Patent ID: 7340802
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: D01B

Abstract:
1. An improved apparatus for removing lint from cottonseed that has had staple fiber previously removed by ginning including a feeder, a driven float, a driven saw cylinder, a gratefall selectively moveable about a pivot axis to an open or closed position to allow access to said saw cylinder and a frame supporting said gratefall and said feeder, wherein the improvement comprises: a. at least one actuator operatively connected to said gratefall to selectively urge said gratefall to said open or closed position; b. at least one idler assembly operatively connected to said gratefall for concomitant motion therewith about said pivot axis, such that said idler assembly engages a drive belt for said driven saw cylinder to selectively tension said drive belt in said closed position or loosen said drive belt as said gratefall moves toward said open position.