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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1989
Lambert H Wilkes, College Station, TX (US);
Kenneth E Watkins, Bryan, TX (US);
William F Lalor, Raleigh, NC (US);
Martin Mehner, College Station, TX (US);
Cotton Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing a fiber fraction from seed cotton includes a plurality of freely rotatable cage rollers that are arranged substantially parallel to one another. The plurality of rollers are rotatable in a continuous path that has a first side for receiving seed cotton. The outer peripheral surface of at least one nip roller is positioned in abutting relation to the cage rollers on a second side of the continuous path to thereby apply a force to the cage rollers. An arrangement is also provided for separating the seed cotton into individual locks before the seed cotton is fed onto the first side of the continuous path. Further, an arrangement can be attached to the at least one nip roller for varying the force applied by the nip roller to the cage roller.