Woodwaste processing system with contaminate separation
AssigneeFuel Harvesters Equipment, Inc.
InventorL. Powell Clinton
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Abstract
A system for processing wastewood. The system may be mounted on a towable chassis. The wastewood is received at one end of the system and metal contaminants are removed from the wastewood. The wastewood is then separated according to size wherein a first size of wastewood is further processed by the system and a second size is removed from the system for subsequent re-processing. Unwanted paper and plastic contaminants are removed from the wastewood, and the wastewood of the first size is subjected to a further separating step wherein it is again separated according to size into usable end products.
Claims5
A method for processing wastewood, wherein the wastewood includes plastic or paper material intermixed therewith, comprising:
- receiving the wastewood at an input of an apparatus;
- removing plastic or paper material from the wastewood by lifting the plastic or paper material therefrom in a substantially vertical direction so it is suspended above the wastewood;
- capturing the suspended plastic or paper material by vacuum action to transfer it to a collection means;
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- transferring the wastewood to a location remote from the apparatus.
An apparatus for processing wastewood, the wastewood including plastic or paper intermixed therewith, comprising;
- input means for receiving the wastewood;
- conveyor means for transferring the wastewood away from said input means;
- blower means disposed beneath said conveyor means for lifting plastic or paper mixed with the wastewood above said conveyor means;
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- vacuum means disposed above said conveyor means for capturing the plastic or paper lifted from said conveyor means and for transferring it to a collection location.
An apparatus for processing wastewood, the wastewood including plastic or paper intermixed therewith, comprising:
- input means for receiving the wastewood;
- a conveyor means of pervious construction for transferring the wastewood and plastic or paper away from said input means;
- blower means disposed beneath said conveyor means for lifting plastic or paper from said conveyor means;
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- vacuum means including a hood means disposed above said conveyor means for capturing the plastic or paper lifted from said conveyor means and for transferring it to a collection location.
An apparatus for processing wastewood, the wastewood including plastic or paper intermixed therewith, comprising;
- an input at which the wastewood is received;
- a conveyor to transfer the wastewood away from said input;
- a blower disposed beneath said conveyor to lift plastic or paper mixed with the wastewood above said conveyor;
- and
- a vacuum disposed above said conveyor to capture the plastic or paper lifted from said conveyor and to transfer it to a collection location.
An apparatus for processing wastewood, the wastewood including plastic or paper intermixed therewith, comprising:
- an input at which the wastewood is received;
- a conveyor having a pervious construction and configured and arranged to transfer the wastewood and plastic or paper away from said input;
- a blower disposed beneath said conveyor to lift plastic or paper from said conveyor;
- and
- a vacuum source including a hood disposed above said conveyor to capture the plastic or paper lifted from said conveyor and transfer it to a collection location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.