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EP 1464613 B1 20120404 - Rinsable lifting device

Title (en)

Rinsable lifting device

Title (de)

Spülbares Huborgan

Title (fr)

Organe de levage pouvant être rincé

Publication

EP 1464613 B1 20120404 (DE)

Application

EP 04002517 A 20040205

Priority

DE 10314634 A 20030401

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1464613A2] In a process to fill a receptacle with a measured quantity of drink, the liquid is dispensed from filling station with a cylinder and a moving piston. The cylinder and piston assembly incorporate a drill hole (5, 6) access arrangement for a cleaning agent.

IPC 8 full level

B67C 3/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B67C 3/244 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1464613 A2 20041006; EP 1464613 A3 20050302; EP 1464613 B1 20120404; DE 10314634 A1 20041014; JP 2004307062 A 20041104; JP 4383922 B2 20091216; US 2005034779 A1 20050217; US 6918417 B2 20050719

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04002517 A 20040205; DE 10314634 A 20030401; JP 2004041025 A 20040218; US 81365104 A 20040330