MIXING CUP WITH PINS FOR AN ASYMMETRIC ROTATION MIXER
A mixing container for a mixer, the container comprising, in exemplar embodiments, a cup and a lid, in which the lid has at least two sets of closely-spaced pins projecting therefrom. The sets of pins are spaced generally equidistant from each other and provide increased shearing of fluids or particulate matter being mixed within the cup.
1 . A mixing container for a rotational mixer, the container comprising:
a. cup having a bottom, a wall, and a rim;
b. a lid adapted to be fitted with the rim; and,
c. at least one set of pins associated with the lid, the pins being generally parallel and spaced close together and adapted to provide increased shearing force to a material to be mixed when the mixing container is rotated about an internal axis.
2 . The mixing container of claim 1 , wherein the mixing container further comprises a ring adapted to be associated with the lid, the ring having a plurality of pin-receiving means associated therewith, each pin receiving means being adapted to retain a portion of each pin.
3 . The mixing container of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set of pins comprises three sets of pins, each set being equidistantly spaced from each other.