Patent ID: 7971813
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B02C,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool, the machine comprising: a chute configured to receive the bag and direct the bag in a machine direction; a shredder mounted at an outlet end of the chute and configured to shred the bag and to pick apart the blowing wool, the shredder including a plurality of blades mounted for rotation on a shaft, the shaft aligned generally perpendicular to the machine direction; a rotatably mounted ripper, distinct from the shredder, mounted to rip apart a portion of the bag, the ripper including a rotatably mounted roller having a plurality of triangularly-shaped cutting teeth positioned along the length of the roller and a framework intersecting the roller at a first location, the framework having a cutting edge including triangularly-shaped gaps complimentary to the cutting teeth on the roller such that portions of the bag enmesh between the cutting teeth of the roller and the cutting edge of the framework will be ripped apart; and a blower for distributing the blowing wool and shredded bag into an airstream.