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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Tadahiro Hongo, Tokyo, JP;
Tadahiro Hongo, Tokyo, JP;
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Abstract
A reducing component is disclosed herein. The reducing component includes a block-style reducer including a height, a width and a depth. The block-style reducer includes first and second ends separated by the height, first and second sides separated by the width and front and back sides separated by the depth. The block-style reducer also includes a first reducing edge that extends across the width of the block-style reducer at a location adjacent to the first end of the block-style reducer. The reducing component also includes a blade-style reducer that projects forwardly from the block-style reducer at a location adjacent the second side of the block-style reducer. The blade-style reducer includes a second reducing edge that extends primarily along the height of the block-style reducer.