Magnetic tool and cleaning method
AssigneeLone Star Magnetics, LLC
InventorRobert W. Bennett
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Abstract
A magnetic tool may be provided with a ditch magnet that may include end plates (or handles) having a mostly open architecture, and these end plates may be permanently affixed to the ends of the magnetic bar. Ferrous metal may pass through by urging captured ferrous metal from one end of the ditch magnet to the opposite end. The captured ferrous metal may be urged from one end of the ditch magnet bar to an opposite end using a composite, multi-component wiper. The wiper may remove captured ferrous metal safely and effectively from the ditch magnet bar.
Claims20
A magnetic tool comprising:
- at least one magnetic bar;
- and
- end plates affixed to each end of the at least one magnetic bar, the at least one magnetic bar and the end plates forming a ditch magnet,
- wherein captured ferrous metal is urged through from one end of the ditch magnet to an opposite end.
A magnetic tool comprising:
- at least one magnetic bar;
- end plates affixed to each end of the at least one magnetic bar, the at least one magnetic bar and the end plates forming a ditch magnet;
- and
- a take-apart wiper comprising two or more components that are capable of being installed, removed, and replaced without removing the end plates when they are affixed to the at least one magnetic bar,
- wherein the take-apart wiper urges captured ferrous metal through from one end of the ditch magnet to an opposite end.
A method for using a magnetic tool comprising:
- collecting ferrous metal on a magnetic bar having a first end plate on a first end and a second end plate on a second end with a wiper secured beneath the first end plate, the collecting step comprising:
- turning the magnetic bar in a vertical direction;
- and
- moving the wiper from its position beneath the first end plate down toward the second end plate, wherein ferrous metal releases from the magnetic bar moving through the second end plate to form piles of captured ferrous metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.