Patent ID: RE40761

Claim:
A leaf and yard debris collection and baling apparatus, comprising: a) at least one brush for gathering said leaves and yard debris, said brush rotatably connected to a frame of said apparatus and rotating so as to direct said leaves and yard debris along the a centerline of said apparatus; b) a crusher assembly, said crusher assembly comprising at least one pair of crushing rollers rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus, each of said crushing roller rollers further comprising a plurality of crushing vanes, a scissoring roller rotatable rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus, said scissoring roller comprising a plurality of paired scissoring vanes, wherein one of each paired scissoring vane of said plurality of paired scissoring vanes is having a stationary and its paired scissoring vane rotates cutting vane and a rotating cutting vane, said rotating cutting vane is rotated by said scissoring roller and associated with said scissoring roller stationary cutting vane to generate a scissoring action, and a plurality of paddles rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus and interleaved between each of said plurality of paired scissoring vanes; c) a conveyor assembly, said conveyor assembly comprising a conveyor belt, said conveyor belt including a plurality of finger-like projections to aid in maintaining said crushed leaves and yard debris on said conveyor belt; d) a baling assembly, said baling assembly comprising a fixed baling roller, a moveable baling roller, wherein each of said fixed and moveable baling rollers are rotatably connected to said frame of said apparatus and a continuous baling band located about said fixed and moveable baling rollers, and wherein said fixed and moveable baling rollers serve to admit and maintain said crushed leaves and yard debris within said continuous baling band for additional compaction and baling.