Particulate disaggregating method and apparatus
OwnerMichael L. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A method and means for disaggregating aggregated particulate. A housing contains a rotational motor and a vibrating motor also has an auger drivingly linked to the rotational motor. Legs extend from the housing in the same direction as the auger and the device rests upon the aggregated particulate. Upon driving the rotational motor, the auger bores through the aggregated particulate, thereby disaggregating particulate. The vibrating motor is also driven to vibrate and further disaggregate the particulate. A plate device with a vibrating motor attached is also used to disaggregate the particulate, such as by teeth extending from the bottom of the plate that are driven into the aggregate by the weight of the plate when vibrated.
Claims7
A boring and disaggregating apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing to which a vibrating motor is rigidly mounted, and to which a rotational motor is rigidly mounted, the rotational motor having a driveshaft;
- (b) an auger drivingly linked to the motor's driveshaft to rotate relative to the housing, the auger extending from the housing in a first direction;
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- (c) at least one leg extending from the housing, said at least one leg having a component in the first direction.
A combination boring and disaggregating apparatus to act on an aggregate, the combination comprising:
- (a) a housing to which a vibrating motor is rigidly mounted, and to which a rotational motor is rigidly mounted, the rotational motor having a driveshaft;
- (b) an auger drivingly linked to the motor's driveshaft to rotate relative to the housing, the auger extending from the housing in a first direction and contacting the aggregate at an auger tip;
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- (c) at least one leg extending from the housing, said at least one leg having a component in the first direction and a leg tip contacting the aggregate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.