Tube holder
A roller mixer system including a tube roller and a tube holder. The tube roller includes a motor and a plurality of rollers rotated by the motor. The tube holder includes a main shaft defining a shaft width and including a side, a first end defining a first width, a second end opposite the first end, and a clip disposed on the side and configured to receive a tube. The first width is greater than the shaft width. The second end defines a second width greater than the shaft width.
1 . A roller mixer system comprising:
a tube roller including
a motor, and
a plurality of rollers rotated by the motor; and
a tube holder including
a main shaft defining a shaft width and including a side, the main shaft defining a longitudinal axis of the tube holder,
a first end defining a first width, the first width greater than the shaft width,
a second end opposite the first end, the second end defining a second width greater than the shaft width, and
a clip disposed on the side and configured to receive a tube oriented generally parallel with the longitudinal axis.
2 . The roller mixer system of claim 1 , wherein the first width and the second width are equal.
3 . The roller mixer system of claim 1 , wherein the side is a first of a plurality of sides, the plurality of sides further comprising a second side, a third side, a fourth side, and a fifth side.
4 . The roller mixer system of claim 3 , wherein the clip is a first of a plurality of clips, a second of the plurality of clips disposed on the second side, a third of the plurality of clips disposed on the third side, a fourth of the plurality of clips disposed on the fourth side, and a fifth of the plurality of clips disposed on the fifth side.
5 . The roller mixer system of claim 1 , wherein the first end and the second end are coaxial.
6 . The roller mixer system of claim 1 , wherein the first end, the second end, and the main shaft are integrally formed.
7 . A tube holder configured to receive a tube, the tube holder comprising:
a main shaft defining a shaft width and including a side having a mount, the mount including an aperture;
a first end defining a first width, the first width greater than the shaft width;
a second end opposite the first end and defining a second width, the second width greater than the shaft width; and
at least one clip including a protrusion integrally formed with the clip, the clip disposed on the side, the protrusion received in the aperture to couple the at least one clip to the main shaft,
wherein the at least one clip is configured to receive the tube,
wherein the tube holder is a first tube holder, and wherein the first tube holder can be selectively coupled to a second tube holder at the first end or the second end.
8 . The tube holder of claim 7 , wherein the side is a first of a plurality of sides, the plurality of sides further comprising a second side, a third side, a fourth side, and a fifth side.
9 . The tube holder of claim 8 , further comprising at least one clip disposed on each of the second side, the third side, the fourth side, and the fifth side, each of the clips configured to receive a tube.
10 . The tube holder of claim 7 , wherein the first width and the second width are equal.
11 . The tube holder of claim 7 , further comprising a first gasket around the first end and a second gasket around the second end.
12 . The tube holder of claim 7 , wherein the at least one clip is removably coupled to the side.
13 . A tube holder configured to receive a plurality of tubes, the tube holder comprising:
a main shaft defining a shaft width and including a side, the main shaft defining a longitudinal axis of the tube holder;
a first end including a first flange extending generally parallel with the longitudinal axis and defining a first width, the first width greater than the shaft width;
a second end opposite the first end, the second end including a second flange extending generally parallel with the longitudinal axis and defining a second width, the second width greater than the shaft width;
an intermediate portion disposed between the first end and the second end, the intermediate portion defining an intermediate width, the intermediate width greater than the shaft width;
a first clip disposed on the side between the first end and the intermediate portion, the first clip configured to receive a first of the plurality of tubes; and
a second clip disposed on the side between the second end and the intermediate portion, the second clip configured to receive a second of the plurality of tubes,
wherein the first flange and the second flange extend generally the same distance along the longitudinal axis.
14 . The tube holder of claim 13 , wherein a distance between the first end and the intermediate portion is equal to a distance between the second end and the intermediate portion.
15 . The tube holder of claim 13 , further comprising a third clip disposed on the side between the first end and the intermediate portion, and a fourth clip disposed on the side between the second end and the intermediate portion, the third clip configured to receive the first of the plurality of tubes, and the fourth clip configured to receive the second of the plurality of tubes.
16 . The tube holder of claim 13 , wherein the side is a first of a plurality of sides, the plurality of sides further comprising a second side, a third side, a fourth side, and a fifth side.
17 . The tube holder of claim 16 , further comprising a first clip disposed on each of the second side, the third side, the fourth side, and the fifth side between the first end and the intermediate portion, and further comprising a second clip disposed on each of the second side, the third side, the fourth side, and the fifth side between the second end and the intermediate portion.
18 . The tube holder of claim 13 , wherein the first flange is an annular flange extending in a direction away from the intermediate portion, and wherein the second flange is an annular flange extending in a direction away from the intermediate portion.