Patent ID: 8200128

Claim:
A powder material agitator, comprising: a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, and rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof, a sheet member extending generally in the longitudinal direction and including a first longitudinally extending portion and a second longitudinally extending portion contiguous to the first longitudinally extending portion, and a support formed on the shaft and extending generally in the longitudinal direction, wherein the support includes a third longitudinally extending portion that extends substantially parallel to the shaft and holds a first widthwise end portion of the first longitudinally extending portion and a fourth longitudinally extending portion contiguous to the third longitudinally extending portion, wherein the fourth longitudinally extending portion extends away from the shaft in a direction at an angle with the shaft and holds a second widthwise end portion of the second longitudinally extending portion, and wherein the first and second longitudinally extending portions lie in different planes.