US1661255A

US1661255A - Barrel agitator

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Publication number: US1661255A
Application number: US13800A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fred H Haywood
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-03-07
Filing date: 1925-03-07
Publication date: 1928-03-06
Anticipated expiration: 1945-03-06

Description

March 6, 1928. v

- I F.H. HAYWOOD BARREL AGITATOR Original Filed March 7, 1925 Patented Mar. e, 1928.

UNITED.- "STATES OFFICE.

r FBEDJH. HAYWOOD, oncmvsmim. onro.

BARREL AGITATQR. V

Application file'dMarch 7, 1925, Serial .No.=1'3,800.' Renewed ctoher.17, 1927Q- V This invention relates t-o improvements in barrelvagitators andhas for its bjectfthe provision of a simple and efficient device adapted to be permanently installed in barrels or removable and insertible at will. i The invention is especially, adapted'for paint barrels and is so designedthat it maybe readily placed in filled or empty barrels, and:

as readily withdrawn, even though the solid matters or pigments, contained in the paint, may have settled to the bottom of the barrel I and formed therein a more or less solid'cake.

A further object of the invention is to pro 3 videv an agitator that will be adapted to scrape the bottom ofa barrel and thoroughly mix the contents.

. Other objects of the invention and thefeatures of novelty will be apparent from the following :description taken in connection with the-accompanying drawings,of whichv Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a barrel hav xzingmy invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the main elements of the agitator shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the partsshown in Fig. 2 with one part shown insection.

'kIn the drawings, 1 indicates a container or; barrel, of circular cross sectionyand 2 an" opening or bung-hole in the top head of thebarrel, at thecenter thereof. Affixed to the,

top head of the barrel, and surrounding the" openingQ, is a sleeve 3 havinga flange 4 which is suitably affixed to the barrel head. The; sleeve dis exteriorly threaded, as-indi over the sleeve and form a closure for-the bung-hole. s r I V The agitating .means or stirrer, forming the subjectm'atter of my invention, includes as'rod 7 which'is welded vor other-wise'secured tothe inner-side of the bottom head, at the center, as indicated at.8, and this rod extends axially" of tliebarrel to a point adjacent to 01. through the opening-i2 but should notibe -rod 7 is preferably vfree, as'showns' A link or scraper blade-9 is normally arranged at i r V T nently installed in" thelrbarrel and shipped .'-thereWith,:1the zi'aecumulation'. ofsolid" matter the bottom of the'i1barrel and,. intermediate at its inner end with a slot 11 through which the rod 7 is adapted to be freelypassed. The inner end of the blade 9 is upturned, indicated at 12, to permit the blade to be engagement with the upper end of the-rodl' 'l'.

cated at 5, anda cap 6 is adapted to screw;-

.9 reaches'this cake, the blades 9 and. 14 are rotated about the 'rod.7, by means of a rod sorlong thatit would- -interfere'with the tight- 'ening of thei-cap' 6. The upper end-ofthe' its: ends,"isp rovided with a quarter twist and readily passed through the sleeve 3, whenin' "Pivotallygconnected to the outer endofthe blade 9,:as'at '13, 'isan upright blade 14 which,intermed-iate its "ends, is provided 1 with abend 15'to permit the upper rend of this blade to project into or through the sleeve 3, as shown in Fig.1. The bladel i is also provided-with a quarter twist-16 so that its lower end may be conveniently pivoted to the outer end-of the blade 9, asshown. The upper; end 17, of the-blade 14, is provided 1 Withanopening 18 to receive a rod or other form-of toolby" which the stirrer may be r'otated'about the rod7. I I

The operation of the stirrer will now be briefly described. As already indicated, the

rod 7 willvbe permanently 'attachedto. the barrel andextend to apoint adjacent to or through the 'opening2 in. the top "head.

,isentered into the opening 11-. The blade li. isiheld above the barrel with the blade 9 lhangingtherefrom;and the two blades are then "lowered into the barrelu The blade 14 follows the blade 9 endwise into the barrel,

aswill be readily understood, and, if there is anaccumulation of solid matteror pig'- ment' in the bottom of the barrel it will usually-bein the 'form of a'cake' several inches thickand when theend 12-015 theblade or wrench attached to the blade l i, as--previ ously described. The/blade 9 -will thus be caused to boreits way through this cakeof solid material and, by passing downward on the blade 14, the blade 9 will make a graduv ally enlarging conical hole in the cake until 100 l the blade 9 I reaches the 1 horizontal position sho'wn'in: Fig. ,1; Rotation ofthe device may or pigment is likely;to so embed the blade 9 then be continued until the contents of the 7 barrel; are thoroughly-stirred.

' and the lower end of the blade-Haste make 8 it very difiicult, if not impossible, to rotate.

the stirrer, in the arrangement shown "in Fig.1.

Under theseconditions the blade 14; is partially withdrawn so. asto raise the blade 9 to a substantially vertical position. The stirrer may then be rotated and the blade 9 will gradually bore through the cake of solid material until the parts again reaoh'the position shown in Fig. 1. p

The arrangement of the blade 9 on the bottom of the barrel, and the lower end of the blade 14 adjacent the side of the barrel, in-

' sures the thorough mixing of all of the contents. The arrangement of the threads 5 on the outside of the sleeve 3 prevents mutilation-of the threads by engagement of the blade 14 with the sleeve, when being rotated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

" 1. In combination with a barrel having an I opening, a rod secured within the barrel and extending from a point opposite the opening to said opening, a blade turnably mounted on said-rod, a second blade pivotally attached to'the free end of the first-mentioned blade and extending'upwardly toward the top of the rod;

2. In combination with a barrel having a central openingvat one'end, a rod extending from the bottom of thebai'rel up to and through said opening, a blade pivotally and slidably mounted on the rod adjacent the.

" bottom of the barrel, and a second blade pivotally secured to the free end of the firstmentioned blade and extending upwardly through the opening in the barrel.

3. In combination with a barrel having a central opening in one end thereof, a rod within the barrel extending axially thereof upto said opening, a blade having a slot in one end of a size to permit the rod to be passed theretlirough, said blade being adapt I ed to be passed through said opening, and a tral opening in one of its ends, a rod anchored to the other end of the barrel and exstirring elements hingedly connected at one ten'ding axially of the same to apoint adjacent said opening, means adapted to be swung around said rod as an axis including-two of their ends, one of said elements being turnably mounted on said rod, the other of said elements extendin upwardly adjacent the barrel Wall and eing'bent intermediate its ends and directed upwardly through said opening.

6. In combination with a barrel having an opening at one end, a device for agitating ,the contents of the barrel including a rod anchored to the other .end of the barrel and 7 extending axially thereof to a pointadjacent said opening, a pair of link members one of which is turnably mounted at its endon' the rod and the other of which extends up and through said opening; both of said members adapted to be removed from the barrel by being drawn through said opening thereof.

7. In combinationwitha barrel, a rod serel and projecting to a point adjacent the other end of the barrel, said other end of the barrel having an opening in alignment, with said rod, "and a stirrer insertible through cured to'the inner side of oneend of the 'bar- 7 said opening and havingone end-pivoted on said rod, theopposite end of said stirrer pro jecting through said opening. g- V -8. In comb nation with a barrel, a rod secured to the inner side of'one end of the barrel and projecting to a point adjacent the other end of the barrel, said other end of the I barrelhaving an opening in alignmentwith said rod, and a stirrer comprisinga plural ty of pivotally connected members I insertible being pivotally arranged on said rod and another of said members-projecting through said opening. 7 i

9. In combination with a barrel, a pivot member secured to the inner side of one end of the barrel, the other end of the barrel .hav

ing an opening, and a stirrer comprising abar pivotally connected with said'member and normally extending parallel withthe first mentioned end of the barrel, and a bar pivoted to the outer end of the first mention longitudially ;of the ed bar and extending barrel to said opening.

10. In combination with a barreL-a' pivot member secured to the inner side of oneend of the barrel, the other end of the barrel havbar pivotally conneoted with said mem er and normally extending parallel with the first mentioned end of: the barrel, and a bar pivoted to the outer 'end of the first mentioned bar and extending longitudinally of the barrel adjacent the side Wall thereof and -with its free end bent inwardly and extending into said opening. 7

n testimony whereof I affix my signature. FRED I-I.

ing an opening, and a stirrer comprisin af t 90 through said opening, oneof said members