Patent ID: 6095442
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B07B,D21B

Abstract:
An apparatus for screening foreign matter from dry recycled paper, comprising:a feed device having an outlet configured for discharging the dry recycled paper;a frustroconical shaped drum having an open wide end positioned relative to said discharge outlet configured for receiving the dry recycled paper and an open narrow end configured for discharging the recycled paper, said drum being rotatable during use about an axis of rotation and having a shell with a plurality of foils attached to an inside surface thereof for moving the recycled paper through said drum from said wide end to said narrow end, said shell having a plurality of holes therein, said holes sized to allow the foreign matter to fall therethrough via gravitational force and to prevent substantially all of the recycled paper from falling therethrough; anda transfer conveyor positioned adjacent to said narrow end of said drum configured for receiving the screened recycled paper from said drum, said transfer conveyor being further configured to transport the screened recycled paper to a pulper.