Apparatus for charging liquid

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR AGITATING THE LIQUID CONTENTS OF A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE INJECTION THEREINTO OF A GAS UNDER PRESSURE, COMPRISING, A GAS INJECTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ELONGATED MANIFOLD; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID MANIFOLD FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN A LOWERED POSITION WHEREBY A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS ARE OPERATIVELY ENGAGED AND A RAISED POSITION WHEREIN THE PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS ARE NOT OPERATIVELY ENGAGED INCLUDING A SUPPORING ARM HAVING SAID MANIFOLD SECURED TO ONE END THEREOF AND ITS OPPOSITE END PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED; AND MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID MANIFOLD BETWEEN ITS RAISED AND LOWERED POSITIONS INCLUDING A CONTROL SHAFT SUPPORTED FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT ABOUT ITS OWN LONGITUDINAL AXIS, CONNECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID SUPPORTING ARM AND CONTROL SHAFT WHEREBY ROCKING OF SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN ONE DIRECTION EFFECTS PIVOTING OF SAID SUPPORT ARM TO MOVE SAID MANIFOLD TO ITS RAISED POSITION AND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION EFFECTS PIVOTING OF SAID SUPPORT ARM TO MOVE SAID MANIFOLD TO ITS LOWERED POSITION, BIASING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL SHAFT FOR APPLYING A FORCE THERETO TENDING TO ROTATE SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND CAMMING MEANS LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION INCLUDING A CAM AND FOLLOWER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL SHAFT, SAID CAM AND FOLLOWER MEANS BEING BIASED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER BY SAID BIASING MEANS, SAID CAM HAVING A PROFILE FOR DISPLACING SAID FOLLOWER MEANS AGAINST THE BIASING ACTION OF SAID BIASING MEANS AND BEING OPERABLE THROUGH SAID FOLLOWER MEANS UPON ROTATION THEREOF TO ROTATE SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION AGAINST THE BIASING ACTION OF SAID BIASING MEANS A DISTANCE CORRELATED WITH THE CONTOUR OF SUCH CAM PROFILE.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR AGITATING THE LIQUID CONTENTS OF A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE INJECTION THEREINTO OF A GAS UNDER PRESSURE, COMPRISING, A GAS INJECTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ELONGATED MANIFOLD; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID MANIFOLD FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN A LOWERED POSITION WHEREBY A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS ARE OPERATIVELY ENGAGED AND A RAISED POSITION WHEREIN THE PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS ARE NOT OPERATIVELY ENGAGED INCLUDING A SUPPORING ARM HAVING SAID MANIFOLD SECURED TO ONE END THEREOF AND ITS OPPOSITE END PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED; AND MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID MANIFOLD BETWEEN ITS RAISED AND LOWERED POSITIONS INCLUDING A CONTROL SHAFT SUPPORTED FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT ABOUT ITS OWN LONGITUDINAL AXIS, CONNECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID SUPPORTING ARM AND CONTROL SHAFT WHEREBY ROCKING OF SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN ONE DIRECTION EFFECTS PIVOTING OF SAID SUPPORT ARM TO MOVE SAID MANIFOLD TO ITS RAISED POSITION AND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION EFFECTS PIVOTING OF SAID SUPPORT ARM TO MOVE SAID MANIFOLD TO ITS LOWERED POSITION, BIASING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL SHAFT FOR APPLYING A FORCE THERETO TENDING TO ROTATE SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND CAMMING MEANS LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION INCLUDING A CAM AND FOLLOWER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL SHAFT, SAID CAM AND FOLLOWER MEANS BEING BIASED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER BY SAID BIASING MEANS, SAID CAM HAVING A PROFILE FOR DISPLACING SAID FOLLOWER MEANS AGAINST THE BIASING ACTION OF SAID BIASING MEANS AND BEING OPERABLE THROUGH SAID FOLLOWER MEANS UPON ROTATION THEREOF TO ROTATE SAID CONTROL SHAFT IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION AGAINST THE BIASING ACTION OF SAID BIASING MEANS A DISTANCE CORRELATED WITH THE CONTOUR OF SUCH CAM PROFILE.