Integrated diverter and waste comminutor

An integrated system for diverting and reducing the size of waste materials in an effluent stream comprising:

• a frame having a bottom housing and a top housing and mountable in said stream;
• a grinder unit mounted to said frame bottom housing, said grinder unit comprising a cutter assembly positionable in said stream and a drive mechanism mounted on said frame and coupled to said cutter assembly to rotate said cutter assembly;
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• a diverter unit mounted to said frame, said diverter unit comprising a cylindrical waste material diverter rotatable on a shaft, said shaft mounted on said bottom housing of said frame and supporting said cylindrical waste material diverter, and a drive assembly operably coupling said drive mechanism to said shaft to rotate said cylindrical waste material diverter as said cutter assembly rotates, wherein said diverter unit is positioned adjacent to said grinder unit to divert solids in said effluent stream toward said grinder unit for size reduction.

A system for diverting and reducing the size of solid waste materials in a liquid stream, comprising:

• a frame positionable in the stream,
• a cutter assembly mounted on said frame and having at least two shafts and a motor operably coupled to said cutter assembly to rotate said shafts in opposite directions;
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• a diverter unit mounted on said frame and positioned to one side of said cutter assembly in a direction substantially transverse to a direction of flow of said stream, said diverter unit having a motor diverter element, wherein solid waste in the stream contacting said diverter unit is diverted by movement of said diverter element transversely across said stream towards said cutter assembly while liquid in said stream passes through said diverter unit.

A system for diverting and reducing the size of waste materials in a liquid stream comprising:

• a frame positionable in the stream;
• a grinder unit mounted to the frame and comprising a cutter assembly having at least two shafts and a drive mechanism coupled to said cutter assembly to rotate said shafts;
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• a waste diverter mounted to said frame laterally of said grinder unit so that both said waste diverter and said grinder unit directly confront the flow of the stream and independently block waste materials in said stream, said diverter unit having a moving element that diverts solids in the stream laterally across said stream toward said grinder unit.