Moveable granulating container
OwnerEugene McNally, Glenn Charles Snowinventors
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Abstract
A granulating machine for granulating a substance. The granulating machine has a support with a container removably coupled to the support. The container has an interior region and an opening. The container is adapted to contain the substance. A lid removably covers the opening of the container. An impeller is in the interior region of the container. The impeller is adapted to mix the substance in the container. A chopper is in the interior region of the container The chopper is adapted to chop the substance in the container. The container is adapted to be removed from the support without removing the lid from the container.
Claims38
A granulating machine for granulating a substance, the granulating machine comprising:
- a support;
- a container removably coupled to the support, the container having an interior region and an opening and being adapted to contain the substance;
- a lid removably covering the opening of the container;
- an impeller in the interior region, the impeller being adapted to mix the substance in the container;
- and
- a chopper in the interior region, the chopper being adapted to chop the substance in the container;
- wherein the container is removable from the support with the lid covering the container.
A granulating enclosure for granulating a substance, the granulating enclosure comprising:
- a container having an interior region and an opening and being adapted to contain the substance;
- a lid removably covering the opening of the container;
- an impeller in the interior region, the impeller being adapted to mix the substance in the container;
- and
- a chopper in the interior region, the chopper being adapted to chop the substance in the container;
- wherein the container is movable from a first location where the substance is granulated to a second location without removing the lid from the container.
A granulating enclosure for granulating a substance, the granulating enclosure comprising:
- a container having an interior region and an opening and being adapted to contain the substance;
- a lid removably sealing the container;
- an impeller in the interior region, the impeller being adapted to mix the substance in the container;
- and
- a filter being adapted to allow a gas to escape from the interior region when the container is covered.
- wherein the container is moveable from a first location to a second location without removing the lid from the container.
A method of granulating a substance comprising the steps of:
- placing the substance into a container;
- covering the container with a lid;
- mixing the substance in the container at a first location with an impeller;
- chopping the substance in the container with a chopper;
- and
- moving the container from the first location to a second location without removing the lid from the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.