Patent ID: 7971814

Claim:
A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool, the machine comprising: a shredding chamber having an outlet end, the shredding chamber including a plurality of shredders configured to shred and pick apart the blowing wool; a discharge mechanism mounted to the outlet end of the shredding chamber and configured for distributing the blowing wool into an airstream, the discharge mechanism including a housing, a side inlet, an eccentric region and a plurality of sealing vane assemblies mounted for rotation, the housing including an eccentric segment that bulges from the housing to define the eccentric region, the housing having a housing end, the housing having a wrap angle of approximately 240° measured from the housing end to a substantially vertical axis centered on a discharge mechanism shaft, the sealing vane assemblies being configured to seal against the housing as the sealing vane assemblies rotate, the eccentric region having a left edge and a right edge; and a blower configured to provide the airstream flowing through the discharge mechanism; wherein the left edge of the eccentric region forms an angle of at least 60° with the housing end.