Patent ID: 7740398

Claim:
A dynamic mixer, comprising: a hollow housing structure having a generally cylindrical mixing chamber and an inlet opening through which a material or materials to be mixed is passed into the mixing chamber, said hollow housing structure comprising a hollow tubular structure with first and second open ends, a hollow T fitting having a first opening attached to said first end of the hollow tubular structure, a second opening opposed to and in alignment with the first opening and a third opening transverse to said first and second openings, the third opening providing said inlet opening, and a coupler fitting attached to said second open end of the tubular structure; a mixing rod having a mixing rod portion disposed in said housing structure; a plurality of separate mixing paddles each having a mixing surface, the separate mixing paddles attached to the mixing portion of the mixing rod; the mixing rod having a drive portion extending from said first open end of the tubular structure and said T fitting and adapted for attachment to a drive unit which imparts a rotational mixing force to the rod; an end cap structure attached to said second opening of the T fitting for supporting the rod drive portion for rotation and sealing against material leakage; a support structure positioned at the second open end of the tubular structure and secured in place by the coupler fitting, said support structure for supporting the drive rod while permitting material flow out the coupler fitting.