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US 12,751,479 B2Granted
Destemming devices
AssigneeTrick Concepts
InventorJames David Jasiewicz
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Abstract
A destemming device includes a housing, a motor, and a belt system configured to fit within the housing. The housing includes at least one cutting aperture. The cutting aperture is formed from a plurality of cutting fingers that have a cutting edge. When a plant stem is pressed or fed into the device, the cutting fingers create a cutting aperture that is sized to conform closely to the plant stem.
Claims20
A destemming device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first support block having a plurality of cutting fingers attached thereto;
- and
- a second support block spaced apart from the first support block and also having a plurality of cutting fingers attached thereto;
- wherein each cutting finger comprises a base and at least one cutting edge, and is spring-mounted so as to be able to travel relative to the first support block or the second support block;
- and
- wherein the plurality of cutting fingers on the first support block and the plurality of cutting fingers on the second support block form a cutting aperture;
- and
- wherein the at least one cutting edge of each cutting finger is present on a rotating member attached to the base, the member rotating on an axis that passes through the cutting aperture, and the member extending beyond the base.
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A destemming device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first support block having a plurality of cutting fingers attached thereto;
- and
- a cutting surface spaced apart from the first support block;
- wherein each cutting finger comprises a base and at least one cutting edge, and is spring-mounted so as to be able to travel relative to the first support block;
- and
- wherein the plurality of cutting fingers on the first support block and the cutting surface form a cutting aperture;
- and
- wherein the at least one cutting edge of each cutting finger is present on a rotating member attached to the base, the rotating member rotating on an axis that passes through the cutting aperture, the axis also passing through a center of the rotating member, the rotating member rotating in a plane normal to the axis, and the at least one cutting edge extending beyond the base.
6 more elements
A destemming device comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a support block having a plurality of cutting fingers attached thereto;
- wherein each cutting finger is spring-mounted so as to be able to travel relative to the support block;
- wherein each cutting finger comprises a base and a cutting member, wherein the cutting member has at least one cutting edge, the cutting member rotating on an axis that passes through a cutting aperture, the axis also passing through a center of the cutting member, the cutting member rotating in a plane normal to the axis, and wherein the at least one cutting edge extends beyond a lower end of the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.