Mechanical separator for plant material
Patent 4121779 Issued on October 24, 1978. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 2, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 2, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 810652 1067366 1118927 1251160 InventorsApplicationNo. 05/830383 filed on 09/02/1977US Classes:241/79.2, Rotating comminutor combined with a sifting device209/235, Special applications209/358, Rotating209/383, Whips209/417, Manual241/169.1, Rotary tool366/279, Rotatable stirrer460/116, DRIVE RELATED FEATURES460/61Flail machineExaminersPrimary: Goldberg, Howard N.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA47J 43/00 (20060101)A47J 43/22 (20060101) AbstractA mechanical separator having a container providing a chamber for receiving plant material, such as herb plants, spice plants and the like, a motor driven substantially flexible member being rotatably supported for substantially free form random thrashing movement within and about the chamber in juxtarelationship for engaging, fragmenting and separating the intrinsic parts of the plant material as desired for flavoring from the waste portions thereof, a screen being provided across a dischargeway opening from the chamber of the container, such screen being of a mesh size to act to permit the fragmented and separated intrinsic parts of the plant material to be discharged therethrough and to act to retain waste portions of the plant material within the chamber. | |
