Chicken carcass composter
AssigneeContainer Design Services Corporation
InventorsC. Hugh Stevenson, Malcom Newall, Kevin LaPaire
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Abstract
A device for shredding poultry carcasses, includes a frame supporting a comminuting unit and a drive unit. The comminuting unit includes a drum mounted on a rotatable shaft, the drum having a generally cylindrical surface and an array of cutting points affixed to the drum, protruding from the surface, and a stationary comb having an array of teeth separated by spaces, and extending close to the drum surface so that the points pass between the teeth as the drum rotates. The drive unit turns the drum to reduce the carcasses to a compostable mass.
Claims7
A device for shredding poultry carcasses, said device comprising
- a frame supporting a comminuting unit and a drive unit, wherein
- the comminuting unit comprises
- a drum mounted on a rotatable shaft, the drum having a generally cylindrical surface and an array of cutting points affixed to the drum, protruding from said surface, and
- a stationary comb having an array of teeth separated by spaces, and extending close to the drum surface so that the points pass between the teeth as the drum rotates, and
- the drive unit comprises a motor connected to the shaft so as to turn the drums wherein
- each of said cutting points is removably attached to the drum surface,
- the drum surface has an array of threaded holes for receiving the cutting points,
- each of said cutting points comprises a threaded shaft sized to fit said holes and a carbide bit secured to the shaft, and
- the bit has the shape of a triangular prism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.