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US 4,305,671 AGranted
Agitator for an electrolytic sodium cell receiver
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorFrancis J. Ross
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Abstract
An apparatus for agitating the contents of an electrolytic sodium cell receiver, which apparatus comprises (a) an agitator having a blade portion and a shank portion, the blade portion being fitted within the receiver housing and having three blades extending horizontally and laterally and spaced at about 120.degree. intervals, and the shank portion extending upward out of the receiver housing, and (b) means for imparting reciprocating rotary motion to the agitator.
Claims3
An electrolytic sodium cell receiver comprising
- (A) a housing and
- (B) a device for agitating the contents thereof, the device comprising
- (1) an agitator havinng (a) a shank portion extending upwardly out of the housing, and (b) a blade portion having a vertical axis central to the housing, the blade portion being closely fitted without the housing and mounted to rotate on said axis, and having three vertically oriented blades projecting laterally and horizontally from said axis in planes which pass vertically through said axis, and spaced about said axis at intervals of about 120.degree., and
- (2) means for imparting rotary reciprocal motion to the shank portion in (1) so that the blades move through about 121.degree.-125.degree. of arc.
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