Patent ID: 8328123

Claim:
A machine for distributing loosefill insulation from a source of compressed loosefill insulation, the machine being configured to discharge the loosefill insulation into distribution hoses, the machine comprising: a shredding chamber having an outlet end and a plurality of shredders configured to condition the loosefill insulation, the plurality of shredders configured to operate at variable rotational speeds; and a discharge mechanism mounted at the outlet end of the shredding chamber, the discharge mechanism configured for distributing the conditioned loosefill insulation from a machine outlet in an airstream provided by a blower, the blower configured to operate at variable rotational speeds; wherein the plurality of shredders, the discharge mechanism and the blower are configured to operate on a single 15 ampere, 110 volt a.c. power supply; and wherein the variable rotational speeds of the plurality of shredders are configured to provide variable flow rates of the loosefill insulation and the variable rotational speeds of the blower are configured to provide variable flow rates of the airstream.