Plant processing system and method
AssigneePaolo Developments Ltd.
InventorPeter Ryan Hall
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Abstract
A plant processor, having: a) a rotatable drum for receiving plant matter, the rotatable drum having a plurality of slots; b) a rotatable cutting reel positioned below the rotatable drum, the cutting reel rotatable in the opposite direction of the drum; c) a cutting knife horizontally positioned below the top of the reel; the cutting knife maintained in position by one or more magnets, the cutting knife slidable along a slot in a frame of the processor by a rod extending above the knife; and d) a motor to rotate a shaft secured to the reel, the shaft having a groove to frictionally engage a ring, the ring supporting the drum, whereby rotation of the reel rotates the drum in the opposite direction.
Claims13
A plant processor, comprising:
- a) a cylindrical rotatable drum for receiving plant matter, the rotatable drum having a plurality of slots and a ring at each end of the drum positioned coaxially with the drum;
- b) a cutting reel positioned below the rotatable drum and being rotatable in an opposite direction to the drum, the cutting reel comprising a cylindrical rod and a plurality of longitudinal cutting blades connected thereto, the cutting reel further including a shaft extending axially therefrom at each end, the shaft being in frictional engagement with said rings on the drum and said rings supporting the drum on the shaft;
- c) a cutting knife horizontally positioned below the top of the reel;
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- d) a motor to rotate the shaft and the reel and to effect rotation of the drum in the opposite direction as a result of the frictional engagement between the shaft and said rings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.