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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay J Kakuk, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robert W Beachy, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M / ; C05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435316 ; 422184 ; 71-9 ;
Abstract
A compost bin (20) including a plurality of substantially horizontal aeration/mixing slots (42). Slots (42), preferably 'L-shaped,' permit mixing and aeration of the composting material. A mixing tool, e.g., garden fork, can be inserted substantially vertically into the mixing/aeration slots (42), and pivoted to a substantially horizontal position to achieve thorough mixing of the compost material. Compost bin (20) also preferably includes a cover (26) having one or more rain collection ramps (74) which collect rainwater and divert it to one or more rain slots (76) and into the interior of compost bin (20).