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US 2023/0002139 A1Published application
Static mixer
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorWilliam Robert Bickford
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Abstract
A static mixer suitable for mixing liquids, pastes, creams, gels or other fluids. Fluids introduced into a static mixing cavity of the static mixer are mechanically mixed by the static mixing cavity, and then dispensed from an outlet as a mixed fluid. The static mixer may be formed by two housing halves that are hingedly connected so that the static mixer can be easily opened for cleaning the static mixing cavity.
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having housing halves hingedly connected at one end, the housing halves configured to pivot with respect to the other about a hinge from a closed position to an open position;
- a static mixing cavity disposed in the housing, the static mixing cavity configured to promote mixing of one or more fluids supplied thereto;
- and
- at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet each disposed in fluid communication with the static mixing chamber.
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A fluid mixing system, comprising:
- first and second fluid cartridges having first and second fluid connector fittings, respectively, the first and second cartridges having a flexible housing configured so that when pressed, forces are applied to a fluid contained therein;
- a static mixer including:
- a housing;
- first and second connector ports configured to be removably coupled to the first and second fluid connector fittings;
- a static mixing cavity disposed in the housing and connected in fluid communication with the first and second connector ports, the static mixing cavity configured to promote mixing of one or more fluids supplied thereto;
- and
- a fluid outlet disposed in fluid communication with the static mixing chamber for dispensing a mixing fluid.
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A fluid mixing system, comprising:
- first and second fluid reservoirs storing first and second fluids;
- a static mixer including:
- a housing including first and second housing halves hingedly connected at one end, the first and second housing halves configured to pivot with respect to the other about a living hinge from a closed position to an open position, the living hinge interconnecting the first housing halve to the second housing halve;
- first and second connector ports configured to be removably coupled to the first and second fluid reservoirs;
- a static mixing cavity disposed in the housing and connected in fluid communication with the first and second connector ports, the static mixing cavity configured to promote mixing of first and second fluids supplied from the first and second fluid reservoirs;
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- a fluid outlet disposed in fluid communication with the static mixing chamber for dispensing a mixing fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.