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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
May. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory R Kohler, Williamsport, PA (US);
Assignee:
Andritz Sprout-Bauer, Inc., Muncy, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
241247 ;
Abstract
A feeder assembly for lignocellulosic chip refiner has a conical core having a major diameter end and a minor diameter end. A helically coiled ribbon is supported by and extends longitudinally in spaced relation with the core. The ribbon is defined by turns of increasing diameter extending from the minor to the major diameter end of the core. A conical feed housing surrounds the ribbon.