Patent ID: 9498780
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B02C

Claim Text:
1. A grinder comprising: a cylindrical housing having a rotatable shaft disposed coaxially therein; a plurality of cables removeably coupled to the shaft along the length thereof in one or more spaced apart, radially extending planes, each of the cables extending radially outward from the shaft toward but not contacting a sidewall of the housing, the cables being moved through the radial planes by rotation of the shaft and contacting materials deposited in the housing for grinding, and the movement of the cables generating an airflow through the housing; and a plurality of mounting plates fixedly coupled to the shaft, each of the mounting plates being disposed in a respective one of the radially extending planes and extending parallel to the other mounting plates in the plurality, each of the mounting plates including one or more channels formed in an axial face thereof, and each of the cables being coupled to a respective mounting plate in a respective channel.