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Shredding machine

Assignee: RED CROSS Manufacturing CORP
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Filing: 1963-10-18
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1983-10-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert D Lautzenheiser

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 04:51
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G18/00; A01G18/20; A01G18/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 155 words
A SHREDDING DEVICE FOR COMPOST AND THE LIKE INCLUDING A BASE AND A SHREDDING HOUSING POSITIONED ON SAID BASE, A MOTOR SUPPORTED ON SAID BASE, SAID MOTOR HAVING AN OUTPUT SHAFT WITH A DISC ROTATING THEREWITH, SAID DISC BEING POSITIONED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING AND WITHIN AN OPENING IN THAT SIDE OF SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING HAVING INLET AND OUTLET OPENINGS THERETO, SHREDDING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BASE BEING FORMED FROM PLURAL, RELATIVELY HOUSING, SAID BASE BEING FORMED FROM PLURAL, RELATIVELY MOVABLE SECTIONS WITH SAID MOTOR BEING SUPPORTED ON ONE SECTION AND SAID SHREDDING HOUSING BEING SUPPORTED ON SAID OTHER SECTION, MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID TWO SECTIONS IN ONE POSITION WHEREIN SAID DISC IS IN SAID HOUSING OPENING, AND MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID HOLDING MEANS SO AS TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF SAID MOTOR AND SAID SHREDDING HOUSING AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER TO THEREBY EXPOSE THE INTERIOR OF SAID HOUSING THROUGH SAID SIDE OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 155 words
A SHREDDING DEVICE FOR COMPOST AND THE LIKE INCLUDING A BASE AND A SHREDDING HOUSING POSITIONED ON SAID BASE, A MOTOR SUPPORTED ON SAID BASE, SAID MOTOR HAVING AN OUTPUT SHAFT WITH A DISC ROTATING THEREWITH, SAID DISC BEING POSITIONED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING AND WITHIN AN OPENING IN THAT SIDE OF SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING HAVING INLET AND OUTLET OPENINGS THERETO, SHREDDING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BASE BEING FORMED FROM PLURAL, RELATIVELY HOUSING, SAID BASE BEING FORMED FROM PLURAL, RELATIVELY MOVABLE SECTIONS WITH SAID MOTOR BEING SUPPORTED ON ONE SECTION AND SAID SHREDDING HOUSING BEING SUPPORTED ON SAID OTHER SECTION, MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID TWO SECTIONS IN ONE POSITION WHEREIN SAID DISC IS IN SAID HOUSING OPENING, AND MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID HOLDING MEANS SO AS TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF SAID MOTOR AND SAID SHREDDING HOUSING AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER TO THEREBY EXPOSE THE INTERIOR OF SAID HOUSING THROUGH SAID SIDE OPENING.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-14 1969-09-13 1970-03-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-14 1973-09-13 1974-03-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-14 1977-09-13 1978-03-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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