Patent ID: 7500566

Claim:
A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream, comprising: an elongate vehicle frame; a separating structure mounted on the vehicle frame and configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream at a contact region to separate the mixed debris stream into at least a first debris stream and a second debris stream, the separating structure including a mixing area and a fluid ejection assembly, the fluid ejection assembly including a fluid pipe having an end portion adjacent the mixing area and a fluid channeler pivotably connected to the end portion of the fluid pipe, wherein the second debris stream includes at least some material of a higher density than material from the first debris stream; a first conveyor having a feed end portion positioned to receive the first debris stream from the separating structure, and a discharge end portion spaced from the feed end portion of the first conveyor; and a second conveyor having a feed end portion positioned to receive the second debris stream from the separating structure, and a discharge end portion spaced from the feed end portion of the second conveyor, wherein the contact region is spaced from the feed end portion of the first conveyor, and wherein the fluid channeler is configured to be selectively pivoted relative to the end portion of the fluid pipe to move the contact region among a plurality of locations relative to the feed end portion of the first conveyor.