Barrel mixer angle adjuster
OwnerEric Harrisinventor
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Abstract
Typical barrel mixers (10), of the type which may be disassembled for transportation purposes, allow for the barrel (20) to be moved from a mixing position to a tipping position but do not allow for fixing the barrel at positions in between. The present invention provides an adjuster (200, 400) which allows the mixing position to be fixed at selected points between the mixing and tipping positions.
Claims19
A barrel mixer comprising a barrel mounted on a frame, a base for supporting the frame, the frame being removably attachable to the base, a motor for rotating the barrel about a rotation axis for mixing of the barrel contents, a pivot for allowing movement of the barrel, relative to the base, between a mixing position and a tipping position, wherein the barrel mixer further comprises at least one adjuster for adjustably fixing the position of the barrel at selected points between the mixing and tipping positions.
A barrel mixer adjuster for use with a barrel mixer of the type comprising a barrel mounted on a frame, a base for supporting the frame, a motor for rotating the barrel about a rotation axis for mixing of the barrel contents, a pivot for allowing movement of the barrel, relative to the base, between a mixing position and a tipping position, wherein the adjuster, in use, adjustably maintains the position of the barrel at selected points between the mixing and tipping positions.
A method of adjustably fixing the position of a barrel of a barrel mixer at selected points between a mixing position and a tipping position comprising the steps of:
- providing a barrel mixer of the type comprising a barrel mounted on a frame, a base for supporting the frame, a motor for rotating the barrel about a rotation axis for mixing of the barrel contents, a pivot for allowing movement of the barrel, relative to the base;
- providing an adjuster mounted, or for mounting, on the barrel mixer;
- operating the adjuster to adjustably fix the position of the barrel at selected points between the mixing position and the tipping position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.