Foam Configured to Suppress Dust on a Surface to be Worked
OwnerDavid R. Hall, Logan Gillete +1inventors
InventorsDavid R. Hall, Logan Gillete, Shaun Austin Heldt
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In one aspect of the invention, a system for removing aggregate from a natural or man-made surface includes a vehicle with a frame and a conveyor. The conveyor has an intake end and an output end. An excavation drum is connected to an underside of the frame and is enclosed within an excavation chamber, which is defined by a front plate, side plates, and a moldboard. The intake end of the conveyor that protrudes into the excavation chamber is configured to remove the aggregate from the excavation chamber, and a dust suppressant nozzle is configured to apply a foamed dust suppressant to the natural or man-made surface prior to being degraded by the excavation drum.
Claims23
A system for removing aggregate from a working surface, comprising:
- an excavation drum connected to a vehicle and enclosed within an excavation chamber;
- a jet cutting nozzle attached to the vehicle and angled to jet fluid towards the working surface proximate the excavation drum and degrade the working surface prior to being degraded by the excavation drum.
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
A system for removing aggregate from a surface, comprising:
- a vehicle comprising a frame and a conveyor;
- the conveyor comprises an intake end and an output end;
- an excavation drum is connected to an underside of the frame and is enclosed within an excavation chamber, the excavation chamber is defined by a front plate, side plates, and a moldboard;
- the intake end protrudes into an opening of the excavation chamber to remove the aggregate from the excavation chamber;
- a nozzle is disposed within the excavation chamber between the front plate and the excavation drum to apply moisture to the surface prior to being degraded by the excavation drum;
- wherein the nozzle is a spray nozzle to spray the surface prior to being degraded by the excavation drum;
- and
- wherein the nozzle is an ultrasonic nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.