Patent ID: 9611099
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B02C,B65G

Claim:
1. A material processing apparatus comprising a body, and a feed conveyor that is movable between a deployed state and a transport state, wherein the feed conveyor comprises a feed end, a discharge end and conveying means configured to carry material from said feed end to said discharge end, and wherein said discharge end is pivotably coupled to said body and, in said deployed state, said feed conveyor extends from said body with said feed end being spaced apart from said body by said conveying means and, in said transport state, said feed conveyor is folded with respect to the body, wherein the feed conveyor is pivotably movable between said deployed state and said transport state by the pivotable coupling of said discharge end, and wherein said body includes a second conveyor, and wherein, in the deployed state, said discharge end of said feed conveyor is positioned over said second conveyor in order to discharge material from said feed conveyor onto said second conveyor, said second conveyor being an in-feed conveyor configured to feed material to said material processing apparatus, and wherein said material processing apparatus is operable in a feeding mode in which said feed conveyor is in said deployed state and deposits material onto said second conveyor.