Plant trimming apparatus and methods
AssigneeEteros Technologies Inc.
InventorsErik Ingram, Aaron McKellar, Joe Heywood, Rudi Klossok
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Abstract
An apparatus for trimming plant material includes a rotatable tumbler through which the plant material is to be axially propagated while rotationally tumbling, and a plurality of cutting reel systems adjacent the tumbler. The plurality of cutting reel systems includes a first cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler, and a second cutting reel system adjacent a landing zone of the rotatable tumbler. The landing zone is an angular range about the axis of the tumbler within which plant material tends to land on the tumbler after tumbling through a central volume of the tumbler.
Claims20
An apparatus for trimming plant material, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable tumbler through which the plant material is axially propagated while rotationally tumbling;
- and
- a plurality of cutting reel systems adjacent the tumbler, the plurality comprising:
- a first cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler;
- and
- a second cutting reel system adjacent a landing zone of the tumbler, the landing zone being an angular range about an axis of the tumbler within which plant material tends to land on the tumbler after tumbling through a central volume of the tumbler,
- wherein each of the plurality of cutting reel systems comprises a rotatable cutting reel having a plurality of helical cutting blades.
An apparatus for trimming plant material, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable tumbler through which the plant material is to be axially propagated while rotationally tumbling;
- and
- a plurality of cutting reel systems adjacent the tumbler, the plurality comprising:
- a first cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler;
- and
- a second cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler and angularly spaced apart from the first cutting reel system about a rotational axis of the tumbler,
- wherein each of the plurality of cutting reel systems comprises a rotatable cutting reel having a plurality of helical cutting blades.
A method of trimming plant material, the method comprising:
- rotating a tumbler through which the plant material is being axially propagated while rotationally tumbling;
- and
- operating a plurality of cutting reel systems adjacent the tumbler, wherein each of the plurality of cutting reel systems comprises a rotatable cutting reel having a plurality of helical cutting blades, wherein operating comprises:
- operating a first cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler;
- and
- operating a second cutting reel system adjacent a landing zone of the tumbler, the landing zone being an angular range about an axis of the tumbler within which plant material tends to land on the tumbler after tumbling through a central volume of the tumbler.
A method of trimming plant material, the method comprising:
- operating a plurality of cutting reel systems adjacent a tumbler through which the plant material is being axially propagated while rotationally tumbling, wherein each of the plurality of cutting reel systems comprises a rotatable cutting reel having a plurality of helical cutting blades, wherein operating comprises:
- operating a first cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler;
- and
- operating a second cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler and angularly spaced apart from the first cutting reel system about a rotational axis of the tumbler;
- and
- rotating the tumbler at a sufficient frequency to cause at least some of the plant material to land on the tumbler adjacent the second cutting reel system after tumbling through a central volume of the tumbler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.