CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

**Definition:** This place covers:

Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids (filling containers with liquids or semiliquids using apparatus other than bottling or like apparatus B65B3/00 ).

Concurrent cleaning (or sterilizing), filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations.

Devices for emptying bottles, not otherwise provided for during preparation of alcoholic beverages except beer C12G1/00 .

Funnels, e.g. for liquids (filter funnels B01D29/085 ; volume flow-meters G01F ).

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Heat treatment of liquids, i.e. pasteurising or sterilising -> A23B2/00 - Mixing of liquids -> B01F - Filling bags, sacks, cartons, pouches, cups, etc. -> B65B - Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like -> B65B3/003 - Forming and filling of bottles in a mould -> B65B3/022 - Devices for transferring samples or any liquids to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices -> G01N35/00