Rinseable splash shield and method of use
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method for rinsing a splash shield on a mixing machine, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a vessel containing material to be mixed, the vessel including an opening;
further providing a mixing machine having a holder for receiving the vessel at an access location in the mixing machine, a rotatable mixing element extendable into the vessel for mixing the material, a splash shield positionable to shield the opening of the vessel, and a nozzle oriented towards the splash shield;
after mixing the material in the vessel using the mixing element and with the splash shield shielding the vessel opening, unshielding the vessel opening and directing hot rinsing fluid onto the splash shield using the nozzle while isolating the access location from the rinsing fluid.
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Abstract
The present application describes a method for rinsing a splash shield with water or a sanitizing solution. According to the disclosed method, a vessel containing contents to be mixed is positioned in a mixing machine, and a splash shield is positioned to shield the opening of the vessel. After the material within the vessel is mixed by a mixing element, the splash shield is separated from the vessel and rinsed by a nozzle on the mixing machine.
In another embodiment, a vessel containing contents to be mixed is positioned in a holder on a mixing machine, and a splash shield (which may or may not be rinseable) is positioned over the opening of the vessel. The contents of the vessel are mixed using a mixing element. During and/or after mixing, opposed relative movement of the mixing element and vessel may occur, creating an upward lifting force on the vessel. The weight of the shield is sufficient to overcome this upward lifting force on the vessel and thereby causes the vessel to remain seated in the holder.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for rinsing a splash shield on a mixing machine, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a vessel containing material to be mixed, the vessel including an opening; further providing a mixing machine having a holder for receiving the vessel at an access location in the mixing machine, a rotatable mixing element extendable into the vessel for mixing the material, a splash shield positionable to shield the opening of the vessel, and a nozzle oriented towards the splash shield; after mixing the material in the vessel using the mixing element and with the splash shield shielding the vessel opening, unshielding the vessel opening and directing hot rinsing fluid onto the splash shield using the nozzle while isolating the access location from the rinsing fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for rinsing a splash shield on a mixing machine, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a vessel containing material to be mixed, the vessel including an opening; further providing a mixing machine having a holder for receiving the vessel, a rotatable mixing element extendable into the vessel for mixing the material, a splash shield positionable to shield the opening of the vessel, and a nozzle oriented towards the splash shield; after mixing the material in the vessel using the mixing element and with the splash shield shielding the vessel opening, unshielding the vessel opening and directing rinsing fluid onto the splash shield using the nozzle while isolating the vessel from the rinsing fluid. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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