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US 7,144,150 B2Granted
Rinseable splash shield and method of use
AssigneeF'real Foods, LLC
InventorJames J. Farrell
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AssigneeF'real Foods, LLC
InventorJames J. Farrell
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The present application describes a method for rinsing a splash shield. According to the disclosed method, a vessel containing contents to be mixed is positioned in a mixing machine, and a splash shield is positioned over the opening of the vessel. After the material within the vessel is mixed by a mixing element, the splash shield is separated from the vessel and rinsed by a nozzle on the mixing machine. In another embodiment, a vessel containing contents to be mixed is positioned in a holder on a mixing machine, and a splash shield (which may or may not be rinseable) is positioned over the opening of the vessel. The contents of the vessel are mixed using a mixing element. During and/or after mixing, opposed relative movement of the mixing element and vessel may occur, creating an upward lifting force on the vessel. The weight of the shield is sufficient to overcome this upward lifting force on the vessel and thereby causes the vessel to remain seated in the holder.
A method for rinsing a splash shield on a mixing machine, the method comprising the steps of:
On a mixing machine for mixing a liquid contained in a vessel having an opening, the mixing machine of a type including a rotatable mixing element extendable into the vessel for mixing the contents of the vessel, the improvement comprising:
On a mixing machine of a type having a rotatable mixing element extendable into a vessel for mixing the contents of the vessel, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.