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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Werner Himmelsbach, Rheinfelden, DE;
Inventor:
Werner Himmelsbach, Rheinfelden, DE;
Assignee:
EKATO Rühr- und Mischtechnik GmbH, Schopfheim, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An agitator includes a hub for attachment to an agitator shaft, and at least two agitator blades which are connected to the hub and extend in a radial direction for rotation about an axis, with the agitator blade angled in relation to the axis. Each agitator blade has a free end, with a fin being provided in an area of the free end of the agitator blade and extending in a substantial parallel relationship to a direction of the axis away from the agitator shaft.