Shredder and shredding method for vegetative material
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1. A shredder for shredding vegetative material, comprising:
- a housing;
a first plate mounted in said housing, said first plate having a working face with a first plurality of teeth;
a second plate having an opposing face with a second plurality of teeth interdigitated with said first plurality of teeth, said first plate and said second plate being relatively rotatable for shredding said vegetative material; and
a weighing device mounted in said housing for weighing vegetative material shed from a location between said first and said second plate.
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Abstract
A shredder has a first plate and a second plate. The first plate is mounted in a housing. The plates each have on one of their faces a number of teeth. The first plate and the second plate are relatively rotated for interdigitating their teeth and shredding vegetative material placed between the plates. The shredded vegetative material is delivered through holes in the first plate to a weighing device in the housing.
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1. A shredder for shredding vegetative material, comprising:
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a housing; a first plate mounted in said housing, said first plate having a working face with a first plurality of teeth; a second plate having an opposing face with a second plurality of teeth interdigitated with said first plurality of teeth, said first plate and said second plate being relatively rotatable for shredding said vegetative material; and a weighing device mounted in said housing for weighing vegetative material shed from a location between said first and said second plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method employing a first and a second plate with transverse teeth for shredding vegetative material, said first plate having a plurality of holes, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing vegetative material between the first and the second plate relatively rotating the first and the second plate to interdigitate their teeth and shred the vegetative material; allowing delivery of vegetative material shredded by the teeth of the first and the second plate through the holes in the first plate; and weighing vegetative material delivered through the holes in the first plate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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