Pellet transfer system
OwnerRobert Joseph Chenardinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for transferring fuel pellets from a location external to a building to a location in an interior of the building. The system includes a first container positioned at a location remote from the building and a second container positioned proximate an exterior portion of the building. The first and second containers are connected to one another to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the first container to the second container by a pneumatic apparatus. The second container is also connected with the interior of the building to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the second container to the interior of said building.
Claims28
A system for transferring a plurality of pellets comprising:
- a first container configured to hold a first volume of a plurality of pellets;
- a second container physically separated from said first container and positioned proximate a wall of the building, said second container configured to hold a second volume of a plurality of pellets, said second container being in pellet communication with said first container through a first conduit, said second container also operable to selectively transfer pellets from said second container to a third container when said third container is located proximate said second container;
- an apparatus operable for generating an air pressure differential between said first container and said second container, such that the air pressure within said second container is substantially less than the air pressure in said first container and sufficient to cause pellets held in said first container to be communicated through said first conduit from said first container to said second container when said apparatus generating an air pressure differential is activated;
- wherein said apparatus for generating an air pressure differential comprises a vacuum apparatus that comprises a second conduit, said second conduit having a suction end connected, to a top portion of said second container for generating said air pressure differential.
A system for transferring a plurality of pellets comprising:
- a first container configured to hold a first volume of a plurality of pellets;
- an enclosed second container physically separated from said first container and positioned proximate a wall of the building, said second container configured to hold a second volume of a plurality of fuel pellets, said second container being in pellet communication with said first container through a first conduit, said second container also operable to selectively transfer pellets from said second container to a third container, when said third container is located proximate said second container;
- an apparatus operable for generating an air pressure differential between said first container and said second container, such that the air pressure within said second container is substantially less than the air pressure in said first container and sufficient to cause pellets held in said first container to be communicated through said first conduit from said first container to said second container when said apparatus for generating an air pressure differential is activated;
- wherein said first container is connected to a flow regulator having a conduit with a lower cut-out portion, said lower cut-out portion configured to permit air to flow from said flow regulator through said first conduit to said second container when said apparatus for generating an air pressure differential is activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.