Patent ID: 8177470

Claim:
A reclaimer system comprising: a base having a passage extending therethrough; a cutter dome having a rotational axis, the cutter dome being mounted on the base so that the cutter dome can rotate relative to at least a portion of the base about the rotational axis, the cutter dome comprising: a sidewall that at least partially encircles the rotational axis and that extends from a lower end to an upper end, the sidewall having a lower portion that bounds a first chamber and an upper portion that bounds a second chamber, a collection opening being formed on the lower portion of the sidewall and communicating with the first chamber; a roof disposed on the upper end of the sidewall so as to cover the second chamber, the roof having a first inlet formed thereon; and a first passageway disposed within the second chamber and having a helical configuration that extends from the first inlet on the roof to a first outlet that communicates with the first chamber; a reclaimer having a first end disposed within the first chamber of the cutter dome and an opposing second end disposed outside of the cutter dome, the reclaimer passing through the collection opening.