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A filling valve assembly for filling a beverage container with a liquid beverage. The valve assembly includes a valve body having an outer wall and a vent tube for ventilating the container when the container is filled with the liquid. Fluid passageways are defined between the outer wall and the ven

A filling valve assembly for filling a beverage container with a liquid beverage. The valve assembly includes a valve body having an outer wall and a vent tube for ventilating the container when the container is filled with the liquid. Fluid passageways are defined between the outer wall and the vent tube for allowing the liquid to discharge into the container. A notch is formed within the outer wall and a screen is disposed across the fluid passageway with an outer diameter extending into the notch. The valve assembly is characterized by the notch being a truncated cone extending axially in the direction of the fluid passageway to define an angled surface for facilitating disposition of the screen into the notch and within the fluid passageway. The assembly is also characterized by the screen having a chemically etched surface creating a plurality of square holes within the screen for preventing unnecessary dripping of fluid material into the container. In addition, a deflector is provided wherein the deflector extends across the fluid passageway for deflecting the fluid material toward the side of the container. The valve assembly is further characterized by the deflector being fixedly secured to the valve body such that the deflector remains adjacent to the fluid passageway and extends entirely across the fluid passageway during the discharge of fluid material into the container.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A filling valve assembly for filling a container with a fluid material, said assembly comprising;a valve body having an outer wall defining an inner chamber;a vent tube extending upwardly through said chamber for ventilating the container when the container is filled with

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A filling valve assembly for filling a container with a fluid material, said assembly comprising;a valve body having an outer wall defining an inner chamber;a vent tube extending upwardly through said chamber for ventilating the container when the container is filled with the fluid material and defining at least one fluid passageway disposed between said outer wall and said vent tube for allowing the fluid material to discharge from said chamber and into the container;a notch extending laterally into one of said outer wall and said vent tube; anda screen disposed across said fluid passageway and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter with one of said diameters extending into said notch;said assembly characterized by said notch being a truncated cone extending axially in the direction of said fluid passageway to define an angled surface for facilitating disposition of said screen into said notch and within said fluid passageway.