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US 4,905,351 AGranted
Airline cleaner for seed cotton
OwnerRobert L. Quisenberryinventor
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Abstract
An airline cleaner has a cylindrical cage coaxial and the same diameter as a pipe connected to either end of the cage. Helical vanes around the circumference of the cage cause the air and seed cotton moving through the pipe in the cage to move in a helical motion as they move through the cage. The helical motion will wipe the seed cotton against the cage, and trash will fall through spaces in the cage, thus being removed from the seed cotton. A housing surrounds the cage.
Claims10
An airline cleaner for cleaning seed cotton entrained in a stream of air traveling in:
- a. a cylindrical pipe having
- i. an axis, and
- ii. a diameter;
- b. wherein the improvement comprises in combination:
- c. a cylindrical cage coaxial with the pipe,
- d. a screen having spaces forming the circumference of the cage,
- e. the spaces of the screen large enough to permit the passage of trash and air but small enough to contain the seed cotton,
- f. an airtight housing spaced outside of the cage,
- g. said airtight housing connected to said pipe at each end of the housing, and
- h. a helical vane within the housing coaxial with the cage for causing helical flow of the air and seed cotton within the housing and within the cage.
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