Patent ID: 6343754
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A01G,B02C

Abstract:
A capture system adapted for use with a chipper-shredder having a discharge tube for discharging chips and debris therefrom, the capture system comprising:a rigid housing including an entry end wall, a bottom wall, sidewalls, an opposite end wall, and a top wall forming a rigid generally elongated rectangular enclosure; the entry end wall including an opening disposed to receive the discharge tube of the chipper-shredder; an interior baffle attached to the opposite end wall and the sidewalls at a location spaced from the top of the opposite end wall and the sidewalls and extending and sloping downwardly toward the entry end wall at an angle, the baffle having an end spaced vertically above the opening in the entry end wall and spaced horizontally from the entry end wall to form a passageway; the top wall including a solid section disposed above the passageway and an open mesh section disposed above the baffle.