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US 4,702,610 AGranted
Undulating mixing device
OwnerAlbert B. Reynolds, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A mixing device and method is provided for stirring solutions by imparting a rotational, undulating motion thereto. The mixing device includes a motor having a speed control which is eccentrically joined to a holding platform. Flexible connectors are attached to the platform to limit its movement and to cause the platform to undulate during its circular motion.
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A mixing device which provides an undulating motion comprising:
- a base, a motor mounted on said base, a holding platform, pivoting means, said pivoting means rotatably mounted on said platform, an arm, said arm joined to said pivoting means and to said motor, a flexible connector means, said connector means joined to said base for supporting said platform, said connector means having an excess length and being formed from a flexible material, said length and flexibility such that said connector will bow when said platform is motionless, said connector means joined to said platform whereby said motor rotates said platform and said connector means limits the movement thereof to direct said platform in an undulating orbit.
A mixing device for stirring liquids or the like which provides an undulating motion comprising:
- a base, a motor mounted on said base, a holding platform, pivoting means, said pivoting means rotatably mounted on said platform, an arm, said arm joined to said pivoting means and to said motor to provide eccentric rotation to said platform, a flexible connector means, said connector means having an excess length and being formed from a flexible material, said length and flexibility such that said connector will bow when attached to a motionless platform, said connector means joined to said platform and to said base whereby said motor eccentrically rotates said platform in a substantially horizontal manner while the connector means causes said platform to yaw thereby providing a undulating motion to said platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.