Apparatus for cleaning beaches
AssigneeVersatech Products Inc.
InventorsJohn A. Bennett, Scott L. Taylor
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Abstract
A beach cleaner for removing petroleum deposits. The cleaner comprises a cylinder, an endless belt with a protuberance pattern thereon surrounding the cylinder, a scraper bar mounted adjacent the protuberance pattern and a conveyor mounted adjacent the scraper bar. The cylinder is hollow and can be filled with liquid. The conveyor is driven by a power source and conveys debris sidewise to a collecting device. The beach cleaner is adapted to be mounted to a power unit such as a front end loader.
Claims13
A beach cleaner comprising a chassis operable to be connected to a vehicle, a cylinder rotatably mounted on said chassis, an endless removable belt surrounding said cylinder, a protuberance pattern on the outside of said endless belt, debris scraping removal means mounted in close proximity to the outside diameter of said protuberance pattern on said endless belt, conveyor means mounted adjacent said removal means to receive debris from said removal means and a power source means to drive said conveyor means.
A beach cleaner comprising a chassis operable to be connected to a vehicle, a cylinder rotatably mounted on said chassis, an endless removable belt surrounding the periphery of said cylinder, a protuberance pattern on said endless removable belt, a scraper beam mounted in close proximity to the outside diameter of said protuberance pattern to remove debris therefrom, a conveyor operable to receive said debris and to convey said debris substantially parallel to the direction of the axis of said cylinder and a power source to drive said conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.