Patent ID: 9694332
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B01F,B28C,F16L

Claim:
1. A discharge gate for a gypsum slurry mixer, comprising: a gate adapter having an inlet opening configured for receiving the slurry from the mixer, and an outlet opening configured for delivering the slurry to a dispensing device, the gate adapter having two different transitioning cross-sectional geometries at opposite ends; the gate adapter including: an inlet section having a quadrilateral inlet opening; an outlet section having a substantially circular outlet opening; and a transition section sandwiched between the inlet and outlet sections, wherein the transition section includes a transition chamber at least partially defined by top, bottom, and side walls extending from the inlet section near a first conjoining border of the inlet and transition sections and wherein the transition chamber is at least partially further defined by a surrounding circular interior wall extending from the outlet section near a second conjoining border of the outlet and transition section.