APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING FLANGELESS CONTAINERS

Title:

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING FLANGELESS CONTAINERS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/019605

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A finger grip (150) for a fiangeless container (120), the finger grip having a skirt (151) removably attachable to an open end portion of the container and a lip that extends radially outwardly from the skirt. The fiangeless container (120) is tillable by capping the container using a cap element to attach the finger grip (150) to the container; installing the container in a container support assembly including a tray (105) having a plurality of wells (130); filling the container; inserting a piston (212) into the container; and removing the finger grip. Each well (130) has a depth less than a predetermined length of the container, a lower portion of each well (130) having a first cross - sectional shape similar to but greater than the cross - sectional shape of the fiangeless container, an upper portion of each well having a second cross - sectional shape similar to but greater than the first cross - sectional shape.

Inventors:

NORTON PAUL (US)
VANDERBUSH ED (US)
YOUNG SCOTT (US)
LAHENDRO BERNARD (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2010/044712

Publication Date:

June 09, 2011

Filing Date:

August 06, 2010

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

WEST PHARM SERV INC (US)
NORTON PAUL (US)
VANDERBUSH ED (US)
YOUNG SCOTT (US)
LAHENDRO BERNARD (US)

International Classes:

B01L9/06; A61M5/00; B65B3/00; B65D5/50; B65D25/10; B65D71/70

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