Patent ID: 8490912
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: B26D

Abstract:
1. A separator adjustment apparatus to adjust spacing between rotary separating members, said apparatur comprising: a tube having a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall extending between said first and second ends, said perimeter wall having a pair of elongated breaks therein extending through said first and second ends to partition said tube into a first section and a second section, said perimeter wall having an inner surface, said inner surface having a plurality of protuberances attached thereto, each of said protuberances having an angled edge being angled outwardly from said inner surface as said angled edges extend away from said first end and toward said second end; a coupler retaining said first and second sections together in a tubular configuration, said coupler including; an actuation assembly being mechanically coupled to said first and second sections to selectively move said first and second sections toward or away from each other, said actuation assembly including; a plurality of separator discs being mounted on said tube so that said tube extends through said discs, said discs being movable on said tube when said first and second sections abut each other and are retained in place by friction between said discs and said tube when said first and second sections are moved apart from each other.