IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0813325
(2004-03-30)
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발명자
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- Cuffari, Jr.,Frederick
- Vermillion,Deborah A.
- Jonsson,Ingrid S.
- Hvalgren,Mats Dhanvin Zoroaster
- Dessole,Bernard
- C.,Mauricio Eslava
- Winegar,Jeffrey Rex
- Patterson,Christopher G.
- Stauder,Robert W
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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An arrangement and associated method for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents. The arrangement includes a movable rack for receiving the multiple containers. The rack includes ground-engaging movable members for permitting the rack and the multiple containers rece
An arrangement and associated method for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents. The arrangement includes a movable rack for receiving the multiple containers. The rack includes ground-engaging movable members for permitting the rack and the multiple containers received thereon to be moved. The arrangement includes a fixed filling station that has a plurality of dispensing devices. Each dispensing device is engagable with a storage container to provide the pressurized contents to the containers. The rack and the filling station are arranged such that the rack is movable into proximity with the filling station and the rack is movable away from the filling station. The dispensing devices are arranged within the filling station such that each container is in proximity to a respective device when the rack and the filling station are in proximity. Also, an arrangement and method for moving and filling different types of storage containers.
대표청구항
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What is claimed: 1. An arrangement for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents, the arrangement including: a movable rack having a plurality of shelf-like structures, each shelf being vertically arranged with respect to one another and each shelf including a plurali
What is claimed: 1. An arrangement for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents, the arrangement including: a movable rack having a plurality of shelf-like structures, each shelf being vertically arranged with respect to one another and each shelf including a plurality of container locations for receiving the multiple containers; ground-engaging movable members attached to the movable rack for permitting the movable rack and the multiple containers received thereon to be moved, wherein the movable rack includes a frame having a lower portion and an upstanding portion, the lower portion having the ground-engaging movable members being mounted thereon; a filling station comprising a fixed rack having a plurality of dispensing devices secured to the fixed rack, each dispensing device being engageable with a storage container to provide the pressurized contents to the multiple containers on the movable rack; wherein the movable rack and the fixed rack are arranged such that the movable rack is movable via the ground engaging movable members into proximity with and away from the fixed rack, and wherein the dispensing devices are secured to the fixed rack in an array that generally mimics the array of container locations located on the plurality of shelf-like structures such that each container is in proximity to a respective dispensing device when the movable rack and the fixed rack are in proximity, wherein each of the dispensing devices are suspended by a retractable holder, each holder including a spring-biased tether attached to adjacent ends of the respective dispensing device. 2. An arrangement as set forth in claim 1, wherein the containers need not be adjusted or removed from the movable rack while the movable rack is moved into proximity with the fixed rack, the containers receive the pressurized contents, or the movable rack is moved out of proximity with the fixed rack. 3. An arrangement as set forth in claim 1, wherein the movable rack is movable via operation of the ground engaging movable members out of proximity with the fixed rack to a location relatively distant from the fixed rack such that a second movable rack may be moved into proximity with the fixed rack. 4. An arrangement as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of the container locations is adapted to receive a respective container in a substantially horizontal position. 5. An arrangement as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fixed rack includes a plurality of ground-engaging supports that are secured to the ground. 6. An arrangement as set forth in claim 5, wherein the ground-engaging supports includes a wheel receiving arrangement adapted to receive the ground-engaging movable members attached to the movable rack. 7. An arrangement as set forth in claim 1, wherein the movable rack includes at least three shelf-like structures on which the containers are supporting and the fixed rack includes at least three banks in which the dispensing couplings are arranged, with each bank having a height that is congruent to a height of the corresponding shelf-like structure. 8. A method for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents, the method including: placing the multiple containers onto a plurality of container locations provided on a plurality of shelf-like structures of a movable rack, each shelf-like structure being vertically arranged with respect one another; moving the movable rack and the containers thereon into proximity of a fixed rack via operation of ground-engaging movable members mounted to the movable rack, wherein the movable rack includes a frame having a lower portion and an upstanding portion, the lower portion having the ground-engaging movable members being mounted thereon; engaging each of the containers to a respective dispensing device of a plurality of the dispensing devices secured to the fixed rack to provide the pressurized contents to the containers, the dispensing devices being arranged in an array on the fixed rack that mimics an array of container locations located on the plurality of shelf-like structures, wherein each of the dispensing devices are suspended by a retractable holder, each holder including a spring-biased tether attached to adjacent ends of the respective dispensing device; disengaging the containers from the respective dispensing devices; and moving the movable rack away from the fixed rack with the containers remaining on the movable rack. 9. A method as set forth in claim 8, wherein the movable rack includes locations for receiving the containers such that the containers need not be adjusted or removed from the movable rack during the steps of moving the movable rack and the containers thereon, engaging each of the containers to respective dispensing devices, disengaging the containers from the respective dispensing devices, and moving the movable rack away from the filling station with the containers. 10. A method as set forth in claim 8, wherein the step of moving the rack away from the filling station with the containers includes moving the rack out of proximity with the filling station to a location relatively distant from the filling station such that a second movable rack may be moved into proximity with the filling station. 11. A method as set forth in claim 8, wherein the step of moving the movable rack into proximity of a fixed rack includes guiding at least one of the ground-engaging movable members of the movable rack into at least one wheel receiving arrangement located on at least one ground-engaging support coupled to the fixed rack. 12. An arrangement for moving and filling multiple storage containers of different types with pressurized contents, the arrangement including: a first holding device for receiving a first type group of the multiple containers and movable to permit the first holding device and the containers received thereon to be moved; a second holding device for receiving a second type group of the multiple containers and movable to permit the second holding device and the containers received thereon to be moved; and a fixed filling station having a plurality of dispensing devices, each engageable with a storage container to provide the pressurized contents to the container, wherein each of the dispensing devices are suspended by a retractable holder, each holder including a spring-biased tether attached to adjacent ends of the respective dispensing device; wherein the first and second holding devices and the filling station are arranged such that each of the first and second holding devices is movable into proximity with the filling station and movable away from the filling station, and the first holding device includes ground-engaging movable members attached to the first holding device for permitting the first holding device and the multiple containers received thereon to be moved, and wherein the first holding device is configured to hold the first group of the multiple containers on a movable rack with vertically arranged shelf-like structures and the second holding device is configured to hold the second group of the multiple containers on a pallet, wherein the movable rack includes a frame having a lower portion and an upstanding portion, the lower portion having the ground-engaging movable members being mounted thereon. 13. An arrangement as set forth in claim 12, wherein the first holding device and the filling station include parts that mate when the first holding device and the filling station are in proximity. 14. A method for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents, the method including: placing a first group of the multiple containers onto a first holding device; moving the first holding device and the containers thereon into proximity of a fixed filling station; engaging each of the containers on the first holding device to a respective dispensing device of a plurality of the dispensing devices to provide the pressurized contents to the containers, wherein each of the dispensing devices are suspended by a retractable holder, each holder including a spring-biased tether attached to adjacent ends of the respective dispensing device; disengaging the containers from the respective dispensing devices; and moving the first holding device from the filling station with the containers on the first holding device remaining on the first holding device; placing a second group of the multiple containers onto a second holding device; moving the second holding device and the containers thereon into proximity of a fixed filling station; engaging each of the containers on the second holding device to a respective dispensing device of a plurality of the dispensing devices to provide the pressurized contents to the containers; disengaging the containers from the respective dispensing devices; and moving the second holding device from the filling station with the containers on the second holding device remaining on the second holding device; wherein the steps of moving the first holding device into proximity of the filling station and moving the first holding device from the filling station is via ground-engaging movable members mounted to the first holding device, and wherein the step of placing the first group of the multiple containers onto the first holding device includes placing the containers on a movable rack having vertically arranged shelf-like structures of the first holding device, wherein the movable rack includes a frame having a lower portion and an upstanding portion, the lower portion having the ground-engaging movable members being mounted thereon, and the step of placing the second group of the multiple containers onto the second holding device includes placing the containers on a pallet structure of the second holding device. 15. A method as set forth in claim 14, wherein the step of moving the first holding device and the containers thereon into proximity of a fixed filling station includes mating parts of the first holding device and the filling station.
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