Patent · US Expired

Wood collection and reducing machine

US7513449B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

18References

13Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Thomas R. Gross · Sinzing, DE
Earl R. Smith · Holland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2002
Grant date	Apr 7, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB02C2201/066
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A shredder for reducing material which includes a conical cutting drum rotatably positioned within a housing and having an imperforate outer surface so as to carry shredded material radially with and externally of the drum; at least one cutting implement disposed about the outer surface of the cutting drum; an anvil disposed adjacent to the cutting drum; a bellyband wrapping around and conforming to the drum; and a transition interconnecting the bellyband with a discharge port and having a cross sectional configuration that inversely mirrors the cross sectional configuration of the bellyband.

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