Patent ID: 6871807

Claim:
A mobile impact crusher assembly for crushing objects, comprising: a frame defining an enclosure with an exterior surface and an interior space, an inlet opening to said space and an outlet opening disposed generally opposite said inlet opening, said frame defining a holding section of said interior space and adjacent said inlet opening, said frame defining a crushing section of said interior space and communicating with said holding section and said outlet opening; a connection member configured for pivotal attachment to a vehicle, said connection member being carried by said exterior surface of said frame; a rotor rotationally mounted relative to said frame and disposed in said interior space; at least a first crushing bar carried by said rotor; at least a first impact plate carried by said frame, wherein said first impact plate is selectively positionable so as to be capable of being positioned between said holding section and said crushing section; a driving mechanism in communication with said rotor to rotate said rotor; and wherein said connection member is configured so as to permit said frame to be manipulated by the vehicle in order for objects to pass through said inlet opening into said holding section, and further manipulated by the vehicle in order to discharge crushed objects out of said outlet opening of said frame.