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Apparatus and methods for maintaining the suspension of an agent suspended in a suspending medium in which a container holding the agent is revolved about an axis to create and maintain the suspension and the agent is selectively provided from the container. The agent may be selectively provided fro

Apparatus and methods for maintaining the suspension of an agent suspended in a suspending medium in which a container holding the agent is revolved about an axis to create and maintain the suspension and the agent is selectively provided from the container. The agent may be selectively provided from the container while the container is simultaneously or intermittently revolved in a planetary orbit about an axis of rotation generally parallel to an axis of the container for maintaining the suspension. Alternatively, the container may be rotated about its longitudinal axis by a source of rotation to create and maintain the suspension while the agent is provided from the container due to a force imparted by the source of rotation.

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1. An apparatus for providing a suspended agent from a container having an actuator for providing the suspended agent from the container, comprising:a rotary drive assembly having an axis, said rotary drive assembly operably connected to the container for rotating the container about said axis of th

1. An apparatus for providing a suspended agent from a container having an actuator for providing the suspended agent from the container, comprising:a rotary drive assembly having an axis, said rotary drive assembly operably connected to the container for rotating the container about said axis of the rotary drive; and an actuator drive assembly operably connected to the rotary drive assembly for transferring a force from said rotary drive assembly to the actuator of the container sufficient to operate the actuator as the container is rotated.