates transferring the inner bag to a separate container. The inner bag comprises two hexagonal first sheets and two pentagonal second sheets. Each first sheet has a pair of opposite sides extending longitudinally and a trapezoidal portion formed around one longitudinal end of the sheet. Each second sheet has a pair of opposite sides extending longitudinally and a triangular portion formed around one longitudinal end of the sheet. The first and second sheets are placed in an opposite relation to each other. The peripheries of the first and second sheets, excluding the other ends, are bonded together by heat-sealing.

Abstract: An insert apparatus is disclosed which is used to insert items into pouches. The insert apparatus comprises a bending region designed to bend along a length of the apparatus; a non-bending region coupled to the bending region, having a gripping space positioned along a length thereof; a first and second insert foot located on either side of the gripping space; and a transition zone, located between the bending and non-bending regions, where the bend in the bending region gradually flattens out to the non-bending region.

Abstract: A system for the alternative charging of at least one sack filling machine and/or of at least one truck with pourable material, which is stored in a plurality of silos, which are firmly braced by columns, whereby each of the truck and the sack filling machine can be moved under desired silo outlets, and whereby, following the filling of the sacks, the sacks can be transported from the filling system over a totally or partially traversible intermediate conveyor to one of several conveyor belts. The intermediate conveyor, assigned to at least one filling machine, is designed as a traversible elevator at least over some regions. When in the working position, the discharge end of the conveyor corresponds with one of the conveyor belts, arranged above the required passage height necessary to move the sack filling machine or the truck.

Abstract: A process and a device for bagging a predetermined number of grains with heterogeneous granulometry per sack, particularly seed grains, having a structure for conveying grain by gravity toward means of filling sacks with grain that includes: a collection nozzle for grain arranged on a counter for counting the grain, the counter determining the number of grains n in a sample, a first weighing apparatus for weighing the grain counted, a calculator that takes data related to a number of grains and data related to the mass of that number of grains, and those data make it possible to find a theoretical mass of a predetermined number of grains in a sack, and a second weighing apparatus for weighing the sack, the index value of the second weighing apparatus being the theoretical mass found by the calculator, and when that theoretical mass is measured by the second weighing apparatus, the second weighing apparatus orders the bag filling to stop.

Abstract: A bag holder comprising a frame assembly, a bag support, an attachment assembly and a control assembly. The frame assembly includes a base assembly with two vertical posts extending upward therefrom. The bag support is mounted on the posts for vertical movement by the control assembly.

Abstract: A balloon rotation apparatus includes a base; a rotator disk or plate rotatable on the base and having an air passage opening therethrough to a sealingly connectable balloon envelope; a motor drive including a plurality of resiliently tired wheels for supporting and rotating the rotator plate; a duct connected to the base and having a duct inlet for connection to a source of pressure gas, and a duct outlet located proximate rotator plate for feeding the pressure gas through the inlet passage for inflating the balloon and maintaining the inflation while the rotator plate is being rotated. The duct includes a flexible sheet enclosing at least a portion of the base having a ring rigidly supported proximate the rotator plate and having a portion of the sheet of the duct fastened thereto for forming the duct outlet, a plurality of leg supports being rigidly connected to the base and projecting outwardly from the sheet member of the duct.

Abstract: A filling device (1) for filling bags (5) with bulk material (6), which filling device (1) comprises a carrier (3) which is adapted for fixing to a lifting device (2) and which is provided with a number of load hooks (4) for fastening thereto of a bag (5), which bag (5) is provided for this purpose with fastening means (7) such as loops (7) or eyes (7), characterized in that the load hooks (4) are formed such that during operation a wholly or partially filled bag (5) is automatically released from the load hooks (4) by setting down the bag (5) and moving the lifting device (92) away.

Abstract: A machine and method for filling bags with liquid through spouts attached to the bags, wherein a piston within a filling head that operates to control flow of the liquid from the filling head is also extended out of the filling head and into the spout, after the bag is filled, in order to push remaining material from the spout and through is bottom opening into the bag. The spout bottom opening is then closed, after which any remaining material adhering to the walls inside the spout and surfaces of the filling head are cleaned by forming a chamber between them through which a cleaning fluid is passed. This machine and method are particularly useful when filling bags with highly viscous and/or sticky liquids, such as thick food products. They avoid a result of having either to distribute messy bags of product with material remaining adhered to the outside of the spout and/or bag, or to first remove this material by an additional cleaning step.

Abstract: A bag holder comprising a frame assembly, a bag support, an attachment assembly and a control assembly. The frame assembly includes a base assembly with vertical posts extending upward therefrom. The bag support is mounted on the posts for vertical movement by the control assembly. The control assembly includes a cable assembly which is driven by a drive mechanism.

Abstract: A method of inflating a tire and a bag fitted over a tire during inflation. The bag is constructed so as to substantially envelope an exposed outer surface of a tire during inflation, whereby in the event of the tire exploding the bag contains the debris of the explosion, and allows the compressed air from the tire to escape.

Abstract: A filling device for filling bags, in particular with granular bulk material, in which there are provided a closeable filler neck (17) which is in connection with a reservoir and at least one pair of clamping arms (14) which are at least indirectly swivellable about a swivelling axle (2) for holding a bag (16) to be filled. In order to achieve a high degree of imperviousness between the bag to be filled (16) and the filler neck (17) it is provided that the filler neck (17) is made of an elastically deformable material and a pressing device (5, 9; 18, 19) is provided which acts on said filler neck and which presses the filler neck (17) flatly together in its pressing position, with two pairs of clamping arms (14) being provided which are arranged on either side of the pressing device (5, 9; 18, 19) or the filler neck (17) respectively, with the clearance of the pairs of clamping arms (14) exceeding the largest extension of the cross section of the filler neck (17) in its pressed state.

Abstract: A container, a container receiving sleeve cap and a process of unloading and receiving a filled material at a receiving facility that does not require expensive, exclusively specialized areas, such as clean rooms, for preventing the filled material from being contaminated or mixed with foreign matter when transported in a flexible and economic container. The container includes a double layer structure having an outer shell positioned about a flexible inner containing member, such as a bag. The process includes providing such a container having a blade cover with a tying member positioned at the lower surface of the container. The process also includes untying the tying member, positioning an outer shell unloading mouth away from the lower end of an inner bag unloading spout and securing it to an unloading frame receiving member. An inner bag unloading spout over-cover is then secured to an outer surface of a receiving sleeve.

Abstract: An inflating device having an air pressure generator for generating air flow and an air flow directing member connected to the air pressure generator. The air flow directing member has an inflating air flow nozzle extending therefrom and a surplus air flow exhaust enabling the exhausting of noninflating air to the atmosphere from the air pressure generator.

Abstract: A container system for pressurized fluids that includes a plurality of generally ellipsoidal chambers connected by a tubular core. The tubular core is formed along its length with a plurality of apertures each of which is positioned within one of the chambers. The apertures are of comparatively small size so as to be able to control the rate of evacuation of pressurized fluid should a chamber be ruptured.

Abstract: A system and process for dispensing liquid beverage having a containing vessel, a pouch within a cavity of the containing vessel, a spout connected to the pouch, and a dispensing valve connected to the pouch for controlling the flow of liquid from an interior pocket of the pouch. The pouch of the system has a first panel and a second panel heat sealed together at their respective bottom and opposing side panels to form an interior pocket between the first and second panels. The interior pocket is bounded at the sides and bottom thereof, but has an open top to provide an ingress thereinto for filling the pouch. The system provides a clean and sanitary means for containing and dispensing liquid products.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling expandable toy balloons with a liquid such as water includes a body portion defining a central cavity and having a pair of open ends, with the lower end formed into a fitting member for releasable engagement of the neck of a balloon, and the upper end formed into a mouthpiece for the user's mouth. The neck of the balloon to be filled is placed over the fitting member and the entire apparatus (with balloon attached) is then at least partially filled with water by dipping into a body of water. The user then places his mouth on the mouthpiece and exhales into the body portion and central cavity, to displace the water into the balloon until the balloon has been filled with water to the desired level. The filled balloon can then be removed from the fitting, and the neck of the balloon tied off in a knot, so that the water balloon may be used for play.

Abstract: A bag filling machine comprising a supply hopper, a material flow control mechanism and a rotatable bag filling spout is herein disclosed. The rotating bag filling spout is constructed and arranged for rotation about a vertical axis and is connected to the supply hopper through the material flow control mechanism so as to convey bulk commodities stored in the supply hopper into a bag that is to be filled. After the bag has been filled, the rotatable bag filling spout rotates to close the bag. A sealing mechanism is also provided to seal the filled bags once they have been closed by the rotating bag filling spout.