Device for emptying a canister

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9776778-B2
Application number	US-201214372204-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2012
Priority date	Mar 2, 2012
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device ( 10 ) for emptying a canister ( 12 ) with a nozzle ( 14 ) with a first opening ( 16 ), comprising an adapter ( 18 ) to be at least partially arranged inside the nozzle ( 14 ), in particular inside the first opening ( 16 ), a connector ( 34 ) connectable to the adapter ( 18 ) for connecting a suction machine to the adapter ( 18 ), and a reclosable fitment ( 36 ) comprising a first fitment part ( 38 ) and a second fitment part ( 40 ), wherein the first fitment part ( 36 ) is arranged on the adapter ( 18 ) and the second fitment ( 40 ) part is arranged on the connector ( 34 ). Thus, the safety of handling an emptied canister ( 12 ) with a residue fluid may be increased.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for emptying a canister having a nozzle defining an opening, the device comprising:
an adapter securable to the canister, the adapter at least partially arranged inside the opening of the nozzle when secured to the canister to seal the opening of the nozzle, the adapter having a first fitment part extending axially within the opening of the nozzle when the adapter is secured to the canister, the first fitment part selectively unsealing the opening of the nozzle, the first fitment part having an opening portion extending into the nozzle, an element, and a holding part, the holding part attaching the element to the opening portion; and,
a connector connectable to the adapter, the connector configured for connecting a suction machine to the adapter and having a second fitment part,
the element being movable from a closed position to an opened position, the element in the closed position preventing fluid from being drawn from the canister through the first fitment, the element in the opened position allowing fluid to be drawn from the canister through the first fitment, the holding part being adapted to provide a closing force to hold the element in a closed position, wherein locking of the second fitment part to the first fitment part moves the element from the closed position to the opened position in opposition to the closing force without moving the axial position of the opening portion within the nozzle, wherein the second fitment part includes radially extending openings aligned with the element when the element is in the opened position.

2. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the adapter and the connector comprise a profiling.

3. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the adapter comprises a degassing means.

4. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the adapter comprises a venting means.

5. The device according to claim 4 , characterised in that the connector comprises a pin-shaped element on the inside of the connector facing the adapter for operating the venting means.

6. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the device comprises an empty alarm arranged on the connector.

7. The device according to claim 6 , characterised in that the connector comprises a cavity and a flow body, wherein the flow body is moveably arranged inside the cavity.

8. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the device comprises an indicator switch.

9. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the adapter comprises a suction lance attached to the second opening of the adapter.

10. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the device comprises a cover cap.

11. A suction system comprising a device for emptying a canister according to claim 1 .

12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the element is configured to move axially in a direction toward an inside of the canister when moving from the closed position to the opened position, and wherein at least a portion of the second fitment part is configured to fit within the first fitment part and connect to the element to move the element from the closed to the opened position.

Assignees

• Haworth Brian
• Mai Thomas
• Ecolab Usa Inc

Inventors

• Haworth Brian
• Mai Thomas

Classifications

• B65D51/16 Primary

  with means for venting air or gas · CPC title

• A61M1/0005

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• B65D47/00

  Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices · CPC title

• A61M1/63 Primary

  with means for emptying the suction container, e.g. by interrupting suction · CPC title