Patent ID: 8602333

Claim:
A chipper comprising: an infeed roller configured to engage and pull material to be chipped into the chipper; a chute including: a first end adjacent the infeed roller configured to guide materials to be chipped towards the infeed roller; a second end opposite the first end configured to receive the material to be chipped, the second end including: a pair of opposed side members that each include an upper portion having an upper periphery edge and a lower portion having a lower periphery edge; a bottom surface extending between the first end and the second end of the chute, wherein the lower periphery edges extend upwardly from the bottom surface at an angle between 30-60 degrees relative to the bottom surface, wherein the upper periphery edges taper inward toward a top surface, and wherein the lower periphery edges and the upper periphery edges are aligned when the chipper is viewed from the side.