A - Human Necessities – 23 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
23
B
146/38, 146/55
A23B 7/00 (2006.01) B02C 18/14 (2006.01) B02C 18/18 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1099617
ABSTRACT The invention relates to apparatus for breaking up vegetable matter, particularly to render such matter suitable for composting. By increasing the exterior surface of organic materials through cutting,shredding and heating, more material can be exposed to decomposing bacteria. The present invention is directed to the provision of apparatus of simple and efficient construction and may be embodied in forms which can fulfil a number of domestic needs. According to the invention, an elliptical blade is mounted obliquely on a shaft such that it generates a cylinder as it rotates. Vegetable matter is fed to one side of the cylinder, at which an edge is formed for shearing engagement with the rotating blade. The material is not only broken up against this edge, but also swept across the cylinder by the blade for discharge at an opposite side. The blade can also serve to beat the material as it passes across the cylinder. The invention may be embodied in either a stationary or a mobile form. In the former, the "cylinder" is normally positively defined by a drum having inlet and outlet openings in its cylindrical surface while in the latter, the cutting edge is conveniently formed on a plate extending around a part of the cylindrical surface to the point of discharge.
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Kirby Eades Gale Baker
Rotocrop International Limited
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