Patent ID: 7494103
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: B01F,B28C

Abstract:
1. A device for securing a mixing container while contents within the mixing container are being mixed, the device comprising: a base having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral edge portion; a plurality of engagement blocks extending upwardly from the upper surface of said base; said engagement blocks each having at least one engagement face; and a wedge member having at least one engagement face along a forward surface of said wedge member; said engagement blocks and said wedge member being positioned in a spaced relationship with one another such that the engagement faces of said engagement blocks and said wedge member generally face one another and define a periphery of a container engagement area that is shaped and sized to receive at least a portion of the container; said wedge member being selectively movable along a predetermined, linear path that extends across the upper surface of said base in a manner that is spaced apart from and does not extend directly toward or away from said container engagement area; the engagement face of said wedge member being positioned at an angle with respect to said linear path so that the engagement face of said wedge member gradually decreases the size of said container engagement area when said wedge member is moved into an engagement position along said linear path and gradually increases the diameter of said container engagement area when said wedge member is moved in an opposite direction along said linear path, out of said engagement position.