Patent ID: 7398937

Claim:
A shredder for pruning sarments, comprising: a frame having wheels; a shredding group mounted on the frame, said shredding group including means for shredding said sarments; a hinge secured to the frame, said hinge defining an axis of rotation; a storage container for receiving said shredded sarments from the shredding group, said storage container being secured to the hinge for rotation about said axis between a loading position proximate to the frame for receiving shredded sarments and an unloading position discharging sarments; a conveying conduit mounted on the frame for conveying said shredded sarments from said shredding group to said storage container, driving means mounted on the frame coupled to the storage container, said driving means for rotating the storage container between the loading position and the unloading position about said axis to overturn the storage container to discharge said shredded sarments therefrom; a lifting structure slidingly connected to the frame and to the container for lifting the container from the loading position proximate the shredding group to a position spaced from the shredding group; anchoring means joined to the lifting structure, said anchoring means for constraining rotation of the container with respect to the lifting structure when the container is in the loading position, said anchoring means including a lever having a hooking tooth and a pin secured to the container a contact device joined to the frame, said contact device cooperating with the anchoring means to release the container from said lifting structure when the container is lifted to the spaced position and to allow the container to rotate to the unloading position.