Mixing vacuum
AssigneeSlurrymonster, LLC
InventorRyan Klacking
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Abstract
A vacuum assembly includes a vacuum portion having a vacuum source with an inlet and an outlet and a tank portion. A three-way inlet valve fluidly connects the inlet to the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a first position and fluidly connects the inlet to the vacuum source with an inlet to a surrounding environment when in a second position. A three-way outlet valve fluidly connects the outlet of the vacuum source with an outlet to the surrounding environment when in a first position and the outlet of the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a second position.
Claims20
A vacuum assembly comprising:
- a vacuum portion including a vacuum source having an inlet and an outlet;
- a tank portion;
- a three-way inlet valve fluidly connecting the inlet to the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a first position and fluidly connecting the inlet to the vacuum source with an inlet to a surrounding environment when in a second position;
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- a three-way outlet valve fluidly connecting the outlet of the vacuum source with an outlet to the surrounding environment when in a first position and the outlet of the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a second position.
A method of operating a vacuum assembly, the method comprising:
- generating a negative pressure within a tank portion of the vacuum assembly with a vacuum source when a three-way inlet valve is in a first portion and a three-way outlet valve is in a first portion;
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- mixing debris within the tank portion with positive pressure from the vacuum source when the three-way inlet valve is in a second position and the three-way outlet valve is in a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.