Means for providing flowable colourant in a coating composition
AssigneeImperial Chemical Industries PLC
InventorMichael R. Cane
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Abstract
A more easily useable means for providing dispersed flowable colorant in a coating composition contained in a liddable container which means may have none of several alternative heights. The means comprises dispenser 18 at which a dose of flowable colorant 1 can be introduced into a container 20 which contains a base paint 2. A shaker 24 is provided and is laterally spaced from the dispenser 18. A surface 14 extends from the dispenser 18 to the shaker 24 along which the container can be moved making transfer to the mixing station particularly easy. The means can also include labelling and lidding stations 22, 23 between the dispenser and shaker 18, 24. FIG. 1 .
Claims18
Means for providing dispersed flowable colourant (1) in a coating composition (2) contained in a liddable container (20) which container may have one of several alternative heights, the means comprising a colourant-dispenser (18) comprising a plurality of nozzles (37) through which flowable colourant can be pumped into the container when unlidded and a shaker (24) laterally spaced from the dispenser wherein a fixed shelf (13) extends between the dispenser and the shaker along which shelf the container can be moved from the dispenser to the shaker and wherein the nozzles of the dispenser can be raised and lowered relative to the fixed shelf.
Means for providing dispersed flowable colorant in a coating composition contained in a liddable container which container may have one of several alternative heights, the means comprising a colorant-dispenser comprising a plurality of nozzles through which flowable colorant can be pumped into the container when unlidded and a shaker laterally spaced from the dispenser wherein a fixed shelf extends between the dispenser and the shaker along which shelf the container can be moved from the dispenser to the shaker and wherein the nozzles of the dispenser can be raised and lowered relative to the fixed shelf, the colourant-dispenser including a moisturising device for inhibiting drying of colourant in outlets (37a) from the nozzles whilst the dispenser is not in use and the moisturising device comprises a container (43) for water (44a) adjacent the nozzle outlets which container is raisable and lowerable with the nozzles.
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