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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1993
Noel A Gatlin, Clifton, IL (US);
United Coatings, Inc., Kankakee, IL (US);
Abstract
A mixing assembly is provided which mixes liquids within a container. The mixing assembly has a vertically extending support frame enclosed within an outer cabinet. Attached to at least one crank which is in turn attached to the support frame, is a vertically extending rigid frame. A rotary drive apparatus rotates the crank to cause the rigid frame to orbit in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis. The mixing apparatus also includes an attachment device which removably attaches the container to the rigid frame. When the attachment device is in a lower position, the attachment device urges an upper support member against the top of the container to clamp the container between the upper support member and a lower support member. The attachment device also includes a spring to move the upper support member upward and off the top of the container when the attachment device is not locked in a lower position.