Patent ID: 6576462
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A01K,C05F,Y02P,Y02W,Y10S

Abstract:
A vermiculture composting device comprising:(a) a rectangular container having two sides, a rear panel and a front panel; (b) a rectangular extraction opening in said front panel; (c) a removable, rectangular cover having a reflective surface and a non-reflective surface reversibly attached to an upper edge of said two sides, said rear panel and said front panel, said rectangular cover being operable for absorbing sunlight and heating said device when the ambient temperature is below an optimum temperature for vermiculture and for reducing heating of the device by reflecting sunlight when the ambient temperature is greater than the optimum temperature for vermiculture; (d) a door adapted to engage said front panel, said door thereafter sealing said extraction opening in said front panel; and (e) locking means attached to said container, said locking means being operable for holding said door in sealing engagement with said front panel.