ROGER COOPER FELKINS
Pilots at County Rd 400, Hillsboro, AL
License number
Alabama A4442829
Issued Date
Jan 2016
Expiration Date
Jan 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
15156 County Road 400, Hillsboro, AL 35643
Professional information
Apparatus For Separating Trash From Lint Cotton
US Patent:
6253923, Jul 3, 2001
Filed:
Oct 1, 1999
Appl. No.:
9/458762
Inventors:
Roger C. Felkins - Hillsboro AL
International Classification:
B07B 700
US Classification:
209137
Abstract:
An apparatus including ductwork with an inlet duct having an inlet port for receiving a cotton/trash mix discharged by a cotton gin, a lint cotton outlet duct having a lint cotton outlet port for allowing lint cotton to exit therethrough, and a trash outlet port intermediate the inlet port of the inlet duct and the lint cotton outlet port of the lint cotton outlet duct for allowing trash to exit therethrough; the inlet duct having an interior passageway, at least a portion of the interior passageway of the inlet duct having a contour with a variable cross-sectional area; the lint cotton outlet duct having an interior passageway, at least a portion of the interior passageway of the lint cotton outlet duct having a contour with a variable cross-sectional area. The apparatus further includes a knife positioned at the trash outlet port; and a control mechanism for causing movement of at least a portion of the inlet duct to vary the cross sectional area of the contour of at least a portion of the interior passageway thereof and/or the size of the trash outlet port, and for causing movement of at least a portion of the lint cotton outlet duct to vary the cross sectional area of the contour of at least a portion of the interior passageway thereof and for causing movement of the knife to vary the size of the trash outlet port.