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A method of transporting and processing a viscous slurry, mash, or insoluble in a liquid carrier wherein there is provided a container having a paddle system disposed therein, the paddle system configured to oscillate in a limited, back and forth fashion so as to lift and shift the fluid mass toward

A method of transporting and processing a viscous slurry, mash, or insoluble in a liquid carrier wherein there is provided a container having a paddle system disposed therein, the paddle system configured to oscillate in a limited, back and forth fashion so as to lift and shift the fluid mass toward a center portion of the container interior via gravity, and to a bottom portion thereof for recirculation and blending. The method further includes a coupling piece connected to the paddle system, and a portable drive system, the method steps including transporting the container filled with the insoluble and liquid carrier, coupling the portable drive system to the coupling piece, and actuating the portable drive system for oscillating the paddle system via the coupling piece.

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The method of shipping and processing a slurry fluid mass comprised of separable insolubles in a liquid carrier, including the steps of: a. providing a container-blender, comprising: container means for containing said slurry fluid mass, said container means comprising a horizontally disposed contai

The method of shipping and processing a slurry fluid mass comprised of separable insolubles in a liquid carrier, including the steps of: a. providing a container-blender, comprising: container means for containing said slurry fluid mass, said container means comprising a horizontally disposed container shell closed at opposite ends, and an interior having an inner wall, a central portion, and a bottom portion, said container shell further comprising a mounting plate situated at one of said ends of said container shell, said container means further comprising a substantially rectilinear protective frame structure fixedly enveloping said container shell; an agitator comprising a paddle system within the interior of said container shell, said paddle system comprising first and second pairs of paddles, each pair of paddles comprising first and second paddles disposed in a common plane in directly opposing, lateral fashion from a shaft, the plane in which said second pair of paddles are disposed being oriented at a discrete angle relative to the plane in which the first pair of paddles are disposed, said shaft being rotatable along a central, longitudinal axis of said container shell, each of said paddles having an edge juxtaposed to and sweeping close to the inner wall of said container shell; and oscillating means for reversely rotating said agitator through a limited range of angular displacement, said oscillating means further comprising a drive linkage projecting from said container shell in the vicinity of said mounting plate, said drive linkage being connected to said shaft, said oscillating means further comprising a portable drive means configured to removeably connect with said drive linkage and said mounting plate; b. charging said container shell with said fluid mass comprised of insolubles in a liquid carrier; c. transporting said container shell with said fluid mass therein, comprising the steps of lifting and manipulating said container means via the application of lifting and manipulating force to said rectilinear protective frame structure, and allowing said rectilinear frame structure to support, cradle, and protect said container shell; d. oscillating said agitator, comprising the steps of coupling said portable drive means to said drive linkage and said mounting plate, actuating said portable drive means and providing rotational force to said shaft via said drive linkage; reversely rotating the shaft and paddle system through a limited range of angular displacement via said portable drive means and drive linkage, by changing the direction of rotation of said portable drive means at a predetermined interval; e. displacing and distributing said fluid mass by reversely rotating said first pair of paddles, lifting and sweeping said first pair of paddle edges near said inner wall of said container shell, circulating said fluid mass away from the interior bottom portion of said container shell, and reversely rotating said second pair of paddles, lifting and sweeping said second pair of paddle edges near said inner wall of said container shell, lifting said fluid mass, and circulating said fluid mass away from the interior bottom portion of said container shell, said circulation of said fluid mass by said second pair of paddles interacting with the circulation of said fluid generated by the lifting and sweeping action of said first pair of paddles thereby generating a through admixing of said fluid mass, and circulating the fluid mass through said central portion of said container shell; f. blending the separate insolubles into a substantially homogeneous liquid; and g. uncoupling said portable drive means from said drive linkage and said mounting plate.