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US 11,628,596 B2Granted
Concrete cutting dust abatement systems and methods
AssigneePrecision Concrete Cutting, Inc.
InventorMarc Cussenot
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Abstract
A system for reducing dust when flush-cutting concrete is described, and may include a first vacuum with a first vacuum line, a second vacuum with a second vacuum line, and a saw connected to a third vacuum line, with each of the vacuum lines fluidly connected through a Y-shaped manifold. The system may also include a cart to attach the vacuums to, the cart having an upper shelf for the first vacuum and a lower shelf for the second vacuum.
Claims12
A system for reducing dust when cutting concrete, the system comprising:
- a concrete saw;
- a first vacuum including an inlet and having a first volume flow;
- a second vacuum positioned below the first vacuum, including an inlet, and having a second volume flow that exceeds the first volume flow;
- a manifold comprising a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening;
- a first conduit between the first opening of the manifold and the inlet of the first vacuum;
- and
- a second conduit between the second opening of the manifold and the inlet of the second vacuum,
- the third opening establishing communication between the concrete saw and the manifold, the first vacuum, and the second vacuum.
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A method for reducing dust when flush-cutting concrete, comprising:
- connecting a first vacuum to a first opening of a manifold;
- connecting a second vacuum located at a lower elevation than the first vacuum to a second opening of the manifold;
- connecting a dust abatement hood of a concrete saw to a third opening of the manifold;
- operating the first vacuum and the second vacuum;
- operating the concrete saw, including cutting concrete with the concrete saw;
- drawing first particles having sizes of PM10 and smaller into the manifold and primarily collecting the first particles with the first vacuum;
- and
- drawing second particles having sizes of greater than PM10 into the manifold and primarily collecting the second particles with the second vacuum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.