Ground Thawing Device
OwnerDaniel Jenseninventor
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Abstract
A ground thawing device. The ground thawing device includes an insulated rectangular housing defining an interior volume with parallel sidewalls, end walls, and an open bottom. A pipe having a burn chamber connected to a first end and a second end adapted to connect to an external source of combustible gases is configured to be received through apertures disposed on the end walls. Perforations disposed along the length of the pipe allow for the combustible gas to be released in the interior volume of the housing. The burn chamber allows for an ignition source to be applied to the combustible gases carried therein. Once ignited, heat emanating from the pipe warms the interior volume and thaws the ground beneath, softening frozen soil to be excavated.
Claims10
1) A ground thawing device comprising:
- a housing having a base and a sidewall defining an interior volume having an open end, the sidewall comprising an interior side and an exterior side;
- one or more apertures disposed on the sidewall, wherein each of the one or more apertures includes a flange extending from the exterior side, the one or more apertures configured to receive a pipe therein, wherein the pipe is configured to dispense a fuel through one or more nozzles disposed along the pipe;
- a burn chamber affixed to the pipe, the burn chamber including an ignition source configured to ignite the fuel;
- a valve disposed on a second end of the pipe, the valve adapted to regulate a flow of the fuel from a fuel source therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.