Container sealing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10065754-B2
Application number	US-201715722930-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 2, 2017
Priority date	Jun 19, 2015
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid. The apparatus including a connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source, a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and a plurality of containers coupled to the apparatus, a sealing element disposed within each of the plurality of containers, the sealing element configured to couple the container to the apparatus and automatically seal the container when the container is decoupled from the apparatus, a retaining member including a sleeve affixed to each of the plurality of containers, to position the sealing element in a neck of each of the plurality of containers, the sleeve being configured to prevent radial expansion of the containers, and, a mixing mechanism disposed in the flow path and configured to receive an additive and introduce the additive in to the flow path.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An apparatus for filling a plurality of containers with a fluid, the apparatus comprising:
a connector configured to removably couple the apparatus to a fluid source;
a flow path providing fluid communication between the fluid source and a plurality of containers coupled to the apparatus;
a sealing element disposed within each of the plurality of containers, the sealing element configured to couple the container to the apparatus and automatically seal the container when the container is decoupled from the apparatus;
a retaining member including a sleeve affixed to each of the plurality of containers, to position the sealing element in a neck of each of the plurality of containers, the sleeve being configured to prevent radial expansion of the containers; and,
a mixing mechanism disposed in the flow path and configured to receive an additive and introduce the additive in to the flow path.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of containers includes balloons.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is reusable.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fluid conduits are substantially the same length.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the additive is a pellet, a powder, or a gel.

Assignees

• Telebrands Corp

Inventors

• Khubani Ajit
• Dowd Paul
• Kelly Ryan

Classifications

• A63H2027/1033

  Inflation devices or methods for inflating balloons · CPC title

• B65B3/17 Primary

  for filling valve bags · CPC title

• A63H37/00

  Jokes; Confetti, streamers, or other dance favours {; Cracker bonbons or the like} · CPC title

• B65B7/025

  Closing valve bags · CPC title

• A63H27/10 Primary

  Balloons (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; {other than toy aspects B64B1/40}) · CPC title