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US 2003/0226922 A1Published application
Method of alluviating rock and sand
OwnerJoe Scatesinventor
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Abstract
A method of alluviating rock and sand, including the control of the rate and speed of impact to generate a smooth product. The product may be treated more than once to achieve the desired result.
Claims3
1) A method of alluviating rock, comprising the steps of:
- placing the rock in one or more storage containers;
- moving the rock to a main supply bin;
- feeding a portion of rock to a rotating member, which causes the rock to spiral outwardly, forming a fluid bed;
- feeding a portion of the rock outwardly from the main supply bin such that when it falls it intersects the fluid bed causing rock-to-rock contact, smoothing the corners without shattering the rocks;
- screening the rock;
- and
- recirculating the rock as necessary to achieve the desire product.
4 more elements
3 A method as in claim 1 and further including the step of removing dust.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.