Patent ID: 8465195
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
1. A device for mixing contents of a bottle comprising: a device support; means for rotating a drive shaft, said means for rotating said drive shaft is retained by said device support; an eccentric drive disk is secured to said drive shaft; a bottle retainer defining a longitudinal axis, said bottle retainer including rods and rings defining a cage-like housing member for removably retaining a bottle in substantially a horizontal plane; a bottle drive shaft extends from a bottom of said bottle retainer, said bottle drive shaft is positioned about substantially a middle region of said bottle retainer, said bottle drive shaft defining an axis that is generally perpendicular to said axis of the said bottle retainer, said bottle drive shaft is pivotally retained by said device support; and a drive linkage having one end pivotally connected to said eccentric drive disk and the other end pivotally connected to said bottle drive shaft, wherein rotation of said drive shaft causing said bottle retainer to pivot back and forth in the horizontal plane.