Patent ID: 7066416
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: A01G,B02C

Abstract:
1. Garden refuse shredding apparatus including: a housing defining a chamber having a refuse inlet for receiving refuse therethrough and a discharge outlet through which shredded material may be discharged; a feed hopper in communication with said refuse inlet for directing refuse through said refuse inlet into said chamber; a rotor mounted in said chamber to a vertical drive shaft or hub extending through a wall of said housing, said rotor including a mounting plate connected to and adapted to rotate with said drive shaft or hub about its axis, and one or more chipper blades integral with or mounted to said mounting plate for rotation therewith; and an internal combustion engine having an output shaft co-axial with and solidly connected to said drive shaft or hub for causing said rotor to rotate, said drive shaft or hub being supported in a bearing which is mounted to said wall through which said drive shaft or hub extends and said bearing is adapted to transfer axial working loads from said drive shaft or hub to said housing.