Patent ID: 6902067

Claim:
An in-shell nut sorting and debris removal assembly comprising: an initial supply chute for delivering raw materials; a first spaced belt sorting assembly positioned to receive said raw materials from said initial supply chute, said first spaced belt permitting materials smaller than a first pre-determined size to pass through said first spaced belt sorting assembly; a second spaced belt sorting assembly positioned below said first spaced belt sorting assembly, said second spaced belt sorting assembly receiving said materials smaller than said first pre-determined size, said second spaced belt sorting assembly permitting materials smaller than a second pre-determined size to pass through said second spaced belt assembly; a collision chamber assembly having an input opening, said second spaced belt sorting assembly delivering materials larger than said second pre-determined size and smaller than said first pre-determined size into said collision chamber assembly through said input opening; said collision chamber assembly having an inclined separator mesh screen positioned beneath said input opening; a blower assembly positioned in said collision chamber assembly, said blower assembly providing an upward air current through said separator mesh screen such that collisions are promoted between said materials larger than said second pre-determined size and smaller than said first pre-determined size whereby relative densities of said materials larger than said second pre-determined size and smaller than said first pre-determined size urge denser materials to a lower end of said separator mesh screen and less dense materials to an upper end of said separator mesh screen; an upper output opening for permitting removal of said less dense materials from said collision chamber assembly; and a lower output opening for permitting removal of said denser materials from said collision chamber assembly.