Patent ID: 6585012
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
A device for retaining one or more pigment-conducting tubes in a paint mixing machine, comprising:a nozzle comprising an array of holes each having a diameter sufficiently large to accommodate a pigment-conducting tube therein, the array being arranged to form a compact outlet for pigment; a first lock plate attachable to the nozzle and comprising a first array of apertures arranged similarly to the holes in the nozzle, each aperture having a diameter sufficiently large to accommodate a pigment-conducting tube therein, and further comprising at least two first attaching holes; a second lock plate attachable to the nozzle and comprising a second array of apertures arranged similarly to the holes in the nozzle, each aperture having a diameter sufficiently large to accommodate a pigment-conducting tube therein, and further comprising at least two second attaching holes identical in size to the first attaching holes and arranged on the second lock plate such that when the first and second attaching holes are mutually aligned, the first and second arrays of apertures are laterally offset and, when the one or more pigment-conducting tubes are placed individually in a first and a second aperture and a hole in the nozzle and the first and second lock plates are attached to the nozzle, the one or more pigment-conducting tubes are substantially prevented from being removed from the nozzle.