Universal hand mixer

• US 8,356,927 B1
• Filed: 10/13/2011
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Angioletto Lordi, Christopher M. Zailo
• Original Assignee: Angioletto Lordi, Christopher M. Zailo
• Inventors: Dowd, Paul, Victor, Robert, Lordi, Angioletto, Zailo, Christopher, Miller, Christopher, Barrigas, Norm
• Primary Examiner(s): Sorkin, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rashid, Fazle A
• Application Number:
  US13/272,444
• Time in Patent Office: 467 Days
• Field of Search: 366/129, 366/130, 366/162.3, 366/176.3, 366/189, 366/192, 222/246
• US Class Current: 366/130
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 2101/21 Mixing of ingredients for cosmetic or perfume compositions
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 25/4512 with reciprocating pistons
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 25/4521 the components being pressed through orifices in elements, e.g. flat plates or cylinders, which obstruct the whole diameter of the tube
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/50112 of the syringe or cartridge type
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/754251 reciprocating in the mixing receptacle

Abstract

A universal mixer for mixing two or more components is provided. The mixer comprises two telescopically nested cylinders, the inner cylinder having a piston that stays in place due to hydraulic pressure inside the cylinders. The components to be mixed are inserted into a space formed by the outer cylinder, a cap and a gasket having one or more holes. The user forces the compounds through the holes by holding the handles of the mixer and pushing a back handle forward thereby causing the inner cylinder to move forward. The inner cylinder preferably has a diameter that narrows slightly from its back to front end. Further mixing is achieved by pulling the back handle backwards whereby the components are squeezed between the piston and the gasket and the components move through the holes in the gasket into the container formed by the outer cylinder.

Claims

1. A universal mixer comprising

an outer cylinder having a front end and a back end,

said front fitting to a detachable cap having a valve, and

said back fitting detachably to a retainer ring;

an inner cylinder being telescopically nested into the outer cylinder;

said inner cylinder having a front end and a back end;

said front end being sealed with a gasket having one or more holes, and

said inner cylinder snugly fitting in the outer cylinder;

a piston inserted inside the inner cylinder,

said piston comprising a head, a connecting rod and a knob,

said head snugly fitting into the inner cylinder,

said connecting rod connecting the head and the knob, and

the knob enabling moving the connecting rod inward and outward;

a front handle comprising a handle-piece and a veil-piece,

said veil-piece surrounding the front end of the outer cylinder;

a back handle comprising a handle-piece and a veil-piece,

said veil-piece surrounding the back end of the inner cylinder;

the outer cylinder being capable of receiving components to be mixed together through the opened cap when the inner cylinder is pulled backwards by holding the front handle and pulling the back handle backwards;

the mixer being capable of initially mixing the components when the cap is closed and a user is holding the front handle and pushing the back handle toward forward, whereby the components enter into the inner cylinder through the holes in the gasket while the inner cylinder moves forward inside the outer cylinder; and

the mixer being capable of further mixing the components when the user holds the front handle and pulls the back handle backward, whereby the inner cylinder moves backward and the piston stays in place causing the components to squeeze between the gasket and the head of the piston and thereby enter through the holes in the gasket into the outer cylinder.

2. The mixer of claim 1, wherein the inner cylinder has a diameter that slightly increases from the front end toward the back end.

3. The mixer of claim 2, wherein the front end of the outer cylinder is grooved to fit into the cap and the back end of the first cylinder is grooved to fit to the retainer ring.

4. The mixer of claim 2, wherein the inner cylinder is adjusted to snugly fit in the outer cylinder with an O-ring surrounding the front end of the inner cylinder, and the head of the piston is adjusted to snugly fit in the inner cylinder with an O-ring surrounding the head of the piston.

5. The mixer of claim 1, wherein the components are hair dye and developer.

6. The mixer of claim 1, wherein the outer cylinder is transparent and measuring units are marked on the cylinder to enable accurate measuring of the components to be mixed.

7. The mixer of claim 1, wherein the mixer is made of hard plastic.

8. The mixer of claim 1, wherein the inner and outer cylinders are made of poly carbonate.

9. The mixer of claim 1, wherein the outer cylinder has a diameter of 2.3 inches and the inner cylinder has a diameter of 1.9 inches.

10. A method to mix two or more components, said method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a mixer comprising an outer cylinder having a front end and a back end,

said front end being grooved to fit to a detachable cap having a valve, and

said back end being grooved to fit detachably to a retainer ring;

an inner cylinder being telescopically nested into the outer cylinder;

said inner cylinder having a front end and a back end;

said front end being sealed with a gasket having one or more holes, and

said inner cylinder snugly fitting in the outer cylinder;

a piston inserted inside the inner cylinder,

said piston comprising a head, a connecting rod and a knob,

said head snugly fitting into the inner cylinder,

said connecting rod connecting the head and the knob, and

the knob enabling moving the connecting rod inward and outward;

a front handle comprising a handle-piece and a veil-piece,

said veil-piece surrounding the front end of the outer cylinder;

a back handle comprising a handle-piece and a veil-piece,

said veil-piece surrounding the back end of the inner cylinder;

b) opening the cap, pulling the inner cylinder backward by pulling the back handle backwards while holding the front handle, and pulling the piston out;

c) filling the components into a space formed by the outer cylinder and closing the cap and the valve;

d) forcing the components to move through the holes in the gasket into the inner cylinder by moving the inner cylinder forward by holding the front handle and pushing the back handle forward;

e) allowing further mixing of the components by forcing the components through the holes in the gasket into the outer cylinder by moving the inner cylinder backward by holding the front handle and pulling the back handle backwards;

f) repeating steps d and e) as many times as needed to get a complete mixing of the compounds and having step d) as the last step;

g) opening the valve and dispensing the completely mixed compounds through the valve by pushing the piston inside the inner cylinder.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the components are hair color and developer.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein step a) includes a step of measuring the components on a scale printed on the outer cylinder.

13. A method to mix and dispense hair color, said method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a mixer comprising an outer cylinder having a front end and a back end,

said front end being grooved to fit to a detachable cap having a valve, and

said back end being grooved to fit detachably to a retainer ring;

an inner cylinder being telescopically nested into the outer cylinder;

said inner cylinder having a front end and a back end;

said front end being sealed with a gasket having one or more holes, and

said inner cylinder snugly fitting in the outer cylinder;

a piston inserted inside the inner cylinder,

said piston comprising a head, a connecting rod and a knob,

said head snugly fitting into the inner cylinder,

said connecting rod connecting the head and the knob, and

the knob enabling moving the connecting rod inward and outward;

a front handle comprising a handle-piece and a veil-piece,

said veil-piece surrounding the front end of the outer cylinder;

a back handle comprising a handle-piece and a veil-piece,

said veil-piece surrounding the back end of the inner cylinder;

b) opening the cap, pulling the inner cylinder backward by pulling the back handle backwards while holding the front handle and pulling the piston out;

c) filling a hair dye and a developer into a space formed by the outer cylinder and closing the cap and the valve;

d) forcing the dye and developer to move through the holes in the gasket into the inner cylinder by moving the inner cylinder forward by holding the front handle and pushing the back handle forward;

e) allowing further mixing of the dye and the developer by forcing them through the holes in the gasket into the outer cylinder by moving the inner cylinder backward by holding the front handle and pulling the back handle backward;

f) repeating steps d and e) as many times as needed to get a complete mixing of the dye and the developer and having step d) as the last step;

g) opening the valve and dispensing the completely mixed dye and developer through the valve by pushing the piston inside the inner cylinder.