Device for dry separating cut sugar cane

Claim 1

A SUGAR CANE HANDLING DEVICE COMPRISING A PORTABLE MAIN FRAME; AN INCLINE FRAME; MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID INCLINE FRAME ON SAID MAIN FRAME; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID INCLINE FRAME AT A DESIRED ANGLE ON SAID MAIN FRAME; A HOPPER FRAME; MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID HOPPER FRAME ON SAID INCLINE FRAME; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID HOPPER FRAME AT A DESIRED ATTITUDE ON SAID INCLINE FRAME; A TAIL SHAFT ROLL ON SAID HOPPER FRAME; A HEAD SHAFT ROLL ON SAID INCLINE FRAME; A CONVEYOR EXTENDING AROUND SAID TAIL SHAFT ROLL AND SAID HEAD SHAFT ROLL FOR ADVANCING MATERIAL SUPPORTED THEREON IN A FORWARD DIRECTION; A COMBING ROLLER ON SAID INCLINE FRAME ABOVE SAID CONVEYOR; A DISCHARGE DRUM ON SAID INCLINE FRAME SPACED FORWARDLY FROM SAID HEAD SHAFT ROLL TO LEAVE A NARROW PRIMARY GAP THEREBETWEEN AFFORDING GRAVITY SEPARATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL SMALLER THAN THE SUGAR CANE DIAMETER; AN AUGER TROUGH ON SAID INCLINE FRAME BENEATH SAID PRIMARY GAP TO RECEIVE THE SMALLER UNWANTED MATERIAL FALLING THERETHROUGH; AN AUGER IN SAID AUGER TROUGH; A TRASH SCREEN ON SAID INCLINE FRAME SPACED FORWARDLY FROM SAID DISCHARGE DRUM TO LEAVE A SECONDARY GAP THEREBETWEEN; MEANS ON SAID INCLINE FRAME FOR DIRECTING A BLAST OR AIR THROUGH SAID SECONDARY GAP TOWARD SAID TRASH SCREEN; AND MEANS ON SAID INCLINE FRAME FOR DRIVING SAID CONVEYOR, SAID COMBING ROLLERS, SAID DISCHARGE DRUM AND SAID AUGER.