Patent ID: 8728801

Claim:
A rotary composter mechanism for composting material, the rotary composter comprising: a. a base frame having first and second end portions; b. a fuselage member having a longitudinal axis, the fuselage member having an entrance portion and an exit portion, the fuselage further having an interior chamber; c. a plurality of interior longitudinal slats positioned in the interior chamber of the fuselage member, the interior slats having a circumferential spacing defining circumferential gaps sufficient so as to house composting material therebetween, the longitudinal slats being larger in their circumferential width than their radial thickness, the circumferential gaps between slats accounting for substantially less than ½ the inner diameter of the fuselage member; d. a drive mechanism attached to the base frame and being operatively connected to the fuselage member for rotation of the fuselage member with respect to the base frame; e. an entrance cap rotatably coupled to the fuselage member and fixedly and removably attached to the base frame at the first end portion, f. an exit cap rotatably mounted to the fuselage member and attached to the base frame at the second end portion, g. whereas the entrance or exit cap is operatively connected to the base frame so as to allow a longitudinal change in position between the entrance and the exit cap.