Patent ID: 7520459
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool, the machine comprising: a chute having an inlet end and an outlet end, said chute configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing wool; a gripping assembly positioned in said chute, said gripping assembly configured to securely hold the bag in said chute; a ram assembly having a ram member configured to drive the compressed blowing wool through the bag toward said outlet end of said chute while said gripping assembly maintaining the bag in a relatively fixed position with respect to said chute; a shredder mounted at said outlet end of said chute and configured to pick apart the compressed blowing wool; and a rotary valve for distributing said blowing wool into an airstream, wherein said gripping assembly prevents the bag from being driven into said shredder by said ram member.