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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Applicant:
Curtis Thomas Curles, Cordele, GA (US);
Inventor:
Curtis Thomas Curles, Cordele, GA (US);
Assignee:
CTC Design, Inc., Cordele, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 19/00 (2006.01); B02C 11/02 (2006.01); B02C 21/00 (2006.01); B02C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A round module opener for use with a round module of cotton including a first cradle movably mounted to a first frame, the first cradle including a first peeler belt that is configured for rotary motion, and a second cradle movably mounted to a second frame, the second cradle including a second peeler belt that it configured for rotary motion. The first cradle and the second cradle are disposed on opposing sides of a feeder bed such that the first cradle and the second cradle can be moved inwardly toward each other and toward a longitudinal centerline of the feeder bed to engage the round module of cotton.