Patent ID: 7168332

Claim:
Powder sampling device comprising: a lateral extension, generally empty of powders, coupled to a powder flow channel ( 1 ) and having an angled base plate; a reciprocating member ( 4 ) having a groove traversing a wall of the lateral extension and sliding between a first position wherein said groove is located within the lateral extension in order to collect a powder sample and a second position wherein the groove is located outside the lateral extension in order to release the collected powder sample, the groove being defined by a ceiling face ( 7 ) and an angled face ( 8 ); and a flap ( 15 ) in the flow channel that moves between a withdrawn position where it has essentially no effect on the flow of the powders and an extended position where it directs the flow of the powders into the groove, wherein the reciprocating member ( 4 ) has an upright orientation and that the angled face is parallel to and extends from the base plate of the lateral extension when the reciprocating member is in the first position.