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US 2021/0270009 A1Published application
Method of exposing a utility buried below a roadway and a bore hole cleaning device
AssigneeCciip LLC
InventorAngelo J. Pino, JR.
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Abstract
A method of exposing a buried utility under a roadway by cutting an access hole in the roadway, vacuuming away dirt surrounding the buried utility, and spraying at least one of pressurized water or compressed air into the dirt to loosen the dirt. A vacuum device having a vacuum nozzle, a compressed air nozzle, and a pressurized water nozzle.
Claims12
A vacuum device for removing dirt surrounding a utility buried under a roadway comprising:
- a vacuum nozzle having a diameter of about 2 to about 24 inches;
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- a spray device connected to the vacuum nozzle, the spray device having at least one pressurized water nozzle or compressed air nozzle, and the spray device being configured for spraying at least one of pressurized water from the pressurized water nozzle or compressed air from the compressed air nozzle into the hole to loosen the dirt surrounding the buried utility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.