Patent ID: 6017416
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: D21C

Abstract:
In a wood chip processing apparatus having a vat, a rotating drum positioned within said vat, and a plurality of shower pipes positioned above said drum and extending outside of said processing apparatus, an improved hood enclosure for reducing the introduction of hazardous pollutants into the environment from said processing apparatus, comprising two end members, an upper spine connected at each end to said end members, a pair of skirts extending between said end members on opposite sides of said spine, and at least one clamshell door hingedly connected to said hood enclosure and positioned between said spine and one of said skirts, said hood enclosure including:a. means interspersed between said shower pipes and said hood enclosure for providing sealed passage of said shower pipes through said hood enclosure;b. access door means formed in at least one of said skirts in said hood enclosure for providing sealed access into said vat; and,c. sealing means interspersed between said clamshell door and said hood enclosure for sealing said clamshell door against said hood enclosure upon closure.