Patent ID: 7971818

Claim:
A grinding machine, comprising: a mill box; a grinding drum positioned within the mill box; a feed table for transporting material to the mill box, the feed table defining a transport plane; an adaptor connected to the mill box, the adaptor being configured to support an end of the feed table; an anvil having a contact surface and opposed ends, the anvil being oriented such that the anvil contact surface is positioned between the grinding drum and the feed table and the opposed ends of the anvil extend beyond the sides of the mill box; and a clamp arm including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end engages a first portion of the adaptor and the second end is connected to a second portion of the adaptor, wherein the first portion of the adaptor extends over the anvil, and wherein at least one of the opposed ends of the anvil is clamped between the clamp arm and the adaptor.