Portable mixing apparatus

Abstract

A portable mixing apparatus has a carriage assembly with at least a platform section and an upwardly extending handle section connected thereto, and the mixing apparatus can be manually moved. At least two roller assemblies having roller members therein are mounted on the platform section in predetermined spaced relation to each other for operative association with a bearing assembly which is preferably mounted for limited linear floating movement in the handle section, and with the outer surface of a mixing bowl to be mounted on said roller members. An axle extends from the closed end of the mixing bowl and when the mixing bowl is mounted in the roller members the axle will be aligned with and can be detachably connected in the bearing assembly so that the axis of rotation of the mixing bowl is substantially parallel to the plane of the platform. At least one roller member is disposed in driving engagement with said outer surface of the mixing bowl generally adjacent the closed end, and a drive assembly mounted on the mixing apparatus has a driving motor on the underside of the platform section which is connected to the driving roller member so as to provide a desired optimum speed of rotation for the mixing bowl. Additionally, the above described portable mixing apparatus may have wheels connected to the platform section, and front and rear legs in operative association with the platform section, to permit the mixing apparatus to be pivoted about the axis of the wheels for discharging mixed material from the open end of the mixing bowl.