(under subclass 266.1) Apparatus, wherein one of two receptacles simultaneously charged with diverse contents at separate stations is also sealed with a closure at one of said stations, said one receptacle having been previously partly charged at the other of said stations.
(1) Note. Supplying syrup to one bottle, while adding water or carbonated water to a bottle previously syruped, and then closing the bottle at the water or carbonated water station is classified here.
(2) Note. Patents which disclose, but do not claim, a compound fill-close station have been classified on the basis of the claimed disclosure; that is, on the basis of a filling apparatus or a simple fill-close apparatus.
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268, for filling and closing preformed receptacles as a common fill-close station.
276, for filling and closing preformed receptacles including diverse heads rotatably indexing and progressively acting.
