Apparatus for dispersing explosion prevention mixture
OwnerJason Wilkersoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispersing liquid flame retardant mixtures mounts in the bucket of mine scoop. The apparatus has a housing which is generally sized to fit within a mine scoop bucket while leaving space in the bucket for moving mine material. The housing has a reservoir within it for holding a fire prevention mixture. The mixture is a liquid mixture and the apparatus has a motor, pump, tubes, and nozzles for dispersing the fire prevention mixture. The apparatus accommodates a hydraulic cylinder for moving the mixture dispersing apparatus back and forth within the scoop bucket. Some embodiments of the apparatus have a front face with scraper blade elements that operate as a scraper blade similar to scraper blades in scoop buckets that do not have the apparatus in place.
Claims3
An apparatus for dispersing a liquid mixture for dust control in a mine in combination with a material scoop, wherein:
- said material scoop comprises a hydraulically actuated scraper blade for ejecting material from said scoop, said scraper blade having a front and a back;
- said apparatus comprising:
- a housing mounted onto said back of said scraper blade;
- a reservoir within said housing for holding the liquid mixture;
- a nozzle mounted externally on said housing;
- a hose for conducting the liquid mixture from said reservoir to said nozzle;
- a pump connected to said hose to pump the liquid mixture from said reservoir through said hose to said nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.