Mixing device and clamps useful therein
First Claim
1. A mixing device for mixing first and second materials, comprising:
- a container for receiving said first material and having an inlet port and an outlet port;
a flexible tube having one end connected to said inlet port;
a cap secured to the opposite end of said flexible tube for attachment to a second container receiving said second material;
and a clamp carried by said flexible tube and normally pinching said flexible tube closed, but being manually openable to permit, when said cap has been attached to said second container, the addition of the second material in said first container to said first material in said second container and mixing of the two materials together in said first container, wherein said clamp is a slide clamp which includes an indicator element which indicates whenever said clamp has been once opened.
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Abstract
A mixing device for mixing first and second materials, including a container (2) for receiving the first material and having an inlet port (10) and an outlet port (12), a flexible tube (14) having one end connected to the inlet port (10), a cap (16) secured to the opposite end of the flexible tube (14) for attachment to a second container (4) receiving the second material, and a clamp carried by the flexible tube (14) and normally pinching the flexible tube closed, but being manually openable to permit, when the cap (16) has been attached to the second container (4), the addition of the second material in the first container to the first material in the second container and mixing of the two materials together in the first container (2).
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1. A mixing device for mixing first and second materials, comprising:
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a container for receiving said first material and having an inlet port and an outlet port; a flexible tube having one end connected to said inlet port; a cap secured to the opposite end of said flexible tube for attachment to a second container receiving said second material; and a clamp carried by said flexible tube and normally pinching said flexible tube closed, but being manually openable to permit, when said cap has been attached to said second container, the addition of the second material in said first container to said first material in said second container and mixing of the two materials together in said first container, wherein said clamp is a slide clamp which includes an indicator element which indicates whenever said clamp has been once opened. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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