Sand wand assembly
OwnerRandall Tuckerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for removing sediment from a waterway using a high pressure water spray and a suction line (22) is disclosed. The high pressure water is directed through a pressure line (20) that may be mounted inside the suction line (22). The high pressure water helps to suspend sediment that has settled in the waterway. Water and suspended sediment is then vacuumed up by the suction line (22) and deposited outside the water for further treatment or disposal. The apparatus (12) is designed to be hand-held by an individual situated in the waterway, such that great control over which specific locations within the waterway are being treated.
Claims18
An apparatus for collecting sediment from a waterway, said apparatus comprising:
- a pressure line for providing pressurized fluid;
- a suction line adjacent to and parallel with said pressure line for receiving sediment and water from the waterway;
- a valve assembly operatively associated with said pressure line for regulating flow therethrough,
- wherein said valve assembly further comprises a valve stem for connecting a hose to said pressure line, an outlet connector for connecting said suction line to an ejector, and a valve for controlling the rate at which fluid passes through said pressure line, and
- wherein said valve is a variable flow valve allowing selective variable regulation of the pressure in the pressure line;
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- a nose mounted on an end of said suction line.
An apparatus for collecting sediment from a waterway, said apparatus comprising:
- a suction line;
- an outlet connector attached to said section line for connecting said suction line to an ejector;
- a nose mounted on an end of said suction line.
A method for removing sediment from an associated waterway, said method including the steps of:
- dispensing high pressure water from a pressure line mounted in a hand-held housing for providing a high pressure fluid flow against an associated sediment containing surface in an associated waterway to stir up sediment;
- applying a reduced pressure to a suction line operatively associated with said housing to vacuum water and sediment stirred up by said high pressure water;
- separating said water from said sediment;
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- returning said separated water to said waterway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.