Wood Chip Collection System
AssigneeLeonardi Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsJoseph A. Leonardi, Bruce C. Jordan
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Abstract
A wheeled chassis to which a stump grinding unit is securely attached that includes a chip collector attached to either the stump grinder or the wheeled chassis and positioned adjacent the trailing edge of the stump grinding wheel. The wheeled chassis includes a duct in fluid communication with the chip collector, and a collection bin positioned adjacent the trailing end and in spaced relation below the duct. The wheeled chassis is adapted for hitched connection to a vehicle. A blower can be positioned within the duct to produce a rearwardly directed air flow to assist in the chip movement towards the collection bin. The collection bin can be positioned on the wheeled chassis or on a vehicle to which the wheeled chassis is attached.
Claims20
An apparatus for collecting debris from a stump grinder having a stump grinding wheel, comprising:
- a chassis interconnected to said stump grinder;
- a collector mounted to said chassis and positioned adjacent the stump grinding wheel;
- a bin mounted on said wheeled chassis;
- and
- a duct extending from said collector to said bin.
An apparatus for grinding stumps, comprising:
- a rotatable stump grinding wheel including a plurality of teeth and a plurality of vanes;
- a chassis interconnected to said stump grinding wheel;
- a collector mounted to said chassis and positioned adjacent the stump grinding wheel;
- a bin mounted on said wheeled chassis;
- and
- a duct extending from said collector to said bin.
An apparatus for use in collecting debris from a stump grinder, comprising:
- a rotatable wheel;
- a plurality of grinding teeth mounted to said wheel;
- and
- a plurality of vanes positioned adjacent to said teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.