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US 12,471,745 B2Granted
Vacuum assembly
AssigneeSlurrymonster, LLC
InventorRyan Klacking
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Abstract
An assembly including a canister. A vacuum is in fluid communication with the canister. A pump having a pump inlet is in fluid communication with an interior of the canister and a pump outlet is in fluid communication with an exterior of the canister. At least one valve is located fluidly downstream of an outlet of the pump and is configured to circulate fluid within the canister in a first position.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a canister defining an interior volume and including a lid with a vacuum line inlet and at least one suction line inlet extending through the lid, wherein the lid is removably attached to a body portion of the canister and at least partially defines the interior volume;
- a vacuum in fluid communication with interior volume of the canister;
- a pump having a pump inlet in fluid communication with a pump suction line located within the interior volume of the canister and a pump outlet in fluid communication with a pump outlet line extending through a body portion of the canister to an exterior of the canister, wherein the pump is located within the interior volume of the canister;
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- at least one valve in fluid communication with the pump outlet line and located fluidly downstream of the pump outlet and the at least one valve is configured to circulate fluid from the pump outlet line through a canister inlet line when in a first position, wherein the canister inlet line extends through the body portion of the canister into the interior volume;
- wherein the at least one suction line inlet includes an insert having a plurality of insert perforations and the vacuum line inlet includes a vacuum line insert having a plurality of vacuum insert perforations and the plurality of insert perforations are located at least a first distance from the lid and the plurality of vacuum insert perforations are located at least a second distance from the lid and the first distance is greater than the second distance.
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An assembly comprising:
- a canister including a lid with a vacuum line inlet and at least one suction line inlet extending through the lid, wherein the lid is removably attached to a body portion of the canister, wherein the canister defines an interior volume;
- a vacuum in fluid communication with the interior volume of the canister;
- a pump having a pump inlet in fluid communication with a pump suction line located within the interior volume of the canister and a pump outlet in fluid communication with a pump outlet line extending through a body portion of the canister to an exterior of the canister;
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- at least one valve in fluid communication with the pump outlet line and located fluidly downstream of the pump outlet and the at least one valve is configured to circulate fluid from the pump outlet line through a canister inlet line when in a first position, wherein the canister inlet line extends through the body portion of the canister into the interior volume and a vortex nozzle is located at a distal end of the canister;
- wherein the at least one suction line inlet includes an insert having a plurality of insert perforations and the vacuum line inlet includes a vacuum line insert having a plurality of vacuum insert perforations with the plurality of insert perforations are located at least a first distance from the lid and the plurality of vacuum insert perforations are located at least a second distance from the lid and the first distance is greater than the second distance.
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A method of operating a vacuum assembly, the method comprising:
- generating negative pressure within a canister with a vacuum source to draw a fluid within an interior volume of the canister, wherein the canister includes a lid removably attached to the canister with a vacuum line inlet and at least one suction line inlet extending through the lid, the lid at least partially defines the interior volume of the canister, the at least one suction line inlet includes an insert having a plurality of insert perforations and the vacuum line inlet includes a vacuum line insert having a plurality of vacuum insert perforations with the plurality of insert perforations are located at least a first distance from the lid and the plurality of vacuum insert perforations are located at least a second distance from the lid and the first distance is greater than the second distance;
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- circulating the fluid within the canister with a pump while the vacuum source is generating the negative pressure in the canister, wherein the pump is located within the canister and includes a pump inlet in fluid communication with an interior of the canister and a pump outlet in fluid communication with an exterior of the canister and at least one valve is located fluidly downstream of the pump outlet and circulates the fluid within the interior volume of the canister when in a first position through a canister inlet line having a vortex nozzle located at a distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.