Patent ID: 7998729

Claim:
A composting cage comprising an enclosure for receipt of material to be composted and offloading apparatus mounted below the enclosure in order to extract compost from the base of the enclosure, the offloading apparatus comprising an elongate cutter in the form of a motor driven endless chain on which cutting teeth are mounted, which cutter is capable of travelling below the enclosure, wherein the offloading apparatus further comprises respective winch assemblies mounted adjacent each side of the enclosure, each winch assembly comprising a motor driven winch, a pulley mounted to an adjustable tensioning assembly at a spacing from the winch, and a winch cable extending from the winch, around the pulley and back again to the winch, said cutter extending below the enclosure, between the respective winch assemblies in such a manner as to be movable by said winch assemblies in a direction substantially perpendicular to its elongate axis.