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Methods of handling waste
Assignee: Tire-Gator Inc
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Filing: 1977-02-18
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Granted: 1978-03-28
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Expires: 1997-02-18
Abstract
Abstract Waste such as combustible trash and prime garbage is mixed with rubber tires and shredded together to produce a compacted and combustible output product which can be used as a fuel or incinerated for further compacting. The process involves interengaging rotary feeder-cutter wheels mounted on counterrotating shafts to pull materials through a feed path while shredding with the aid of shredder blades interspersed between the wheels. Feeding, mixing and conveying techniques through one or more shredder stages provide for attainment of high speed feed rates and handling of some degree solid debris such as steel belts in tires.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert O. Johnson
- 👤 William E. Holiman
- 👤 Stephen D. Buchanan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 08:13
CPC Classifications
B; B02; B02C; B02C18/00; B02C18/0084; B02C18/06; B02C18/14; B02C18/142; B02C18/16; B02C18/18; B02C18/182; B29; B29B; B29B17/00; B29B17/04; B29B17/0412; B02C2018/147; B02C2201/00; B02C2201/04; B29B2017/0094; B29L; B29L2030/00; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/62; Y10; Y10S; Y10S241/00; Y10S241/31; Y10S241/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
The process of shredding materials of varying texture including combustible matter comprising the steps of pulling said materials through a feed path by means of interengaging and rotation of a plurality of counter-rotating feed wheels mounted in spaced positions along each of a pair of parallel shafts, shredding said materials at least in part by linearly disposed shredding members positioned between said wheels to engage the materials at an angle to the feed path through said wheels, and selecting relative to the feed path of said materials the angle of said shredding members as a function of the texture of particular materials passed through said feed path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
The process of shredding materials of varying texture including combustible matter comprising the steps of pulling said materials through a feed path by means of interengaging and rotation of a plurality of counter-rotating feed wheels mounted in spaced positions along each of a pair of parallel shafts, shredding said materials at least in part by linearly disposed shredding members positioned between said wheels to engage the materials at an angle to the feed path through said wheels, and selecting relative to the feed path of said materials the angle of said shredding members as a function of the texture of particular materials passed through said feed path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of feeding two diverse materials into said feed path in predetermined proportions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process defined in claim 2 including the step of supplying one of said two diverse materials as rubber tires intermittently fed into said feed path.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process defined in claim 2 including the step of supplying said two diverse materials as comprising damp waste and tire carcasses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process defined in claim 2 including the step of feeding each material on a variable speed conveyor and choosing the respective conveyor speeds to provide said proportions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process defined in claim 5 including the step of shredding said materials with two successive sets of feed wheel pairs respectively having different dimensions and spacings on said shafts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of feeding materials shredded by a previous set of feed wheel pairs into a final shredder stage having a set of closely spaced smaller diameter wheels having contact at a common surface between said wheels whereat knife members on one wheel and anvil members on another wheel are in rotating contact and devoid of interposed shredder members between the wheels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the steps of accumulating a store of diverse kinds of materials in a hopper and passing materials from said store to said feed path by means of gravity flow.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the steps of aggregating shredded materials egressing from said feed path by conveying them from said feed path to a remote location.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of placing the shredding members at different distances from the axis of said feed wheels.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of alternating wheels of different diameter on each of said shafts.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of selectively reversing the rotation of said wheels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of feeding a mixture of diverse kinds of said materials into said feed path by the force of gravity.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
53 words
The process defined in claim 1 wherein said step of selection of the angle of the feed path and shredding members is made selectively variable over a predetermined range by sliding a set of angularly disposed shredding members in a direction toward and away from said wheel shafts to attain a predetermined position.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the step of selection of the angle of the feed path and shredding members is made selectively variable over a predetermined range by pivoting said shredding members for selective rotation into the space between adjacent wheels on each of said shafts to attain a predetermined angle.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of transporting materials through said path with aid of a set of intermittently spaced feed teeth located on at least one side of at least selected ones of said feed wheels to extend beyond the circumference thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process defined in claim 1 including the step of providing said feed teeth in triangular form attached to at least some wheels with two apices of the triangle extending outside the wheel circumference.
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