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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1986
Gedalyahu Manor, Haifa, IL;
Dan Wolf, Haifa, IL;
Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd., Haifa, IL;
Abstract
A device for attachment to an uprooting implement is designed for compacting plant residue into cylindrical or rope-like shape and to cut the compacted cylinder into short wafers. The device comprises four rollers in parallel alignment symmetrically positioned around a central space defining the compacted cylinder, and urged toward the central space by springs. The rollers are positioned with their axes in the direction of travel of the uprooting implement and all are rotated in the same sense of rotation. Each roller has a cylindrical rear portion and a frusto-conical front portion provided with a broadthreaded screw, the screws serving to press the plant residue into the space between the cylindrical roller portions. Conveyor means are provided for feeding the plants into the compacting device, and cutting means are provided to the rear of the rollers.