Truck Mounted Debris Grinder
AssigneeGateway National Storage, LLC
InventorsPaul J. Simon, Matthew C. Ruthig
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Abstract
A debris grinder interfaces directly with a typical roll-off container and a typical roll-off truck. By interfacing to the roll-off container, there is no need to feed waste by hand—an operation that is often dangerous to those operating the equipment. By interfacing with a typical roll-off truck, the debris grinder becomes mobile for spreading of the ground debris into the soil around the construction site. The debris grinder includes a skid portion for supporting and holding the roll-off container, a grinder portion for grinding debris from the roll-off container and depositing the ground-up debris onto the soil at the job site.
Claims20
An apparatus for grinding debris, the apparatus comprising:
- a skid portion, the skid portion being of a size and shape to hold a roll-off container;
- a grinder portion, the grinder portion affixed to a first end of the skid portion, the grinder portion having means for grinding debris;
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- both the skid portion and the grinder portion of a size and shape conducive to being transported on a bed of a roll-off truck.
An apparatus for grinding debris, the apparatus comprising:
- a skid portion, the skid portion being of a size and shape to hold a roll-off container, the skid portion has substantially planar top surface that interfaces with a bottom surface of the roll-off container,
- a first end of the skid portion has at least one foot on a bottom surface to separate the bottom surface of the skid portion from a surface on which the skid portion rests, the first end of the skid portion has at least one cable hook-up interface for interfacing to a winch of a roll-off truck;
- a grinder portion, the grinder portion affixed to a first end of the skid portion, the grinder portion having at least two grinding drums, the grinding drums rotated by at least one hydraulic motor for grinding debris;
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- both the skid portion and the grinder portion of a size and shape conducive to being transported on a bed of a roll-off truck.
A method of grinding debris at a job site, the method comprising the steps of:
- lifting a roll-off container onto a bed of a roll-off truck, the roll-off container having debris disposed therein and a door at one end of the roll-off container is closed and latched;
- lowering the roll-off container and debris onto a first end of a skid portion of a roll-off container debris grinder allowing sufficient clearance between door and a debris grinding mechanism to open the door, the debris grinding mechanism located at a distal end of the skid portion;
- opening the door;
- pushing the roll-off container further onto the skid portion until the first end of the roll-off container abuts the debris grinding mechanism;
- pulling the roll-off container debris grinder up and onto the bed of the roll-off truck until the debris grinding mechanism is off of a surface at the job site;
- connecting the debris grinding mechanism to a source of power;
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- starting the debris grinding mechanism, thereby the debris passing through the debris grinding mechanism is processed into a form suitable for deposit into the surface of the job site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.