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AssigneeVermitech Pty Limited
InventorsRussell Anthony Ritter, Anthony Martin Niederberger, Barry James Smith, Mike Lotzof, Kelvin Bannister
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Apparatus suitable for use in the treatment of waste and/or organic materials which includes a main body having a treatment chamber therein having a base which when the apparatus is in a harvesting mode is arranged with a space there below. The base includes a plurality of generally parallel spaced apart support elements, the support elements being spaced apart at a distance sufficient to support the material within the chamber during the treatment process and enable extraction of the treated material through the spaces between the support elements during a harvesting process. There is also disclosed a harvesting device comprising a plurality of extraction elements which are adapted to project through the spaces between the support elements to dislodge and extract the treated material through the base. The apparatus and harvesting device is particularly useful for removing worm casting in vermiculture.
A harvesting device which is suitable for use with waste treatment apparatus of the type including an elevated main body supporting a base composed of a plurality of spaced-apart parallel support elements defining the bottom of a treatment chamber within the main body, said harvesting device comprising a carriage which is adapted to move within the space below the base of the main body in a direction generally parallel with the support elements of the base, and a harvesting tool supported by the carriage and which includes a plurality of extraction elements which project outwardly, the arrangement being such that when in use, the extraction elements are adapted to extend through the spaces between the support elements into the treatment chamber so as to dislodge and extract the material from the treatment chamber through the base, said extraction elements being arranged in one or more groups with the elements in the or each group being spaced apart from one another and extending across the tool from one side to the other with two groups of elements being provided, with associated elements in each group being opposite to one another, the elements in each group being arranged in a spiral configuration from one side of the tool to the other.
A harvesting device which is suitable for use with waste treatment apparatus of the type including an elevated main body supporting a base composed of a plurality of spaced-apart parallel support elements defining the bottom of a treatment chamber within the main body, said harvesting device including a carriage which is adapted to move within the space below the base of the main body in a direction generally parallel with the support elements of the base, and a harvesting tool supported by the carriage and which includes a plurality of extraction elements which project outwardly, the arrangement being such that when in use the extraction elements are adapted to extend through the spaces between the support elements into the treatment chamber so as to dislodge and extract the material from the treatment chamber through the base, wherein the carriage includes a frame which is adapted to be operatively connected to a vehicle so that it can be raised or lowered and positioned within the space below the base of the main body of the treatment apparatus, the tool including a plurality of blades at one end of the frame.
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