Abstract: A toner cartridge for use in a laser printer has a toner reservoir or hopper in which a first paddle rotates about a fixed first axis to sweep most of the toner volume of the cartridge to agitate and push the toner out of the toner reservoir or hopper through an exit port. A second paddle is pivotally mounted on the first paddle to sweep a volume of the toner reservoir or hopper in which a portion of the longitudinal wall of the toner reservoir or hopper of the toner cartridge is non-circular so as to produce a reduced cross section in the toner reservoir or hopper. The second paddle also initially engages the curved portion of the inner surface of the longitudinal wall of the toner reservoir or hopper and preferably has a tear drop cross section.

Abstract: A portable mixing device for quickly and efficiently combining dry constituents with water to form a mix having a thin batter consistency and no unmixed material. Mounted on a wheeled, pivoting frame, a single individual can use the device to mix the material and pour it in the proper location. The device includes a cylindrical mixing drum and agitation tool mounted within the mixing drum. The agitation tool includes a motor and housing, a drive shaft, wiping assembly, and mixing assembly. The stationary wiping assembly, which extends downward into the mixing drum co-mingles so as to pass closely between and among the blades of the rotating mixing assembly such that the flexible edge portions of the wiping assembly blades are in intermittent contact with the blades of the mixing assembly. The “wiping” action of the wiper assembly on the mixing assembly insures complete and efficient agitation and mix of materials.

Abstract: There is provided a forced mixer for mixing components, comprising a funnel-shaped mixing space having along its center axis (3) a coaxially mounted inner and outer mixing tool, the inner mixing tool (2) consisting of a screw (5) extending toward the outlet slide (6). For the forced mixer to be usable with a high efficency in particular as a concrete mixer, the outer mixing tool (8) comprises mixing shares or scrapers (9) glidingly moving along the mixing container surfaces (1) contacted by the mixed material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a concentration type aggregation reaction apparatus having a concentration screen, which enables an aggregation reaction to be conducted in sludge and the sludge to be concentrated by separation of a liquid by means of a single apparatus. The concentration screen is in a cylindrical form and includes slits having horizontal openings. A decelerating device is connected to an upper portion of a shaft for an agitator for agitation in the tank and brushes are connected to the decelerating device. The brushes are adapted to revolve along opposite surfaces (on a primary side and a secondary side) of the screen. By use of these brushes, aggregates adhered to the screen are continuously removed.

Abstract: A material vacuum stirring and dispersing device includes a closed container for stirring solid and liquid under vacuum condition, making it possible to stir materials evenly, without forming material balls to enhance the quality of the mixture. The device further includes a material feeder positioned on the closed container for feeding solid or powder materials evenly into the closed container in which is placed the liquid, and a stirring member having a straight shaft extending out and in the closed container with a plurality of stirring leaves fixed on a lower end of the straight shaft in the container. The straight shaft is rotated by a rotating device placed outside of the closed container and is movable up and down as well so as to make the stirring leaves rotate and also move and down to stir completely the solid with the liquid in the closed container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of mixing cohesive finely divided powders such as finely divided powdered medicaments having a particle size less than about 10 &mgr;m comprising the combination of a rotating/vibrating movement with a sieving procedure, wherein the method comprises the steps of adding a finely divided powdered mixture of substances to a perforated partition in a container, subjecting the container to a rotational and preferably vibrating movement in horisontal and/or vertical directions whereby the rotational movement is performed in intervals and whereby the container is turned in a vertical direction an angle of substantially 180° during each turn. The invention also includes an apparatus for mixing finely divided powders to be used in the above mentioned method as well as the use of the method according to the invention for mixing cohesive finely divided powders.

Abstract: A turning device for food processors that include a rotatable cutter to cut foodstuffs to be processed. A stationary container is fitted with a lid, and a tubular member extends upwardly from the container bottom through which a driven shaft extends. The cutter is mounted on the shaft and includes a sleeve-like central part and radially-outwardly-extending cutting knives. The turning device includes at least a pair of strips that extend axially from a tubular holder that is adapted to fit over the central part of the cutter. In use, the turning device is disposed over the central part of the cutter with the holder positioned above the strips. The turning device extends longitudinally relative to the cutter to cover essentially the whole of the central part of the cutter above the position of the cutting knives, and it is stationary relative to the container during operation of the food processor.

Abstract: A device for mixing of particulate material comprises a conical mixing vessel having a vertical axis, which vessel narrows in a downward direction and in which vessel at least one vertical mixing shaft is rotatable. A number of radial elements project from the mixing shaft, and carry paddles at their distal ends, adjacent the sidewall of the vessel. The radial elements are long and thin, while the mixing paddles are relatively short and are symmetrical round the axis of the elements. Due to the rotating paddles and the conical shape of the vessel, the contents move spirally upwardly. The layers of material closest the wall end to have less spiral and more upwards movement, so that the intermediate layer is subjected to strong shearing forces that promotes mixing.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for processing material having a chamber (100), a rotatably driven shaft (104) extending within the chamber to which is attached at least one element (110) which engages the material (102) in the chamber during rotation thereof and a drive mechanism (150, 170, 200 and 250) for rotating the driven shaft.

Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus to automatically heat and froth milk for beverages. The apparatus includes a container, a lower paddle group and upper paddle group located above the container bottom. Each paddle group includes at least two paddles. The lower paddle group is adapted to rotate in a direction that is counter to the rotation of the upper paddle group. The apparatus further includes a heater disposed firmly against and below the container bottom.

Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic beverage frother. The beverage frother includes a lower housing assembly having a motor coupled to a gear train. The gear train may be removeably coupled to an upper paddle group and a lower paddle group disposed within a container. Each paddle group rotates about the longitudinal axis of the container in opposite directions. Within each paddle group is at least one paddle where each paddle is formed of a frame having mesh disposed within the frame. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method is provided that can very rapidly produce a liquid silicone rubber base in which even microfine electrically conductive filler with specific surface of at least 0.5 m2/g will be homogeneously dispersed in liquid organopolysiloxane without small lump or clump formation. The method for the continuous preparation of liquid silicone rubber base, including the steps of continuously supplying to a continuous mixing apparatus (A) 100 weight parts polyorganosiloxane that has a viscosity at 25° C. of 100 to 500,000 mPa·s comprising at least 2 silicon-bonded alkenyl groups in each molecule, (B) 0 to 200 weight parts electrically nonconductive inorganic filler, and (C) 0.1 to 700 weight parts electrically conductive filler with a specific surface of at least 0.

Abstract: An ice cream making apparatus and an agitator for the same. The agitator includes top and bottom ends, and a shaft defining an axis through top and bottom ends thereof. A pair of first left and right arms are mounted on the shaft adjacent to the top end. A pair of second left and right arms are mounted on the shaft adjacent to the bottom end. A first left wing extends downwardly from a bottom side of the second left arm in a direction substantially parallel to the axis, and a first right wing extends downwardly from a bottom side of the second right arm, and is inclined at an angle relative to the axis. Diametrically opposed third left and right arms interconnect the first and second left arms and the first and second right arms, respectively. A pair of second left and right wings extend inclinedly from the third left and right arms, respectively.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for continuously mixing liquid with powder, where the process uses an apparatus having a feed port for the introduction of liquid and powder on the top of a casing, a discharge outlet at the bottom of the casing, a rotating disk within the casing that divides the interior of the casing into upper and lower mixing compartments, scrapers on the upper surface of the rotating disk, and a rotating scraper positioned below the rotating disk that rotates independent from and without contacting the rotating disk.

Abstract: In the case of a mixing and kneading apparatus for the, in particular, thermal treatment of products in the liquid, pasty and/or pulverulent state, with or without the supply and discharge of gases and vapors, in a housing (1), a shaft (2) rotating in said housing and having disk segments (3) or similar disc-like elements arranged on it, which segments or elements interact with mating kneading elements (7) fixed on the housing, the intention is to form, between the mating kneading elements (7), and between the mating kneading elements and the disk segments, an open space (12) in which a mixing arm (14) engages from the shaft (2). In this case, mixing arms (14) of different configurations engage in the open space (toric space 12) from the shaft (2).

Abstract: A developing device for use with an image forming apparatus can properly detect a residual toner level by adjusting the toner diffusion in a toner cartridge. The developing device stirs toner in the toner cartridge by rotating an agitator in the toner cartridge, and supplies the stirred toner from a toner introduction port. The image forming apparatus then forms images by electrophotographic processes. The agitator has at least two elastic film members and is formed so that the first film member is rotated first, then the second film member is rotated by following the first film member.

Abstract: A stir pot is provided including a stirring unit having an outer stir portion with an outer edge. Such outer edge defines a size and shape corresponding to a vertical cross-section of an interior surface of the pot along a diameter thereof. As such, the stirring unit is rotatably situated within the pot and adapted to rotate about central axis of the pot and the outer edge is adapted to scrape the interior surface of pot when rotating. Further provided is a rotating mechanism for selectively rotating the stirring unit.

Abstract: There is provided a mixing apparatus having a mixing vessel which is substantially in the form of a cylinder and an agitating element, the agitating element including at least two bars and at least one connecting member which connects the bars to each other to form the agitating element such that loci of the bars do not essentially coincide with each other when the bars are rotated around an axis of the mixing vessel.

Abstract: An improved spatula attachment for use with a hand-held electric mixer and more particularly a spatula attachment with a pair of prongs that connect directly to the mixer's body. The spatula attachment has a spatula portion connected to a base. A pair of slots are formed in the base allowing the beater stems to extend past the base. Two prongs extend from the base and each prong has a gripping portion formed at the end opposite the base. These gripping portions are designed to attach directly to the body of the mixer.

Abstract: The invention concerns a machine for making, cutting and shaping pasta, including at least one unit head for making, cutting or shaping pasta, in which is installed at least one pair of rollers, adjacent to each other and rotating around their respective substantially horizontal and parallel axes; it is equipped to process dough into sheet form or a sheet in the form of pasta, including, according to the invention, a hopper detachably fastened to the unit head to feed dough composed of flour and eggs or a sheet of pasta into the unit, this being without manual intervention of the operator after the introduction of the dough or sheet of pasta between the rollers in the unit head.

Abstract: A two-piece blade for use in a scraped surface heat exchanger comprising a larger plastic frame constructed of a plastic material component mixed with a metal component whose presence within a food product is detectable with conventional metal detecting equipment and a smaller metal edge that is substantially self-sharpening and replaceable.

Abstract: Machine for making crushed ice drinks comprising a tank with horizontal axis provided at one end with means for dispensing the iced product, and internally housing a refrigerating element consisting of a hollow metal cylinder with double-walled shell housing the evaporator of a refrigerator unit in the gap between the two walls, a transporter screw being housed in the axial cavity of the said cylinder. The outer shell of the said cylinder is surrounded by a stirrer element consisting of one or more radial ribs or fins parallel to the directrices of the cylinder which are made to rotate right around the said cylinder, a series of blades able to exert a positive axial thrust on the product to be delivered towards the said dispensing means also being provided at that end of the said stirrer device facing the dispensing means of the said tank.

Abstract: An improved vertical feed mixer has a mixing chamber defined by a floor, a sidewall, and an open upper end through which feed material, such as hay bales, is loaded into the chamber. A vertically disposed auger with tapered flighting is rotatably mounted within the chamber for cutting, mixing, and discharging the feed material through a discharge opening near the bottom of the chamber. A plurality of grader blades extend outwardly from the auger shaft in close proximity to the bottom wall of the mixing chamber, thereby pushing mixed feed outwardly through the discharge opening a plurality of times during each revolution of the auger, thereby providing increased uniformity of the discharge flow of material into a feed bunk or trough. A primary deflector extends along the perimeter edge of the flighting adjacent the leading edge thereof. The secondary deflectors are spaced along the perimeter edge of the flighting.

Abstract: An elongated toner box extending in a horizontal direction has a cylindrical portion where a toner discharge port is formed. A wrapping member serving as a shutter is rotatably disposed over the cylindrical portion for selectively shutting off the toner discharge port. The wrapping member has a circular shape concentrical with the cylindrical portion. A developing case is provided to which the toner box is detachably installable. The developing case has a wall confronting the toner box, and a toner inlet port is formed at the wall. A toner inlet shutter is slidably movably supported to the partition wall. When the wrapping member opens and closes the toner discharge port, the wrapping member is positioned close to the outer surface of the toner box and does not largely protrude from the toner box. Further, the discharge port shutter and the inlet port shutter are movable in interlocking relation with each other.

Abstract: The apparatus of this invention includes a container for holding paste ingredients, a mixing and kneading assembly for preparing the food paste within the container, and an extrusion system for pressing the paste into a desired noodle shape. The mixing and kneading assembly comprises a plurality of mixing blades attached to a centrally located cylinder within the container. In a first embodiment, the assembly further includes a scraper blade and a kneading blade. The scraper blade is fixed at a constant distance from the bottom wall of the container such that paste is scraped from to the bottom wall as the scraper blade is spun. In a second embodiment, the assembly further includes a plurality of kneading blades without a scraper blade. In both embodiments, the kneading blades each have a leading and trail edge that remain substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the container.

Abstract: An improved pasta maker (20) is provided having an upper mixing chamber (130), lower extrusion chamber (132), and a communicating passageway (157) therebetween. The mixing chamber (130) is an open top vessel, and the extrusion chamber (132) presents an outlet (148) adapted to receive a pasta forming die (188). The pasta maker (20) also includes an apertured slide valve plate (26), a powered, rotatable mixing element (170) within the mixing chamber (130) for mixing of the ingredients therein, and a powered, axially rotatable auger (174) within the extrusion chamber (132) for conveying the ingredients towards and through the die (188).

Abstract: An apparatus for preparing food paste is provided. The apparatus includes a container for holding paste ingredients, a mixing and kneading assembly for preparing the food paste within the container, and an extrusion system for pressing the paste into a desired noodle shape. The mixing and kneading assembly comprises a plurality of mixing blades attached to a centrally located cylinder within the container. The assembly further includes a kneading blade and scraper blade. The scraper blade is fixed at a constant distance from the bottom wall of the container such that paste is scraped from to the bottom wall as the scraper blade is spun. The kneading blade has leading and trail edges that remain parallel to the bottom wall of the container. The mixing blades and kneading blade are reciprocated in a vertical direction and are biased by a biasing means toward the bottom wall of the container. A drive means rotates a spindle which in turn spins the mixing and kneading assembly.

Abstract: An agricultural implement especially designed to distribute liquid, semi-liquid and solid forms of manure to a field. The manure spreader includes a V-shaped tank and two troughs below the tank. Each trough has an auger disposed in it. Wiper bars are provided to prevent build up of manure on the auger blades. An internal beater breaks up any manure that has bridged over the augers. An external beater, spaced apart from the rear of the tank is adapted to distribute the various forms of manure. A receiver conveys the manure from the troughs to the external beater.

Abstract: A mixing machine including a frame; a first roller rotatably supported by the frame; a second roller rotatably supported by the frame in a position parallel to the first roller and closely adjacent thereto so as to facilitate compression of material therebetween; a rotary drive mounted for reciprocating movement on the frame in a direction substantially parallel to the first roller; and a reciprocating drive for producing the reciprocating movement of the rotary drive. Also included is a mixing roller operatively coupled to the rotary drive so as to be rotated thereby, the curling roller including an outer end disposed for movement with the rotary drive means along a path closely adjacent to the first roller and extending between outer and inner surface portions thereof so as to move material on said first roller from the outer portion thereof toward the inner portion thereof.

Abstract: A nozzle assembly (24) for filling a container with a homogeneous mixture of viscous liquids includes a housing (28) having an inner passageway (40) extending therethrough defining a longitudinal axis (42) of the housing (28) and an axially rotatable drive shaft (44) supported by the housing (28) and extending through the passageway (40) along the longitudinal axis (42). A folding mechanism includes stationary pins and moving pins mounted tangentially relative to a centrally disposed drive shaft (44) disposed along the longitudinal axis (42) for folding the liquids flowing through the passageway (40) while preventing columns of unmixed liquid from flowing axially along the drive shaft (44).

Abstract: A vertical auger bottom-fill bag filling machine including a conical auger bowl depending from a cylindrical hopper on rocker arms, with the auger bowl being connected to the cylindrical hopper and a fill tube by flexible gaskets. A vertical auger shaft extends through the cylindrical hopper, auger bowl, and fill tube, with a section of flighting disposed within the auger bowl and fill tube to compress, de-aerate, and dispense the product. An agitator is mounted on the bottom of an agitator drive shaft which circumscribes the auger shaft and rotates independent thereof, the agitator having paddles which move the product and press the product downwardly in the auger bowl. An inverted venting cone is disposed within the auger bowl, with a vent tube extending upwardly and terminating proximate to the top of the cylindrical hopper.

Abstract: In the continuous conching of chocolate mass in a conche (10) it is important to ensure essentially constant contents of the conche (10). For this purpose, the infeed of starting material and/or the discharge of the conched chocolate mass is monitored, namely measured, especially by means of weighing. In response to the measurement results, the infeed or the discharge is controlled, especially by means of altering the conveying capacity of a compulsory conveyor (screw conveyor 21) for discharging the conched mass. The conched chocolate mass is dry, i.e. it contains neither lecithin nor cocoa butter. Lecithin is added in the region of the screw conveyor (21) which is followed by a mixing device (22).

Abstract: A screw extruder has a feed roller which is parallel to and spaced laterally from the screw, a hopper feeds the material to be extruded to the screw and feed roller and to the space between them. A knife scrapes material from the feed roller to keep it clear. In one embodiment, the knife is pivotally supported by a knife holder disposed below the feed roller and is pulled against the feed roller by a spring-loaded link which is pivotally attached to a median portion of the blade. In another embodiment, the knife is a flexible spring blade. A protuberance on a knife-holding plate limits flexing of the blade by pressure of material in the space between the screw and the feed roller. In a further embodiment, a photo-cell scans a rear side of the feed roller and controls a servo-motor for drawing the knife against the feed roller.

Abstract: A viscous liquid processor includes a low-speed shaft and a high-speed shaft extending in parallel within a casing, and a plurality of agitator blades fixed on each of the shafts and spaced along its axial direction so that the blades on one shaft enter the spaces between the blades on the other shaft. Each of the agitator blades is generally formed in a thick disk-like configuration having a plurality of thick blade members, such a thick blade member having a parallelogrammic cross section. With this simple arrangement, delivery and shearing of highly viscous liquid can be performed to improve the agitation and stirring effects.

Abstract: Improved methods of operating batch or continuous blenders 10 having tub (11) and two agitators (17 and 18) extending parallel to each other, each agitator having horizontal shaft (19) and agitator ribbon (21) wound helically around the shaft. For batch-blending, the two agitator ribbons are wound in the same direction around the shafts, and the shafts are rotated in opposite directions for folding the product into the middle of the tub for mixing. The agitators are periodically reversed in direction of operation to prevent the build-up of product at end corners (36 and 37) of the tub and the consequent mechanical breakdown of ingredients which has occurred with previous blenders. For continuous blending to be carried out in a tub with twin agitators, the agitator ribbons are wound in opposite directions on their shafts. The agitators are rotated in opposite directions to fold the product into the center of the tub for mixing, with both agitators moving the product in the same direction lengthwise in the tub.

Abstract: A mixer is mechanically self cleaned without using solvents. A housing defines a mixing chamber with a fluid pressurized mixer head rotatably supported within the housing. The mixer head has retractable mixing paddles. A wiper scrubs material from the mixing head and chamber walls as it is advanced through the mixing chamber during cleaning. A nozzle plunger drives material from a mixing chamber nozzle.

Abstract: Disclosed is an agitator including an agitation axis at the center of the agitator vessel, an agitator blade mounted on the agitation axis and consisting of a flat-plate-shaped blade disposed along the inner surface of the bottom wall of the agitator vessel and a grating-shaped blade continuous with the flat-plate-shaped blade, a baffle plate vertically extending for rotation around the agitator blade along the inner surface of the side wall of the agitator vessel, and drive equipment for rotating the baffle plate and the agitator blade independently from each other. When the agitator blade and the baffle plate are rotated at different speeds, circulating flow is formed in the vessel. The grating-shaped blade at the upper portion of the agitator blade shears a part of the circulating flow which descends along the radially inward agitation axis, thereby dividing that part of the flow into small parts.

Abstract: The invention features a mixing device comprising a rotatable impeller having a multiplicity of blades. Each blade of the impeller has an optimal angle of attack with respect to the fluid being mixed.An elliptical, fluid flow-through aperture in each blade provides for an improved flow stream about the impeller blades. The impeller is mountable upon a rotatable shaft which can be rotatively driven by a household drill.

Abstract: A processing machine is provided having a tool comprising at least two identical, diametrically opposite mixing fingers which revolve in the same horizontal plane. These mixing fingers have a round cross-section, are arranged very close above the bowl bottom and protrude with their free radially outer, slightly upwardly bent end into the bowl radius. Further, the mixing fingers are provided between the bowl bottom and bowl wall, and are adapted in contour outline approximately to the bowl radius. By using a round profile for the mixing fingers, both a pressure component against the bowl bottom and a raising component away from the bowl bottom are obtained. Also, due to the very small gap between the mixing fingers and the bowl bottom, an adequately high turbulence is generated so that material in this area is more fully mixed. Two mixing blades may also be provided above the mixing fingers and offset by 90.degree. in order to ensure proper mixing even of small amounts of material.

Abstract: Scraped surface heat exchanger, the shape of the chamber thereof and the positioning and direction of feed and discharge conduits opening into said chamber being such that, on feeding a liquid through these conduits and the chamber, the flow of said liquid will cover the entire chamber.

Abstract: A vertical bottom-fill auger assembly including a bottom-fill auger bowl containing an internal rotating agitator or wiper element, and a vertical moving carriage or bag handling mechanism including a traveling bag settler. The vertical movement of the carriage or bag handling mechanism may be adjusted in response to the vertical auger revolution rate, the product density or weight as measured by a bulk or net weigh scale attached to the bag support assembly, or to comport to a premeasured charge that is bulk loaded into the auger bowl. The agitator or wiper may be of a configuration having a blade mounted on a rotating shaft vertically disposed in the center of the auger bowl, or may be carried on a rotating ring horizontally disposed at or near the top of the auger bowl. The traveling bag settler includes an arm which may be oscillated in a vertical plane to strike the bottom of a bag being filled, and which travels with the bag as it descends during filling and when lowered to a conveyor.

Abstract: An installation for the making of food products, particularly expanded food products, such as ice cream. There is a freezing system to cool and homogenize the product which is then transported to a packing system. The freezing system comprises a refrigerated cylindrical chamber with agitating means mounted for rotation inside the cylinder. The agitating means comprises an Archimedes' screw fitted on its periphery with scraper knives aligned in the direction of the length of the screw and touching the internal surface of the double walled cylindrical chamber.

Abstract: Printers' ink liquid work product transfer apparatus is provided to transfer raw printers' ink work product stored in drums to a remote location for processing into finished commercial printers' ink. The mechanism includes means to provide substantially simultaneous operations comprising: rotating the drum; scraping product residue from the interior wall surface of the drum; pumping the work product from the drum; and lowering the nozzle of a pump connected work product inlet tube in a work product-filled drum at the same rate that the level of the work product is lowered in the drum by pumping action. When the nozzle of the work product inlet tube reaches the bottom of the drum, the work product in the drum will have been substantially completely emptied of work product.

Abstract: A heat exchange device that can be used for continuously cooling or heating a slurry of food consisting of lumps in a non-viscous liquid. The device comprises several vertically spaced heat transfer trays in alignment with each other and each having an opening extending therethrough, that is not in alignment with like openings of adjacent trays, and having raised portions next to the openings to restrict the rapid flow of liquid through the openings, so the food slurry has to be pushed or scraped by slowly moving scraper members to each opening, where it can fall by force of gravity to an adjacent lower tray.

Abstract: Five fins located on a second arm engage the farinaceous material during mixing and the angled surface of each fin directs the farinaceous material in an axial direction towards the housing of the rotor, and also in a direction extending between the surface of the arm and the adjacent parallel surface of the container. The fins also cause the farinaceous material to be moved in the same two directions, with the exception that the dough is directed away from the housing of the rotor towards the central region.

Abstract: The mixer is of the kind composed of a container which is internally provided with one or more vertical screws welded to a shaft which rotates about end pins fixed to the container. The improvements consist in a scraping element which is fixed to one of the pins and extends longitudinally flanking the shaft. Each scraping element has a blade which is rigidly associated therewith and scrapes the surface of the shaft and blade which is spaced from the surface.

Abstract: A combination mixing and reacting device for mixing cement used in orthopedic procedures capable of operating under partial vacuum conditions in order to permit the simultaneous deaeration and blending of cement components to produce a fully mixed porosity free cement mixture. The device includes a mixing vessel and a reinforced evacuable housing as well as an improved mixing paddle design operable from outside the device that efficiently and appropriately allows this mixing and deaeration to continue.

Abstract: A gun for dynamic mixing and discharging of a chemical mixture, such as a sealant, includes a mixing chamber with a motor-driven spindle mounted for rotation within the mixing chamber and a discharge outlet from the mixing chamber. A disposable mixing chamber liner is insertable within the mixing chamber and sealingly engageable with the gun. A disposable mixing paddle is releasably engageable with the spindle for rotation within the mixing chamber.

Abstract: A rotary mixing and straining apparatus (10) for liquids (100) including a shaft member (16) secured on one end to a rotary power tool (15) and equipped on the other end with a mixing head unit (13) including a generally cylindrical open framework member (20) surrounded by a screen member (40) whereby the liquid (100) is forced outwardly through the screen member (40) by centrifugal forces and recirculated through the open top of the framework member (20).

Abstract: A food mixer of the planetary type has a detachable bowl scraper mounted on a supporting member for orbiting the beater. The mounting means comprises a bracket fastened to the main drive shaft of the mixer by means of a single bolt. The scraper includes an arm which is detachably mounted to the bracket. The bracket is restrained against angular movement about the bolt and the scraper arm is restrained against relative movement about the bracket when in operative position.