Claims
- 1. A mixing-cutting paddle comprising:
- a hub at one end of the paddle;
- a plurality of mixing paddle arms including a fan-like array of interconnected arms defining a plurality of slots therebetween, outermost ones of the arms being at opposite sides of the paddle; and
- a cutting wire member secured to the mixing arms, the cutting wire member extending across a slot defined between the outermost arm and an adjacent one of the mixing arms, whereby the combination of mixing arms, and cutting wire member extending across the slot as aforesaid, forms a plurality of multidirectional mixing and cutting components of the paddle for producing an essentially dry, homogeneous, powdery-type mixture.
- 2. The paddle as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality of cutting wire members are secured to the mixing arms and extend through apertures formed in the mixing arms, and adjacent ones of the cutting wire members converge to be secured in a common aperture in the outermost mixing arms.
- 3. The paddle as defined in claim 2 wherein the cutting wire members are formed of stainless steel.
- 4. The paddle as defined in claim 3 wherein the cutting wire members have a diameter of about 0.023 inches.
- 5. The paddle as defined in claim 4 wherein the cutting wire members are secured in the outermost mixing arms by a set screw.
- 6. A mixing-cutting paddle comprising:
- a hub at a first end of the paddle;
- 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; and
- means for securing opposite ends of each wire member in the outermost arms.
- 7. The paddle as defined in claim 6 wherein adjacent ones of the wire members converge to be secured in a common aperture in the outermost arms.
- 8. The paddle as defined in claim 7 wherein the wire members are secured in the outermost arms by a set screw.
- 9. The paddle as defined in claim 8 wherein the wire members are formed of stainless steel.
- 10. The paddle as defined in claim 9 wherein the wire members have a diameter of about 0.023 inches.
- 11. A mixing-cutting paddle comprising:
- a hub at a first end of the paddle;
- 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, each arm including a plurality of transversely extending apertures formed therethrough, the apertures forming a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart, transversely extending rows of apertures, the apertures in the outermost arms being offset from the rows;
- each row of apertures having a wire, respectively, extending therethrough, the wire also extending transversely across each slot, thus forming a plurality of transversely extending wire rows;
- each wire having an opposite end, one end of each wire extending into an aperture in one outermost arms offset from the respective wire row, and the other end of each respective wire extending into an aperture in the opposed outermost arm which is also offset from the respective wire row, whereby adjacent ones of the wires converge to a common aperture in the outermost arms; and
- means for securing the opposite ends of each wire in the outermost arm members.
- 12. The paddle as defined in claim 11 wherein the means for securing the ends of the wire members includes a set screw.
- 13. The paddle as defined in claim 12 wherein the wire members are formed of stainless steel.
- 14. The paddle as defined in claim 13 wherein the wire members have a diameter of about 0.023 inches.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 105, 118, filed Aug. 12, 1993, for DYETS Mixing-Cutting Paddle, by Donald H. Yowell, the inventor in the present patent application.
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