Patent ID: 8671872

Claim:
A coater for coating a material with a solution or a suspension, the coater comprising: a housing; a motor; a drum removably connected with respect to the motor, the drum having an annular flange at an access end and a drive end opposite the access end; a support positioned under the annular flange of the drum at the access end and within the housing, the support permitting rotation of the access end of the drum and wherein the support is removable to facilitate removal and replacement of the drum; a coupling positioned with respect to the drive end of the drum, the coupling permitting rotation of the drum relative to the housing; an access door positioned in the housing at the access end of the drum and permitting removal and replacement of the drum; a spray bar extending into a mixing chamber of the drum to coat the material with the solution or the suspension; a cradle supporting the drum removably positioned within the housing to facilitate removal and replacement of the drum with a replacement drum having a different size, the support integrated along an end of the cradle to support the access end of the drum and a slot integrated along an opposite end of the cradle to support the drive end of the drum; and a dolly slideably engageable with the cradle for removal and support of the cradle from the housing, the dolly including a plurality of wheels to permit the dolly to slide in and out of the housing.