US RE40,761 E1Granted

Leaf compactor and baler

OwnerBobby L. Truittinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus 10 for compacting and baling leaves, grass clippings, sticks, pine straw and other debris on lawns, yards, or fields is provided. The apparatus 10 may have diagonal brushes 26 to gather debris for processing though a crusher 28, a conveyor belt 30 to transport the crushed debris, and a baler 32 to compact and bale the debris. The baler 32 may compact the debris by rotating the debris in a continuous band 52, into which baling material 72 may be inserted to bale the debris. Alternatively, the debris may be gathered and feed into a crusher 28 that deposits the crushed debris directly into the baler 32 for compacting and baling. Further still, the apparatus 10 may gather the debris with brushes 26 and feed it onto a conveyor mechanism 30 that then introduces it into a crusher 28. The crushed debris may then be feed into a baling mechanism 32 that compacts and bales the debris for easy removal and disposal. In its various embodiments, the present invention may be connected to a prime mover 20 or alternatively connected to a portable base with a motor for driving the device 10.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A leaf and yard debris collection and baling apparatus, comprising:

a) at least one brush for gathering said leaves and yard debris, said brush rotatably connected to a frame of said apparatus and rotating so as to direct said leaves and yard debris along the a centerline of said apparatus;
b) a crusher assembly, said crusher assembly comprising
at least one pair of crushing rollers rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus, each of said crushing roller rollers further comprising a plurality of crushing vanes,
a scissoring roller rotatable rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus, said scissoring roller comprising a plurality of paired scissoring vanes, wherein one of each paired scissoring vane of said plurality of paired scissoring vanes is having a stationary and its paired scissoring vane rotates cutting vane and a rotating cutting vane, said rotating cutting vane is rotated by said scissoring roller and associated with said scissoring roller stationary cutting vane to generate a scissoring action, and
a plurality of paddles rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus and interleaved between each of said plurality of paired scissoring vanes;
c) a conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising a conveyor belt, said conveyor belt including a plurality of finger-like projections to aid in maintaining said crushed leaves and yard debris on said conveyor belt;
d) a baling assembly, said baling assembly comprising
a fixed baling roller,
a moveable baling roller, wherein each of said fixed and moveable baling rollers are rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus and
a continuous baling band located about said fixed and moveable baling rollers, and wherein said fixed and moveable baling rollers serve to admit and maintain said crushed leaves and yard debris within said continuous baling band for additional compaction and baling.

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