Patent ID: 6883956

Claim:
A mixing device for selectively agitating containers such that contents positioned within the containers are fully intermixed, said device comprising: a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall extending between said top and bottom walls; a guide being mounted on said housing, said guide is positioned on and extending upwardly from said top wall, said guide being substantially hollow and having an upper edge defining an opening, said guide having a generally cylindrical shape, said guide having a plurality slots therein extending downward through said upper edge, said slots being spaced from each other, wherein said slots define vertical members positioned between adjacent slots, a stop being attached to said upper edge; a mounting being slidably positioned on said guide, said mounting being selectively movable between said top wall and said stop, said mounting comprising a sleeve positioned around said guide, said sleeve having an upper wall, said vertical members extending through said upper wall such that said upper wall is spaced from and extends over said top wall; a motor being adapted for selectively urging said mounting upwardly on said guide; a power supply being operationally coupled to said motor; a pair of coupling assemblies for selectively coupling a pair of the containers to said mounting; and wherein the containers are removably coupled to said mounting and said mounting moved up and down until the contents of the containers are effectively mixed.