Blender
AssigneeSeward Limited
InventorsStuart Ray, Geoffrey Matthews, John Patrick
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Abstract
A blending device (2) for blending a sample held in a sealable open mouthed sample bag comprises a bag receiving portion (6). The blending device (2) also includes a kneading arrangement (20) for acting on a wall of a sample bag (8) disposed in the bag receiving portion (6) so as to blend a sample contained in the bag (8). A bag manipulation arrangement (13) or a bag support (28) may also be provided.
Claims28
A blending device for blending a sample held in a sealable open mouthed sample bag, the device comprising
- a bag receiving portion for receiving a sample bag carrying a sample,
- a kneading arrangement for acting on a wall of a sample bag disposed in the bag receiving portion so as to blend a carried sample, and
- a bag manipulation arrangement including a holding arrangement for holding a sample bag in an open position whilst in the bag receiving portion.
A blending device for blending a sample held in a sealable open mouthed sample bag, the device comprising
- a bag receiving portion for receiving a sample bag carrying a sample,
- a kneading arrangement for acting on a wall of a sample bag disposed in the bag receiving portion so as to blend a carried sample, and
- a sealing arrangement for sealing a bag disposed in the bag receiving portion, the sealing arrangement comprising two sealing members defining therebetween a sealing region in which material of the bag may be clamped to effect sealing,
- wherein at least a first of the sealing members comprises at least one projecting portion and a second of the sealing members comprises at least one complementary receiving recess to provide a convoluted sealing region into which material of a bag will be drawn during clamping so tending to draw a remainder of the bag towards the sealing arrangement.
A blending device for blending a sample held in a sealable open mouthed sample bag, the device comprising
- a bag receiving portion for receiving a sample bag carrying a sample, a kneading arrangement for acting on a wall of a sample bag disposed in the bag receiving portion so as to blend a carried sample, and
- a bag support for supporting a bottom of a sample bag, wherein the bag support is adjustable, the bag support comprising an adjustment arrangement for adjusting the height of the bag support relative to a body of the blending device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.