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US 6,637,601 B2Granted
Fluted static stack agitator
OwnerTimothy Donald Mossipinventor
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Abstract
An agitator assembly for use within a sieve during automotive painting and cleaning operations has flutes consisting of circular conical discs aligned within the sieve by means of a magnetized cylinder extending through the flute or by means of a collar attached to said flute.
Claims17
An apparatus for removing debris from painting fluids comprising:
- a cylindrical canister means having a fluid inlet and fluid outlet, said canister means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the flow direction of said fluid;
- a cylindrical filter means concentrically located within said canister means for collecting debris from said fluid upon passage of said fluid therethrough;
- an agitator assembly concentrically located within said filter means, said agitator assembly including a support means (1, 15) having at least a conical flute (2, 18) attached thereto and oriented substantially transversely to said flow direction, said flute (2, 18) having apertures (7) for passage of at least a portion of said fluid therethrough.
An agitator assembly for use within a sieve during painting and cleaning operations, said sieve having a longitudinal axis, said agitator comprising:
- at least one flute having a circumference, a centrally located hole, and apertures formed therein;
- and, a cylindrical element attached to the flute and partially extending through the centrally located hole to maintain the flute substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis, the cylindrical element containing a magnetic core.
An agitator assembly for use within a sieve during painting and cleaning operations, said sieve having a longitudinal axis, said agitator comprising:
- at least one flute having a circumference, a centrally located hole, and apertures formed therein;
- and, a circular collar having downwardly extending substantially vertical walls attached at the bottom thereof at the circumference of said flute to maintain said flute substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.