Patent ID: 6811706
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A device for measuring the quality of a sample of sludge, said device comprising:a cylindrical container having an interior, a longitudinal axis, a sidewall having a height, a closed bottom, and a top having an opening, said sidewall being essentially transparent and being marked with an index of sludge volume; a motor platform that rests on said opening, said motor platform supporting a housing that houses a motor which is attached to said platform, said housing having a motor off-on switch mounted thereon; at least four vertically-oriented stator/legs, each stator/leg having a length, a top end and a bottom end and being connected at its top end to and extending below said motor platform into said container, said stator legs being connected together adjacent their bottom ends by means of an annular ring that fits inside said sidewall; a vertically-oriented, rotatable shaft extending from said motor into said container along said longitudinal axis, said shaft having a length that is less than the length of said stator/legs and having a mixer blade attached thereto; and a sampling port affixed to and through said sidewall at approximately two-thirds of the sidewall height, said sampling port providing access to said interior.