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US 4,263,003 AGranted
Method of mixing liquids in closed containers
AssigneeGraco Inc.
InventorWilliam D. Vork
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for mixing liquids in closed containers wherein the container is partially filled with a liquid such as paint and is moved over a closed path in a vertical plane such that the vertical velocity component of fluid movement causes a force component in the fluid within the container to displace the air therein away from the top of the container.
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A method of mixing liquid compositions in closed containers, comprising the steps of:
- a. partially filling a container with a liquid composition, leaving an air volume therein;
- b. moving the container about a closed path in a vertical plane at a cyclical rate;
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- c. setting the cyclical rate so as to disperse the liquid composition into the air volume in said container.
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A method of mixing liquid compositions in a closed cylindrical container, comprising the steps of:
- a. partially filling said container with a liquid composition and filling the remainder of said container with an air volume;
- b. positioning the cylindrical axis of said container horizontally;
- c. moving said container about a closed path having an axis parallel with said cylindrical axis, said closed path being in a vertical plane;
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- d. selecting the rate of movement of said container about said closed path so as to turbulently intermix said liquid composition and said air volume.
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