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Abstract

A filling valve assembly including a support adapted for being operably fixed to a filling machine and through which a liquid is conveyed from the filling machine. The filling valve assembly includes a valve subassembly interchangeably attached to the support, the valve subassembly and support having integrated fluid passages in fluid communication when the valve subassembly is attached to the support. At least a portion of the liquid received by the support from the filling machine is conveyed to the valve subassembly, and at least a portion of the liquid received by the valve subassembly from the support is selectively dispensed from the valve subassembly. The fluid passages of the support and the valve subassembly are connected through fluid openings located in respective interfacing surfaces of the valve subassembly and the support, when the valve subassembly is attached to the support. The filling valve assembly may be a recirculating filling valve assembly.

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