Patent ID: 7765922

Claim:
A portable home use biomass compactor for creating compacted biomass, comprising: a wheeled frame having a hydraulic cylinder mounted thereon for horizontal operation, said cylinder including a ram compacting element extending there from along a rail element mounted to said frame, said rail element including a two part biomass compaction chamber mounted thereon, said two part chamber including an upper moveable chamber part and a lower chamber fixed chamber part, fixed to said rail element, said respective chamber parts being releasably coupled together during operation of said compactor and uncoupled following operation of said compactor; a dislodge blank being removably positioned in said compaction chamber in a location opposite said ram compacting element, said dislodge blank having a top slotted opening for easy removal of the dislodge blank; a hopper releasably coupled to said rail element in a position along said rail element forward of said fixed chamber part, wherein biomass is surge fed by said hopper into a path of said ram compacting element as said ram compacting element moves toward and into said biomass compaction chamber thereby compacting said biomass against said dislodge blank into compacted biomass; and a lever for inserting into a rear of said dislodge blank for allowing removal of said compacted biomass, said dislodge blank being priable against said compacted biomass by said lever to enable removal of said compacted biomass from said compaction chamber following compaction.