Vortexer
AssigneeScientific Manufacturing Industries, Inc.
InventorRobert A. Bilbrey
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Abstract
A vortexer apparatus having a hold down plate detachably mounted to an upright cylindrical support, said support having a pair of splines formed thereon, the end of one spline being spaced from the near end of the other spline by a circumferential groove, said hold down plate being supported from an elongate sleeve axially engageable with said support, and having a key engageable with said pair of splines. A torque arm is provided for selectively locating the cylindrical support and hold down plate relative to a base and an agitated platform.
Claims5
In a vortexer apparatus having a base, a motor mounted to said base, an agitated platform resiliently supported from said base and connected to said motor by an eccentric crank, and a hold down plate, the improvement comprising:
- an upright cylindrical support mounted to said base, said support having a pair of splines formed thereon, the end of one spline being spaced from the near end of the other spline by a circumferential groove;
- and means for detachably mounting said hold down plate to said support including an elongate sleeve axially engageable with said support and having a key engageable with said pair of splines and groove;
- whereby said plate may be selectively movable on said support to alternative positions, said key being engageable with either one of said splines or with said circumferential groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.