Abstract: A chipper device for chipping one or more metal ingots. The chipper device includes a cutter head and a guide mechanism associated with the cutter head. The guide mechanism includes a chute having a passageway. A feed mechanism is adapted to move one or more ingots sequentially through the passageway of the chute into engagement with the cutter head, whereby the cutter head chips the ingots into a plurality of particles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 8, 2007
Date of Patent:
August 10, 2010
Assignee:
Metal Processors Inc.
Inventors:
David Beukelman, Richard Henderson, Christopher Kiggins, Martin Pingel, Ken Ward