Gypsum slurry mixer output canister
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorsJASON LASH, MICHAEL KRELL, LESLIE EVERSOLE, DOMIINGO ROSARIO
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Abstract
A gypsum slurry mixer output canister is provided, including a canister housing having an upper end, an opposite lower end and defining a canister interior, a cover secured to the upper end, a slurry inlet in operational relationship to the upper end, a spiral block associated with the upper end, and having a helical flow surface depending into the interior. A flow distributor is secured to the lower end and is in fluid communication with the interior, and a slurry outlet is defined by the lower canister housing end.
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A gypsum slurry mixer output canister, comprising:
- a canister housing having an upper end, an opposite lower end and defining a canister interior;
- a cover secured to said upper end;
- a slurry inlet in operational relationship to said upper end;
- a spiral block associated with said upper end, and having a helical flow surface depending into said interior;
- a flow distributor secured to said lower end and being in fluid communication with said interior;
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- a slurry outlet defined by said lower canister housing end.
A gypsum slurry mixer output canister, comprising:
- a canister housing having an upper end, an opposite lower end and defining a canister interior;
- a cover secured to said upper end;
- a slurry inlet secured to said upper end;
- a spiral block associated with said upper end, and having a helical flow surface depending into said interior;
- a flow distributor secured to said lower end and being in fluid communication with said interior;
- a slurry outlet defined by said lower canister housing end;
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- said spiral block having a vertical height taking up approximately 50% of a height of said housing, and said flow distributor having a vertical height of approximately 3 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.