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Apparatus for processing vegetable material

Details

Inventors: Sawasky, Herbert;
Assignee: Heads Up Enterprises (Yonkers, NY)
Primary Examiner: Spar; Robert J.
Assistant Examiner: Wacyra; Edward M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seidel, Gonda, Goldhammer & Panitch

An apparatus for separating seeds and twigs from vegetable material is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of an outer container which is divided into a first portion and a second portion by a wall attached to the first portion. A battery-operated electrical motor is attached to an inner surface of the first portion. A switch is provided for activating the motor. A rotatable shaft extends from the first portion through a hole in the wall into the second portion and a gear mechanism drivingly couples the rotatable shaft to the electric motor. A rotatable separating mechanism is fixedly secured to the rotatable shaft within the second portion and includes an apertured container into which vegetable material to be processed is placed. The second portion defines a collection chamber for receiving vegetable material from the apertured container after seeds and twigs have been separated fro the vegetable material. The first portion is removably secured to the second portion so that vegetable material can be removed from the collection chamber.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for separating seeds and twigs from vegetable material.
The apparatus is comprised of an outer container which is divided into a first portion and a second portion by a wall attached to the first portion.
A battery-operated electrical motor is attached to an inner surface of the first portion.
A switch is provided for activating the motor.
A rotatable shaft extends from the first portion through a hole in the wall into the second portion and a gear mechanism drivingly couples the rotatable shaft to the electric motor.
A rotatable separating mechanism is fixedly secured to the rotatable shaft within the second portion and includes an apertured container into which vegetable material to be processed is placed.
The second portion defines a collection chamber for receiving vegetable material from the apertured container after seeds and twigs have been separated from the vegetable material.
The first portion is removably secured to the second portion so that vegetable material can be removed from the collection chamber.
In the preferred embodiment, the gear mechanism includes a driving gear which is fixedly secured to a drive shaft of the electric motor.
A ring gear is fixedly secured to the rotatable shaft and is drivingly coupled to the driving gear.
The electric motor preferably rotates at approximately 3000 rpm.
A gear ratio of 14:1 between the driving gear and the ring gear is utilized.
The rotatable shaft is thus rotated at approximately 200 rpm.
This has been found to be especially suitable for processing certain herbs.
The first portion of the outer container is removably secured to the second portion of the outer container by a friction fit engagement between an annular flange extending from the first portion and the inner circumferential wall of the second portion.
A pair of legs extend from the outer surface of the outer container and support the outer container along its longitudinal dimension.
The apertured container preferably has a circumferential wall formed of a plurality of spaced slats

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