Patent ID: 6047558
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A21C,A23G,B01F,F28F

Abstract:
A refrigerated agitator assembly comprising:a rotatable agitator shaft defining a fluid supply passage, a fluid supply port, and a fluid return port;a first hub assembly secured proximate a first end of said agitator shaft so as to be rotatable with said agitator shaft, whereinsaid first hub assembly defines a supply hub duct coupled to said fluid supply port and a return hub duct coupled to said fluid return port andsaid first hub assembly comprises a first split hub assembly including a first set of complementary hub portions secured to one another about said agitator shaft;a second hub assembly secured proximate a second end of said agitator shaft so as to be rotatable with said agitator shaft, whereinsaid second hub assembly defines a transfer hub duct andsaid second hub assembly comprises a second split hub assembly including a set of complementary hub portions secured to one another about said agitator shaft;a first agitator tube secured to said first and second hub assemblies and extending from said supply hub duct of said first hub assembly to said transfer hub duct of said second hub assembly; anda second agitator tube secured to said first and second hub assemblies and extending from said transfer hub duct of said second hub assembly to said return hub duct of said first hub assembly.