Mixer blade attachment with flexible fins
OwnerLouis M. Busickinventor
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Abstract
An attachment to a mixer blade wipes the sides of a container and produces a mixture that is uniform and consistent. The attachment is placed onto the mixer blade either temporarily or permanently. After the attachment is on the mixer blade, the rotating spin of the mixer blade and the angular positioning of the flexible fins wipe the mixture on the sides of the container to the center of the container. By using a flexible material for the fins, the fins come into direct contact with the container while not damaging the container. The direct contact allows for the complete wiping of each side of the container. The attachment is easily cleaned.
Claims17
An improved blade for a device for mixing a material, the device having a drive shaft, comprising:
- a means for attaching the blade for rotation to the drive shaft, about an axis of rotation defined by the drive shaft;
- a mixing body, disposed about the axis of rotation, the mixing body having, when viewed in profile, a pair of rays that extend outward, forming an obtuse angle, from a vertex, the outward ends of the rays connected to a pair of curved arms that join together at a bottom of the body, the vertex and the bottom of the body aligned along the axis of rotation;
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- a means for wiping a surface proximate to the mixing body as the drive shaft rotates the mixing body, the wiping means being disposed on at least the pair of curved arms.
An improved blade for a device for mixing a material while wiping an internal surface of a container for the material, the device having a drive shaft, comprising:
- a means for attaching the blade for rotation to the drive shaft, about an axis of rotation defined by the drive shaft;
- a mixing body, disposed about the axis of rotation, the mixing body having, when viewed in profile, a pair of rays that extend outward, forming an obtuse angle, from a vertex, the outward ends of the rays connected to a pair of curved arms that join together at a bottom of the body, the vertex and the bottom of the body aligned along the axis of rotation;
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- a plurality of downwardly-angled flow channels disposed on at least the pair of curved arms between the mixing body and the internal surface.
An improved blade for a device for mixing a material, the device having a drive shaft, comprising:
- a mixing body, comprising:
- a means for attaching the blade to the drive shaft, about an axis of rotation defined by the drive shaft;
- a pair of elongate members, extending generally radially from the drive shaft-attaching means, from which a first end of each of the elongate arms originates;
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- a pair of curved arms, each curved arm originating at a second end of the corresponding elongate member, the respective second ends of the curved arms joining together at a bottom of the body, along the axis of rotation;
- the elongate members and curved arms disposed about the axis of rotation;
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- a means for wiping a surface proximate to the mixing body as the blade rotates, the wiping means disposed on at least the pair of curved arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.