Extractor and separator apparatus
US6019227A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07B1/22
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus that will extract a desired material from an undesired material. The apparatus of the present invention comparison a front portion, a middle portion, and a back portion. The front portion includes the driving method for the device as well as a plurality of teeth which contacts the undesired material containing the desired material and transports the collection to the middle area via a conveyor. The middle portion includes the separating area. The middle portion includes a rotating cylinder including a series of sections. At least one encompassing side wall of a section is made of a wire mesh material to provide for the section to have a plurality of perforations. This will provide for the undesired material to escape from the middle portion via the openings of the wire mesh. From the middle portion, the collected material travels to the back portion where the desired material is collected in a receptacle.
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