Rotor for land clearing device
AssigneeBrown Bear Corporation
InventorStanley L. Brown
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Abstract
A rator for a land clearing device or forestry shredder which comprises a plurality of anchors spaced apart, offset, and arranged on a horizontal cylinder. Cutting elements are mounted between adjacent anchors, the anchors arranged such that there are no gaps between the effective areas of the cutting elements as the rotator spins. The anchors can also be arranged so that at least one cutting element is located at or near the cutting element area at all times.
Claims10
A rotor assembly for cutting and clearing brush and trees comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a plurality of anchors each having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side, and a second side, each of said anchors being attached to said cylinder proximate said bottom edges and extending from said cylinder with said first and second sides of adjacent anchors facing each other;
- a plurality of cutting elements each mounted between said first and second sides of adjacent anchors, each of said cutting elements cutting through an effective cutting area as said cylinder rotates;
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- at least a portion of said anchors being spaced apart and offset on said cylinder so that no gaps exist between said effective cutting areas of said cutting elements mounted to said portion of said anchors.
In a rotor assembly for clearing brush and land having a cylinder, a plurality of anchors each having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side, and a second side, each of said anchors being attached to said cylinder proximate said bottom edges and extending from said cylinder with said first and second sides of adjacent anchors facing, and a plurality of cutting elements each mounted between said first and second sides of adjacent anchors, each of said cutting elements cutting through an effective cutting area as said cylinder rotates, wherein the improvement comprises:
- at least a portion of said anchors being spaced apart and offset on said cylinder so that no gaps exist between said effective cutting areas of said cutting elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.