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US 2019/0193960 A1Published application
Offloading Vacuum Tank
AssigneeThe Charles Machine Works, Inc.
InventorCody L. Sewell
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Abstract
An offloading vacuum system. The system has a tank to capture debris from an excavation site. The debris is pulled into the tank due to a blower pulling air into an attached hose. An internal conveyor within the tank conveys material to an offloading hub. The offloading hub has a ground-facing door which opens to deposit debris into an external conveyor. The external conveyor, when deployed, can move debris from below the tank to a dump container with a wall greater than a height of the tank.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- a tank having an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet;
- a plurality of ground contacting motive elements above which the tank is supported;
- an internal conveyor situated entirely within the tank and having a discharge end situated near the second outlet;
- a blower in communication with the first outlet;
- and
- an external conveyer situated entirely outside of the tank having an input end situated near the second outlet.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a tank having an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet;
- a means for pulling air through the first outlet and out of the tank;
- a means for transporting spoils from the second outlet of the tank to a location above the uppermost surface of the tank.
A system comprising:
- a trencher;
- a tank having an outlet formed in a ground-facing surface of the tank;
- a conduit interconnecting the trencher and the tank;
- and
- a blower configured to pull air from the tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.