Mixing method for material one of which is in packaged form
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorAnthony Earle
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Abstract
A method of mixing two or more materials, at least one of which is supplied in packaged form comprises the steps of passing the packaged material to a processing unit while still in its packaging and then breaking open the packaging in the processing unit so that the material can escape therefrom. The materials can then be mixed in a mixing apparatus, with the broken down packaging subsequently being filtered from the mixed materials. In this way the material which is supplied in packaged form need not be handled directly. The filtered out packaging may be washed prior to disposal or recycling.
Claims8
A method of mixing two or more materials, at least one of which is supplied in packaged form, the method comprising the steps of:
- passing the packaged material in its packaged form to a processing unit associated with a mixing apparatus;
- breaking open the packaged material in the processing unit so that material can escape therefrom;
- mixing the materials in the mixing apparatus;
- filtering the materials to remove the broken packaging therefrom as the mixed materials are removed from the mixing apparatus;
- washing the broken packaging after removing the mixed materials from the mixing apparatus;
- and
- removing the broken packaging from the mixing apparatus alter washing the broken packaging.
A method of mixing two or more materials, at least one of which is supplied in packaged form, the method comprising the steps of:
- passing the packaged material in its packaged form to a processing unit associated with a mixing apparatus;
- breaking open the packaged material in the processing unit so that material can escape therefrom;
- cutting up the packaging in the pressing unit after having been broken open:
- mixing the materials in the mixing apparatus, the broken packaging being present during mixing;
- filtering the materials to remove the broken packaging therefrom as the mixed materials are removed from the mixing apparatus;
- washing the broken packaging using a liquid which constitutes one of the materials to be mixed after filtering the materials and removing the mixed materials from the mixing apparatus;
- and
- removing the broken packaging from the mixing apparatus after the washing of the broken packaging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.