On-site processing of scrap drywall for facilitating removal, transportation, and recycling
OwnerBryan A. Diffleyinventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems for processing and recycling drywall are described herein. A mobile dry wall processor may be used at a construction site to process or crush scrap or waste drywall to reduce the size of dry wall pieces before transporting the drywall off the construction site. The mobile drywall processor may include a container to capture the processed drywall. The container and the mobile drywall processor may be configured in size and shape for easy transportation to and from construction sites, including building interiors. Processed drywall is transported to be recycled or to a landfill. The processed or crushed drywall may have a higher density, reducing shipping and transportation costs.
Claims20
A drywall processor device comprising:
- a base configured to receive a container that receives drywall that has been processed by the drywall processor device, the base further comprising a plurality of wheels that facilitate movement of the drywall processor device;
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- a drywall crusher assembly coupled to and supported by the base, the drywall crusher assembly comprising:
- a feed chute comprising an opening configured to receive pieces of scrap drywall to be processed by the drywall processor device, the feed chute extending along a vertical axis;
- an electric motor;
- a drive shaft configured to be rotatably driven by the electric motor;
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- one or more hammers fixedly coupled to the drive shaft such that the hammers rotate with the drive shaft when driven by the electric motors, the one or more hammers positioned such that, during at least a portion of the rotation of the drive shaft, the one or more hammers pass below an outlet of the feed chute so as that the one or more hammers contact the pieces of scrap drywall received at the feed chute to break the pieces of scrap drywall into smaller pieces, thereby reducing a bulk volume of the pieces of scrap drywall.
A method for processing scrap drywall at a jobsite, the method comprising:
- providing a drywall processor device at the jobsite, wherein the drywall processor device is configured to crush scrap drywall thereby reducing a bulk volume of the scrap drywall;
- feeding pieces of scrap drywall into the drywall processor device at the jobsite, whereby the drywall processor devices crushes the pieces of scrap drywall and collects processed scrap drywall in a container;
- collecting the processed scrap drywall;
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- transporting the processed scrap drywall from the jobsite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.