Table top rock tumbler

摘要

An ultra-quiet rock tumbler has a barrel assembly supported on a barrel support having two uprights extending from a base. The barrel assembly has an inner barrel with a removable top, that fits into a middle barrel having a removable top and the middle barrel fits into an outer barrel having a removable top. Energy absorbing material, preferably polyurethane foam, surrounds both the inner barrel and the middle barrel. A motor is provided in the barrel support for rotating the barrel assembly.

主权项

1. A rock tumbler comprising:
a barrel support comprised of:
a base,a first upright attached to the base the first upright having a first axle seat, anda second upright attached to the base and having a second axle seat, wherein the first upright is spaced apart from the second upright; an outer barrel comprised of:
an outer barrel base having an inside surface and an outside surface,an outer barrel side wall attached to the outer barrel base and having an inside surface,a removable outer barrel top having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outer barrel top removably attached to the outer barrel sidewall such that the outer barrel base, the outer barrel sidewall and the outer barrel top define an outer barrel cavity, the outer barrel cavity having an outer barrel inner diameter;a first axle attached to the outer surface of the outer barrel base and seated on the first axle seat of the first upright, and a second axle attached to the outer surface of the outer barrel top and seated on the second axle seat of the second upright, andouter barrel energy absorbing material on the inside surface of the outer barrel base, on the inside surface of the outer barrel side wall and on the inside surface of the outer barrel top; a middle barrel positioned within the outer barrel cavity, the middle barrel comprised of:
a middle barrel base having an inside surface and an outside surface,a middle barrel side wall attached to the middle barrel base and having and inside surface,a removable middle barrel top having an inside surface, the middle barrel top removably attached to the middle barrel sidewall such that the middle barrel base, the middle barrel sidewall and the middle barrel top define an middle barrel cavity, andmiddle barrel energy absorbing material on the inside surface of the middle barrel base, the inside surface of the middle barrel side wall and the inside surface of the middle barrel top; an inner barrel positioned within the middle barrel cavity, the inner barrel comprised of:
an inner barrel base having an inside surface and an outside surface,an inner barrel side wall attached to the inner barrel base, anda removable inner barrel top having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inner barrel top removably attached to the inner barrel sidewall such that the inner barrel base, the inner barrel sidewall and the inner barrel top define an inner barrel cavity; and a barrel mover attached to the barrel support which engages the outer barrel and when activated causes the outer barrel to rotate.