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US 11,285,639 B2Granted
Portable mixer for hydrating and mixing cementitious mix in a continuous process
AssigneeRed Dog Mobile Shelters, LLC
InventorsRick Scott, Tim Gragson, Randy Lacy
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Abstract
A portable mixer includes a frame, a hopper for receiving therein dry cementitious mix, and a chute rigidly coupled to the hopper that communicates with the hopper via an aperture. The hopper and chute are pivotally coupled to the frame. The portable mixer further includes an auger extending from the hopper into the chute via the aperture, a water supply system configured to apply water to cementitious mix, and a motor coupled to the auger and configured to rotate the auger to mix the dry cementitious mix with the water.
Claims20
A portable mixer, comprising:
- a frame having a handle portion configured for manual positioning of the portable mixer, wherein the frame includes a first plate;
- a hopper for receiving therein dry cementitious mix, wherein the hopper has an aperture formed therein;
- a chute rigidly coupled to the hopper and communicating with the hopper via the aperture, wherein the hopper and chute are coupled to and supported by a second plate;
- a pivot assembly pivotally coupling the second plate to the first plate such that the second plate is supported by, and selectively rotatable with respect to, the first plate;
- an auger extending from the hopper into the chute via the aperture;
- a water supply system configured to apply water to cementitious mix;
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- a motor coupled to the auger and configured to rotate the auger to mix the dry cementitious mix with the water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.