Abrasive media dispensing apparatus for use with an excavator

An omnidirectional blast media dispensing apparatus mounted to a boom of an excavator and operably connected to existing hydraulic lines of the excavator, the apparatus configured to dispense abrasive media from a blast pot operably connected to a compressor, the apparatus configured to adjust directional flow of the abrasive media exiting the apparatus to contact a desired target, the blast media dispensing apparatus comprising:

• a housing coupled to the boom of the excavator and comprising a front face, a rear face opposite the front face and a bottom face connecting the front and rear faces together to form an interior cavity, the housing comprising a longitudinal axis oriented generally parallel to the front and rear faces;
• a hydraulic motor assembly coupled to the housing and operably connected to the hydraulic lines of the excavator;
• a main tubular member rotatably mounted to the housing and operably connected to the hydraulic motor assembly, the main tubular member oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing and extending entirely through the housing to permit both a first end and a second end of the main tubular member to remain outside the housing, the first end of the main tubular member coupled to the blast pot;
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• a nozzle coupled to the second end of the main tubular member;
• wherein fluid flows from the hydraulic lines of the excavator to the hydraulic motor assembly to enable the hydraulic motor assembly to rotatably adjust the main tubular member to direct the nozzle toward the target, thereby permitting abrasive media from the blast pot to pass through the main tubular member and out the nozzle to contact the target.