Patent ID: 7775468

Claim:
A hammermill for comminuting material comprising: a housing, wherein the housing includes a generally cylindrical body, a first end plate, and a second end plate, wherein the first end plate includes a first end plate shaft and the second end plate includes a second end plate shaft, wherein the first and second end plate shafts each have an outer cylindrical surface and an inner cylindrical surface; a base with a first pedestal and a second pedestal to support the housing; a cutting plate disposed within the housing; a rotor assembly rotatably mounted within the housing about an axis of rotation, the inner cylindrical surface of the housing defining a cavity to receive a rotor shaft of the rotor assembly; and a plurality of hammers functionally coupled to the rotor assembly, the housing being rotatable about the axis of rotation, further including a fixation mechanism to selectively rotationally fix the housing relative to the base.