Patent ID: 11969673
Assignee: ICM, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A mechanical separation device comprising:
a housing with an elongate length having a feed inlet at a first end section and a discharge outlet at a second end section;
a conveyor assembly positioned adjacent the housing and moveable relative thereto, the conveyor assembly having a plurality of flingers mounted to one or more of a plurality of paddles adjacent to an outermost end thereof,
wherein the plurality of flingers are spaced apart axially from one another along a longitudinal length of the one or more of the plurality of paddles and have one of a triangular shape, a rectangular shape or an airfoil shape,
wherein the plurality of flingers are oriented to extend outward laterally at an angle relative to the one or more of plurality of paddles; and
a screen positioned adjacent the plurality of flingers and the outermost end of the one or more of plurality of paddles,
wherein the plurality of flingers and the outermost end of the one or more of plurality of paddles are spaced from the screen by a gap.