Portable mixing device for cementitious grout
OwnerJeff Konczakinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A portable mixing device for cementitious grout includes a base portion and a transport mechanism secured to the base portion. The base portion includes a container disposed thereon for receiving a quantity of water and a quantity of dry cementitious grout mixture. The container is in communication with an agitating device for mixing the quantity of water and the quantity of dry cementitious grout mixture to form a cementitious grout mixture. The base portion includes a source of power disposed thereon. The source of power is in communication with the agitating device. The container includes an exit nozzle for dispensing the cementitious grout mixture into an opening in the ground.
Claims20
A portable mixing device for cementitious grout, comprising:
- a base portion;
- a transport mechanism secured to the base portion;
- a container disposed on the base portion, the container configured to receive a quantity of water and a quantity of dry cementitious grout mixture;
- an agitating device in communication with an interior of the container for mixing the quantity of water and the quantity of dry cementitious grout mixture to form a cementitious grout mixture;
- a portable source of power disposed on the base portion and in communication with the agitating device;
- and
- an exit nozzle in communication with the container for dispensing the cementitious grout mixture into an opening in the ground, the exit nozzle having an outlet orifice disposed adjacent the base portion.
A method of filing an opening in ground with a cementitious grout, comprising:
- providing a portable mixing device which may be located adjacent an opening in the ground to be filled with a cementitious grout material;
- providing a container on the portable mixing device for receiving a quantity of water;
- adding a predetermined amount of a dry cementitious grout mixture;
- mixing the quantity of water and the dry cementitious grout mixture to form the cementitious grout material;
- positioning a rigid nozzle that is in communication the container adjacent a portion of the opening in the ground to be filled;
- dispensing the cementitious grout material through the nozzle into the opening;
- and
- moving the portable mixing device along the elongated opening as the cementitious grout material is being dispensed so as to fill the length of the elongated opening.
A portable mixing device for a cementitious grout, comprising:
- an open frame portion, the open frame having a footprint defined by its perimeter;
- a plurality of wheels rotateably secured to the frame portion;
- a container disposed on the frame portion, the container configured to receive a quantity of water and a quantity of dry cementitious grout mixture;
- an agitating device in communication with an interior of the container for mixing the quantity of water and the quantity of dry cementitious grout mixture to form a cementitious grout mixture;
- an exit nozzle in communication with the container for dispensing the cementitious grout mixture into an opening in the ground, the exit nozzle being configured to extend through an opening in the open frame and into communication with an opening in the ground to be filled, wherein the nozzle is configured to emit cementitious grout into the opening from within the footprint of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.