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Method and device for manipulating and transferring products between confined volumes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-25
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Granted: 1992-06-02
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Expires: 2009-05-25
Abstract
Abstract One of the two confined volumes, for example the "supplying" one (2), is provided with a tubular perforating element (3) confined within a space closed by a diaphragm or perforable wall (503); the second confined volume (1) also has a perforable diaphragm (301); the surfaces of the two diaphragms (503, 301) directed towards the external environment are permanently bonded together after which the perforator (3) is manipulated from the outside so as to perforate the two diaphragms, placing in communication, via the tubular duct of the perforator, the confined environment of the supplying volume with that of the second volume.
Inventors
- 👤 Piero Marrucchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 00:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/10; A61M39/16; A61M39/18; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/3243; B; B01; B01F; B01F33/00; B01F33/50; B01F33/501; B01F33/5011; B01F35/00; B01F35/71; B01F35/713; B01F35/7137; B01F35/716; B01F35/7163; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/14; B29C65/1429; B29C65/1432; B29C65/1464; B29C65/1467; B29C65/78; B29C65/7802; B29C65/7841; B29C66/00; B29C66/001; B29C66/0012; B29C66/0014; B29C66/0018; B29C66/01; B29C66/03; B29C66/032; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/114; B29C66/1142; B29C66/345; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/52; B29C66/522; B29C66/5221; B29C66/54; B29C66/80; B29C66/82; B29C66/822; B29C66/8221; B29C66/824; B29C66/8242; B29C66/82423; B29C66/826; B29C66/8266; B29C66/82661; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8324; B29C66/83241; B29C66/84; B29C66/857; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/3205; B65D81/3211; A61M2039/1027; A61M2039/1066; A61M5/3202; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/0045; B29C66/00141; B29C66/00143; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29L; B29L2023/00; B29L2023/005; B29L2023/007; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/26; Y10S215/00; Y10S215/08; Y10S604/00; Y10S604/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of transferring products between two enclosed containers, the method comprising the steps of: enclosing a section of each of the containers by means of a pierceable thermoplastic diaphragm; providing the first container with a flexible section; positioning a piercing element having a through-duct inside the first container so that when said flexible section is compressed, said piercing element pierces said diaphragm of the first container; heating said diaphragms causing them to become adhesive; joining said heated adhesive diaphragms; cooling said joined diaphragms causing said cooled joined diaphragms to become firmly attached; and compressing said flexible section of the first container causing said piercing element to pierce said diaphragms, which have been joined, and causing products from one of the containers to transfer to the other container by means of said through-duct in said piercing element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of transferring products between two enclosed containers, the method comprising the steps of: enclosing a section of each of the containers by means of a pierceable thermoplastic diaphragm; providing the first container with a flexible section; positioning a piercing element having a through-duct inside the first container so that when said flexible section is compressed, said piercing element pierces said diaphragm of the first container; heating said diaphragms causing them to become adhesive; joining said heated adhesive diaphragms; cooling said joined diaphragms causing said cooled joined diaphragms to become firmly attached; and compressing said flexible section of the first container causing said piercing element to pierce said diaphragms, which have been joined, and causing products from one of the containers to transfer to the other container by means of said through-duct in said piercing element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said diaphragms are convex-shaped when viewed from outside the containers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: placing said diaphragms in an enclosed chamber prior to said step of said joining of said diaphragms; and reducing pressure inside said chamber, relative to the pressure inside the containers, causing said diaphragms to have a convex shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method in accordance with claim 3, wherein: said reducing of pressure additionally causes said diaphragms to move toward each other and perform said joining step of said diaphragms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of pierceable thermoplastic diaphragms with a plurality of corresponding piercing elements and a plurality of corresponding flexible sections on a plurality of first containers; a plurality of the second type containers having a plurality of pierceable thermoplastic diaphragms; and heating, joining, piercing and transferring the products from a plurality of containers to another plurality of containers.
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