Small scale automated composter
OwnerJames Wrightinventor
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Abstract
A domestic or small scale composter has an air tight housing (10) with an inlet (36) for compostable material such as garbage. The inlet (36) leads to a mixing chamber (12) having mixing means (32, 34) to mix the compostable material and to direct it into a composting chamber (14) for further processing. An overflow dam wall (18) is provided between the mixing chamber (12) and the composting chamber (14). Airflow is preferably provided downwardly through the composting chamber (14).
Claims13
A composter comprising an airtight housing (10) about a composting region, an inlet (36) for compostable material, mixing means (32, 34) within the housing (10) and an outlet (52) for composted material;
- is characterized in that
- the composting region comprises a mixing chamber (12) for compostable material, the mixing chamber having an imperforate floor (22) and a composting chamber (140 for mixed compostable material and the mixing chamber (12) communicating with the composting chamber (14) through an aperture (16) within the housing (10) above an overflow dam wall (18) between the mixing chamber (12) and the composter chamber (14) for compostable material to flow from the mixing chamber (12) into the composting chamber (14) when the level of compostable material rises to a level above the level of the overflow dam wall;
- the mixing means (32, 34) being located in the mixing chamber (12) to circulate compostable material in a circulatory path in the mixing chamber having a horizontal circulatory axis parallel to the plane of said overflow dam wall (18), the direction of rotation being such that composting material is directed towards the overflow dam wall (18) in an upper part of said circulatory path.
A composter as claimed in claim 5 characterized in that the compartment (42) is a wedge shaped compartment adjacent a lower part of the overflow dam wall (18).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.