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US 2021/0214915 A1Published application
Microtrencher having an improved vacuum system and method of microtrenching
AssigneeCciip LLC
InventorsAngelo J. Pino, JR., Daniel Urban
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Abstract
A microtrencher having a vacuum system configured to clean spoil from a microtrench having a rotating brush. A method of using the microtrencher to cut a microtrench in a roadway and using the vacuum system to clean spoil from the roadway and microtrench.
Claims10
A method of continuously cutting a microtrench in a roadway comprising:
- providing a microtrencher comprising a motorized vehicle and a cutting wheel connected to the vehicle;
- cutting the microtrench in the roadway with the cutting wheel;
- depositing the spoil from the microtrench on at least one side the microtrench;
- and
- using a vacuum device to vacuum the spoil, wherein the vacuum device comprises a modified street sweeper comprising:
- a vehicle,
- a rotatable brush configured for sweeping spoil from the roadway surrounding the microtrench;
- a microtrench guide disposed inside the microtrench configured to keep the rotating brush aligned with the microtrench;
- a shroud at least partially covering the rotatable brush;
- and
- a vacuum attachment attached to the shroud to provide a vacuum inside the street sweeper and vacuum spoil swept up by the rotating brush.
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A modified street sweeper for use in vacuuming spoil from microtrenching comprising:
- a vehicle,
- a rotatable brush configured for sweeping spoil from a roadway surrounding a microtrench;
- a microtrench guide configured to enter the microtrench an keep the rotating brush aligned with the microtrench;
- a shroud at least partially covering the rotatable brush;
- and
- a vacuum attachment attached to shroud to provide a vacuum inside the street sweeper and vacuum spoil swept up by the rotating brush.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.