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Chipper vacuum shredder system and apparatus

  • US 5,642,864 A
  • Filed: 11/18/1994
  • Issued: 07/01/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A yard waste chipper vacuum shredder system, comprising:

  • a mobile platform;

    a chipper-shredder mechanism carried on said mobile platform;

    a motor coupled to said chipper-shredder mechanism;

    a vacuum mechanism carried by said mobile platform, said vacuum mechanism generating air flow for moving the yard waste to said chipper-shredder mechanism;

    an intake passage in fluid communication with said vacuum mechanism; and

    adjusting means including a baffle structure disposed substantially within said passage for adjusting velocity of the air flow upstream of said vacuum mechanism, said baffle structure being adjustable between a first position blocking substantially a majority of said passage and a second position allowing substantially unimpeded flow in said passage.

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