Device for mixing and metering the contents of containers, particularly for paints, dyes and the like, and shelf or shelving adopting such a device

A stirring device for mixing the contents of containers or vessels, particularly for paints, dyes and the like, comprising at least one first magnetic means;

• a fixed seat or housing enclosing said first magnetic means;
• means for rotatably driving said first magnetic means;
• and a second magnetic means comprising magnetic cooperating means cooperating with said first magnetic means, a stirring shaft for supporting said magnetic cooperating means, and means for rotatably supporting said stirring shaft in a cover of the container or vessel positioned on said fixed seat or housing so that said magnetic cooperating means is spaced from said first magnetic means whereby rotation of said first magnetic means is transferred to the second magnetic means, magnetic attraction between said first magnetic means and said second magnetic means holding said container pressed against said fixed seat or housing, said first magnetic means comprising a spider of permanent magnets of opposite sign, that is positive and negative, in an alternate arrangement, said first magnetic means being supported at the bottom by a support, and said magnetic cooperating means of said second magnetic means comprising a similar spider of positive and negative alternating permanent magnets, so that, in operation, the magnets of the first magnetic means and the magnets of the magnetic cooperating means of opposite sign are facing one another and directly superimposed with a substantial mutual attraction.

A stirring device for mixing the contents of containers or vessels, particularly for paints, dyes and the like, comprising at least one first magnetic means having pole pieces;

• a fixed seat or housing enclosing said first magnetic means and including a sheet or plate closing said fixed seat or housing and forming a bearing surface for a container, the bearing surface including means defining bearing positions for containers, so as to be centered with respect to the underlying first magnetic means, the bearing positions for containers comprising a planar surface, on which ridges or raised portions having flat top surfaces are provided at each set of pole pieces of said first magnetic means, each of said ridges or raised portions having a predetermined shape corresponding to an inner portion of a container bottom spaced inside a corner edge of the container, so that said edge will rest on the planar surface and the inner bottom of the can will rest on the planar surface and the inner bottom of the container will rest on the top flat surface of the ridge or raised portion;
• means for rotatably driving said first magnetic means;
• and a second magnetic means comprising magnetic cooperating means cooperating with said first magnetic means, a stirring shaft for supporting said magnetic cooperating means, and means for rotatably supporting said stirring shaft in a cover of the container or vessel positioned on said fixed seat or housing so that said magnetic cooperating means is spaced from said first magnetic means whereby rotation of said first magnetic means is transferred to the second magnetic means, magnetic attraction between said first magnetic means and said second magnetic means holding said container pressed against said, fixed seat or housing.

A stirring device for mixing the contents of containers or vessels, particularly for paints, dyes and the like, comprising a plurality of first magnetic means arranged in series;

• means defining a shell for enclosing said first magnetic means;
• means having a single driving member for rotatably driving all of said first magnetic means;
• a support for each of said first magnetic means;
• a gear wheel secured concentrically with each of said supports, the supports being connected to the shelf in such manner that adjacent gear wheels are meshing with the gear wheels adjacent thereto;
• said means for rotatably driving including a driven pinion for driving one of said gear wheels;
• and a second magnetic means comprising magnetic cooperating means cooperating with said first magnetic means, a stirring shaft for supporting said magnetic cooperating means, and means for rotatably supporting said stirring shaft in a cover of the container or vessel positioned on said fixed seat or housing so that said magnetic cooperating means is spaced from said first magnetic means whereby rotation of said first magnetic means is transferred to the second magnetic means, magnetic attraction between said first magnetic means and said second magnetic means holding said container pressed against said fixed seat or housing.