Patent ID: 7740033

Claim:
A material reducing apparatus comprising: a frame; a splitter assembly coupled to the frame for reducing the size of objects, the splitter having a generally conical shaped splitter body; the splitter body having one or more spiral threads extending generally from an apex of the conical shape of the splitter body toward a base of the splitter body; and a driver coupled to the splitter body to rotationally drive the splitter body about a central axis; a horizontal grinder coupled to the frame and adapted to size reduce material including further size reduction of the material split by the splitter assembly; and a housing sized to generally house at least a portion of the splitter body in a storage position and having an opening adapted to enable the splitter body to extend there from into an operating position; wherein the splitter has an operating position wherein an apex of the conical shaped splitter body is accessibly disposed to be screwed into the material, and a storage position wherein the splitter is not disposed for operation.