US 11,702,234 B2
Pouch filling station
Ray J. Hammi, Rocklin, CA (US); and Daniel Adamian, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to ChooMee Inc., Rocklin, CA (US)
Filed by ChooMee Inc., Rocklin, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/681,275.
Application 17/681,275 is a continuation of application No. 16/868,288, filed on May 6, 2020, granted, now 11,299,300.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/844,028, filed on May 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0185511 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65B 3/12 (2006.01); B65D 75/58 (2006.01); B65B 3/04 (2006.01); B65B 39/08 (2006.01); B65B 3/14 (2006.01); B65B 37/06 (2006.01); B65B 37/14 (2006.01); B65B 3/26 (2006.01); B67D 7/02 (2010.01)
CPC B65B 3/12 (2013.01) [B65B 3/045 (2013.01); B65B 3/14 (2013.01); B65B 3/26 (2013.01); B65B 37/06 (2013.01); B65B 37/14 (2013.01); B65B 39/08 (2013.01); B65D 75/5883 (2013.01); B67D 7/0227 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pouch filling station comprising:
a canister including a vessel, the canister having a bottom and one or more side walls extending from the bottom, and a canister spout located along the canister, the canister configured to hold contents to be dispensed into a pouch;
a lid that fits on a top of the canister;
a valve located on the canister, wherein the valve is configured to connect to the canister spout and a pouch spout of the pouch, the valve controlling a flow of the contents of the canister to fill the pouch; and
an air pump system connected to the canister, the air pump system including a pump to pressurize the canister,
wherein when the canister is pressurized with the pump, the pouch spout is connected to the valve, and the valve is opened, the air pressure from the canister pushes the contents of the canister through the canister spout and the valve into the pouch.