Claims
- 1. A mixing-cutting paddle comprising:
- a hub at a first end of the paddle, the hub having a rotational axis;
- a plurality of paddle arms including a fan-like array of longitudinally extending arms interconnected at the hub and extending therefrom the arms being side-by-side and spaced apart defining longitudinally extending slots therebetween, the arms converging and being interconnected at a second end of the paddle opposite the first end, outermost ones of the arms being at opposite sides of the paddle;
- a plurality of wire members strung transversely through apertures formed in the arms and extending transversely through the slots, each wire member including a diagonally extending portion as it extends through outermost ones of the slots adjacent the outermost arms;
- means for securing opposite ends of each wire member in the outermost arms, whereby the combination of paddle arms and wire members extending through the slots, forms a plurality of multidirectional mixing and cutting components of the paddle for producing an essentially dry, homogeneous, powdery-type mixture;
- wherein paddle cutting efficiency is increased in response to decreased wire diameter; and
- wire diameter is decreased as the distance from the rotational axis is decreased.
- 2. The paddle according to claim 1 wherein the slots contain one wire for each six to twelve square centimeters of slot area.
- 3. A mixing-cutting paddle comprising:
- a hub at a first end of the paddle, the hub having a rotational axis;
- a plurality of paddle arms including a fan-like array of longitudinally extending arms interconnected at the hub and extending therefrom, the arms being side-by-side and spaced apart defining longitudinally extending slots therebetween, the arms converging and being interconnected at a second end of the paddle opposite the first end, outermost ones of the arms being at opposite sides of the paddle;
- a plurality of wire members strung transversely through apertures formed in the arms and extending transversely through the slots;
- means for securing opposite ends of each wire member in the outermost arms, whereby the combination of paddle arms and wire members extending through the slots, forms a plurality of multidirectional mixing and cutting components of the paddle for producing an essentially dry, homogeneous, powdery-type mixture;
- the slots contain one wire for each six to twelve square centimeters of slot area; and
- wire diameter is decreased as the distance from the rotational axis is decreased.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 208,737 filed Mar. 10, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,354,129, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 105, 118, filed Aug. 12, 1993, now abandoned, by the inventor in the present patent application.
Continuation in Parts (2)
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208737 |
Mar 1994 |
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105118 |
Aug 1993 |
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