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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Michael W. Johnson, Lithopolis, OH (US);
Michael E. Evans, Granville, OH (US);
Agustin Hernandez, Blacklick, OH (US);
Robert J. O'leary, Newark, OH (US);
Christopher M. Relyea, Columbus, OH (US);
Brian K. Linstedt, Ostrander, OH (US);
Hugo E. Eccles, New York, NY (US);
Jeffrey W. Servaites, Centerville, OH (US);
John B. Youger, Columbus, OH (US);
Gregory J. Merz, Gahanna, OH (US);
Joseph M. Sexton, Dublin, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Accursi, Columbus, OH (US);
Christopher H. Kujawski, Columbus, OH (US);
Robert E. O'grady, Columbus, OH (US);
Keith A. Grider, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Lithopolis, OH (US);
Michael E. Evans, Granville, OH (US);
Agustin Hernandez, Blacklick, OH (US);
Robert J. O'Leary, Newark, OH (US);
Christopher M. Relyea, Columbus, OH (US);
Brian K. Linstedt, Ostrander, OH (US);
Hugo E. Eccles, New York, NY (US);
Jeffrey W. Servaites, Centerville, OH (US);
John B. Youger, Columbus, OH (US);
Gregory J. Merz, Gahanna, OH (US);
Joseph M. Sexton, Dublin, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Accursi, Columbus, OH (US);
Christopher H. Kujawski, Columbus, OH (US);
Robert E. O'Grady, Columbus, OH (US);
Keith A. Grider, Chicago, IL (US);
Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A machine for distributing insulation from a bag of insulation is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end and an outlet end. The chute is configured to receive the bag of insulation. The inlet end of the chute has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially vertical and the outlet end of the chute has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially horizontal. A plurality of shredders is mounted at the outlet end of the chute and is configured to shred and pick apart the insulation. The machine further includes a discharge mechanism for distributing the insulation into an airstream. The plurality of shredders and the discharge mechanism are positioned beneath the outlet end of the chute, such that the insulation feeds in a substantially vertical direction into the plurality of shredders.