Patent ID: 8066213

Claim:
A replaceable mount system for a fragmenting machine, the fragmenting machine having a frame, a feeding means for feeding waste materials to the machine; and at least partially enclosed fragmenting chamber, the fragmenting chamber housing a fragmenting rotor capable of rotating in a rotational direction, the fragmenting rotor comprising a cylindrical drum having an outer surface, the replaceable mount system comprising: a plurality of spaced apart cutouts defined by the outer surface of the cylindrical drum; a holder attached within each of the plurality of spaced apart cutout, the holder further comprises: an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading mounting bolt aperture through the holder and a trailing mounting bolt aperture through the holder, and a central aperture through the holder disposed between the leading mounting bolt aperture and the trailing mounting bolt aperture; a mount attached to each holder, the mount comprising: a leading surface having a geometry, and a central body, the central body comprising a lower arm and an upper arm, the lower arm comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and an aperture therethrough, the lower arm comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and an aperture therethrough, wherein the attached mount cannot move in a direction opposite the rotational direction when the mount is attached to the holder; and a tooth, comprising a body having a back surface with a geometry that is complementary with the geometry of the leading surface of the mount, attached to each mount.