Patent ID: 7044409

Claim:
A brush chipper comprising: a frame; cutting members for cutting tree branches operatively attached to said frame; a rotary member operably mounted to said frame for rotating in one direction to pull said tree branches and deliver said branches to said cutting members thereby cutting the branches into smaller pieces; a feed table operably attached to said frame for supporting said branches and guiding said branches toward said rotary member, said feed table having a front end and a rear end, said front end being adjacent to said rotary member; a lower feed stop member operatively attached to the front end of said feed table, said lower feed stop member having a forward position, an intermediate position and a rearward position; and a shut off mechanism operatively attached to said feed table and to said lower feed stop member for shutting off the rotation of the rotary member when said lower feed stop member moves from said rearward position to a predetermined one of said forward position or said intermediate position, whereby when said lower feed stop member moves to said predetermined position, the shut off mechanism will stop the rotary member.