Dry material delivery system for dry bulk containers
OwnerRoy Howard Struble, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A dry material delivery system adapted for unloading dry bulk material from a container. The system includes a dust collector unit and a main vacuum line connected to the dust collector unit. The vacuum line is attached to a vacuum source to pull a vacuum on the dust collector unit. The system includes a discharge unit attached to the container such that the discharge unit is movable. There is a connection between the dust collector unit and the discharge unit such that the applied vacuum by the main vacuum line causes suction to pull dust from the discharge unit. The system includes a product hose connected to the discharge unit that is also attached to a product discharge of the container to allow flow of dry bulk material from the container to the discharge unit.
Claims10
A dry material delivery system adapted for unloading dry bulk material from a container, comprising:
- a dust collector unit;
- a main vacuum line directly connected to said dust collector unit, said vacuum line adapted to be attached to a vacuum source to pull a vacuum on inside of said dust collector unit;
- a discharge unit, said discharge unit adapted to be attached to the container such that said discharge unit is movable about the container;
- a direct connection between said dust collector unit and said discharge unit, said dust collector unit and said discharge unit linked by said direct connection such that the vacuum applied by said main vacuum line causes suction to pull dust from said discharge unit;
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- a product hose directly connected to said discharge unit, said product hose adapted to be attached to a product discharge of the container to allow flow of dry bulk material from the container to said discharge unit.
A method of collecting dust during unloading of dry bulk materials from a container, comprising;
- directly connecting a dust collector unit to a discharge unit;
- directly connecting a main vacuum line to the dust collector unit;
- connecting a product hose from the container to the discharge unit;
- applying a vacuum to the dust collector unit using the main vacuum line;
- blowing dry bulk material through the product hose into the discharge unit and out of an exit of the discharge unit;
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- collecting dust emanating from the dry bulk material inside of the discharge unit due to the direct connection between the dust collector unit and the discharge unit when the vacuum is applied to the dust collector unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.