Panelized drum system
OwnerRick Claypoolinventor
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Abstract
A rotating drum that is made from a plurality of panels that are connected to form sub-cylinders that, in turn, are connected to form a drum cylinder. Drum heads are connected at both ends of the drum cylinders. The drum may be rotated using rotational means. In one preferred embodiment the rotational means is a tangential rotational drive system that engages drive tires that are positioned between sub-cylinders. A method for fabricating rotating drums. A business method of mass production of and/or distribution of rotating drums.
Claims23
1-11. (canceled)
A method for fabricating a drum, said method comprising:
- (a) using a plurality of fabricated panels, each panel including a frame and a spanning skin, said frame having a first frame end, a second frame end, a first frame side, and a second frame side, each panel interchangeable with any other panel;
- (b) forming a sub-cylinder from at least two of said plurality of fabricated panels and at least one baffle bar by securing said at least one baffle bar between a first frame end of a frame of a first panel and a second frame end of a frame of an adjacent second panel;
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- {circle around (c)} forming a drum cylinder from at least two of said sub-cylinders.
A method for mass production of and/or distribution of rotating drums, said method comprising:
- (a) fabricating panels, each panel interchangeable with any other panel;
- (b) painting and insulating said panels;
- {circle around (c)} stacking painted and insulated panels for shipment;
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- (d) shipping stacked panels.
A rotating drum comprising:
- (a) a plurality of panels, each panel including a frame and a spanning skin, said frame having opposed straight ends and contiguous opposed rolled sides, each panel interchangeable with any other panel;
- (b) a plurality of connectors;
- {circle around (c)} said plurality of panels constructed and arranged to be interconnected at said straight ends by said connectors to form a drum cylinder having one and another opposed annular cylinder edges defined at said rolled sides;
- (d) a first drum head connected by at least one connector to said one annular cylinder edge;
- (e) a second drum head connected by at least one connector to said other annular cylinder edge;
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- (f) a rotational drive system for rotating said drum cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.