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US 8,881,341 B2Granted
Debris collecting system
AssigneeFederal Signal Corporation
InventorRonald L. Schmidt, Jr.
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Abstract
A debris collecting system comprises a debris collecting assembly including an air-flow generating device and a debris body. The system further comprises an intermediate debris collecting container connected to the debris collecting assembly such that the collected debris is by-passing the debris body of the assembly.
Claims9
A debris collecting system comprising:
- an assembly including an air-flow generating device configured to apply debris conveying air to the system and a debris body configured to collect debris;
- a debris collecting container placed in close proximity to the assembly;
- a first conveying pipe having a debris-receiving portion and a debris body portion, the debris-receiving portion being configured to receive debris to be removed and the debris body portion being connected to the debris body;
- a second conveying pipe having a first end portion connected to the debris body portion of the first conveying pipe and a second end portion connected to the debris collecting container, wherein airborne debris is caused to travel through the first and second conveying pipes and is separated from the conveying air and collected in the debris collecting container;
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- a third conveying pipe arranged with a first end portion in the debris collecting container and a second end portion connected to a filtration system configured to receive the conveying air and filtrate remaining debris from the conveying air.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.