Dispensing and mixing apparatus

- Wilhelm Keller
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Claims

2. The combination defined in claim 1 further characterized by:

means for subjecting the upstream end of the separation means to substantial residual spring pressure against the downstream end of said baffle when the tube is secured to said dispensing device.

3. The combination defined in claim 1 further characterized by:

said separation means in the inlet end of said mixing tube arranged to direct the fluids in a helical path, and
the stationary mixing element immediately downstream of said separation set at right angles to said separation means and directing the fluids in an oppositely rotating helical path.

4. The combination defined in claim 3 further characterized by:

said separation means in the form of one of said mixing elements for optimal preparation of the flow paths of said fluids for subsequent mixing.
Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3159312 December 1964 Van Sciver, II
3390814 July 1968 Creighton, Jr. et al.
3575319 April 1971 Safianoff
3767085 October 1973 Cannon et al.
4452285 June 5, 1984 Leibhard et al.
4538920 September 3, 1985 Drake
4690306 September 1, 1987 Staheli
Patent History
Patent number: RE36235
Type: Grant
Filed: May 27, 1992
Date of Patent: Jun 29, 1999
Assignee: Wilhelm Keller (Rotkreuz)
Inventors: Wilhelm A. Keller (Huenenberg), Sung Jen Chen (Andover, MA)
Primary Examiner: Kevin P. Shaver
Law Firm: McAulay Fisher Nissen Goldberg & Kiel, LLP
Application Number: 7/892,687
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Unitary Reciprocating (222/137); 222/1456; Helical Ribbon Or Strand (366/339)
International Classification: B67D 552;