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US 7,000,605 B2Granted
Engraver apparatus and method
OwnerJoseph E. Dueinventor
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Abstract
A concrete engraver apparatus including a carrier for use with a hand-held engraver. The hand-held engraver is detachably mounted to the carrier. The carrier has wheels and a handle attached to an enclosure. The enclosure includes a vacuum mount for attaching a vacuum tube to evacuate loosened particles from the enclosure during operation of the hand-held engraver.
Claims24
An engraver apparatus comprising:
- a) a carrier including a main body defining an enclosure, a vacuum mount in communication with the enclosure, and at least one wheel;
- b) a hand-held engraver mounted to the carrier, the hand-held engraver including a housing and a rotary head interconnected to the housing, at least the rotary head being located within an interior of the enclosure, the hand-held engraver being oriented to provide a narrow cut in a working surface wherein the hand-held engraver is removable from the carrier as a separate, operable unit;
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- c) a handle attached to the main body of the carrier.
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A method of engraving a concrete working surface, the method comprising:
- a) providing an engraver apparatus, the engraver apparatus including:
- i) a carrier having a main body defining an enclosure, a handle extending from the main body and a vacuum mount;
- ii) a separate, operable hand-held engraver;
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- iii) a vacuum having a vacuum tube:
- b) attaching the vacuum tube to the vacuum mount of the carrier;
- c) mounting the hand-held engraver to the main body of the carrier;
- d) operating the hand-held engraver;
- e) evacuating particles loosened by the hand-held engraver by the operation of the vacuum;
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- f) removing the hand-held engraver from the carrier for use as a separate, operable engraver unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.