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US3213784A
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Multiple stage hay waferizer
Assignee: International Motors LLC
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Filing: 1961-07-25
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1981-07-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James H Bornzin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 12:01
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B11/00; B30B11/22; B30B11/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S100/00; Y10S100/903; Y10S100/906; Y10S100/909; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A MULTIPLE STAGE HAY WAFERIZER, COMPRISING: A FIRST STAGE INCLUDING CONTINUOUSLY OPERABLE MEANS FOR PRECOMPRESSING AND FORCE FEEDING HAY TO A WAFERIZING STAGE; SAID WAFERIZING STAGE INCLUDING A HOUSING, A FEED OPENING IN SAID HOUSING INTO WHICH SAID FIRST STAGE UNIT FORCE FEEDS SAID PRECOMPRESSED HAY; A ROTOR IN SAID HOUSING, SAID ROTOR HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION, A FEED CHAMBER FORMED AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROTOR TRANSVERSELY OF SAID AXIS AND ADJACENT SAID FEED OPENING, SAID FEED CHAMBER MOVING PAST SAID FEED OPENING ON ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR; A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORES IN SAID ROTOR, EACH SAID WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORE HAVING AN INLET OPENING INTO SAID FEED CHAMBER, A RAM RECIPROCABLE IN EACH OF SAID WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORES, DRIVE MEANS ON SAID WAFERIZER ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ROTOR FOR ROTATION THEREOF, MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID RAMS FOR RECIPROCATION THEREOF IN TIMED RELATION WITH EACH OTHER; THE RECIPROCATING ACTION OF EACH SAID RAM OPENING AND CLOSING THE INLET OF ITS RESPECTIVE CYLINDER BORE IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE REMAINING OF SAID CAMS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORE INLETS BEING OPEN AT ANY ONE INSTANCE; A FINAL HAY COMPRESSION STAGE INCLUDING A HAY DISCHARGE TUBE JOINED TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BORES FOR FURTHER COMPRESSION OF THE HAY WAFERS PRODUCED IN SAID ONE BORE, SAID HAY DISCHARGE TUBE HAVING A VARIABLE DISCHARGE OPENING, AND MEANS ON SAID TUBE FOR VARYING THE DISCHARGE OPENING THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A MULTIPLE STAGE HAY WAFERIZER, COMPRISING: A FIRST STAGE INCLUDING CONTINUOUSLY OPERABLE MEANS FOR PRECOMPRESSING AND FORCE FEEDING HAY TO A WAFERIZING STAGE; SAID WAFERIZING STAGE INCLUDING A HOUSING, A FEED OPENING IN SAID HOUSING INTO WHICH SAID FIRST STAGE UNIT FORCE FEEDS SAID PRECOMPRESSED HAY; A ROTOR IN SAID HOUSING, SAID ROTOR HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION, A FEED CHAMBER FORMED AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROTOR TRANSVERSELY OF SAID AXIS AND ADJACENT SAID FEED OPENING, SAID FEED CHAMBER MOVING PAST SAID FEED OPENING ON ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR; A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORES IN SAID ROTOR, EACH SAID WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORE HAVING AN INLET OPENING INTO SAID FEED CHAMBER, A RAM RECIPROCABLE IN EACH OF SAID WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORES, DRIVE MEANS ON SAID WAFERIZER ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ROTOR FOR ROTATION THEREOF, MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID RAMS FOR RECIPROCATION THEREOF IN TIMED RELATION WITH EACH OTHER; THE RECIPROCATING ACTION OF EACH SAID RAM OPENING AND CLOSING THE INLET OF ITS RESPECTIVE CYLINDER BORE IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE REMAINING OF SAID CAMS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WAFERIZER CYLINDER BORE INLETS BEING OPEN AT ANY ONE INSTANCE; A FINAL HAY COMPRESSION STAGE INCLUDING A HAY DISCHARGE TUBE JOINED TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BORES FOR FURTHER COMPRESSION OF THE HAY WAFERS PRODUCED IN SAID ONE BORE, SAID HAY DISCHARGE TUBE HAVING A VARIABLE DISCHARGE OPENING, AND MEANS ON SAID TUBE FOR VARYING THE DISCHARGE OPENING THEREOF.
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