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US 5,846,334 AGranted
Method for removal and containment of contaminated or hazardous material
OwnerJohn Michael Hoceinventor
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Abstract
A novel method useful for rapid and efficient recovery and containment of liquid or particulate spills is provided and employs a unique portable vacuum device having a motor-driven pump or blower and a collection drum which can serve as a vacuum chamber.
Claims5
A method for recovery and containment of a spill of liquid or particulate material selected from the group consisting of hazardous, contaminated, and flammable material, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
- (a) providing a self-contained, portable device comprising a frame chassis for mounting or supporting components of the device wherein said components include a motor, a mobility means for moving said device, a steering or propelling means for directing or propelling said device, vacuum pump or regenerative blower, vacuum head, vacuum chamber, collection drum used as a vacuum chamber and having a vacuum port and an intake port, a suction hose, and a recovery hose
- (b) contacting the spill with vacuum head;
- (c) depositing the recovered spill material directly into a collection drum used as a vacuum chamber and thereby bypassing the vacuum pump or regenerative blower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.