Patent ID: 11932503
Assignee: SANDBOX ENTERPRISES, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A dust collection assembly coupled to a first proppant delivery assembly, the dust collection assembly comprising:
a cradle having a top surface to receive and to support a plurality of containers when positioned thereon, the cradle enabling the plurality of containers to dispense a volume of proppant stored therein;
a proppant mover positioned to underlie and extend along the top surface of the cradle and aligned with the plurality of containers having proppant stored therein to receive the proppant from the plurality of containers, the proppant mover carrying the proppant away from the plurality of containers;
a chute coupled to the cradle at a first end for receiving the proppant from the proppant mover and configured to direct the proppant to a blender hopper;
a hood assembly disposed at an end of the chute opposite the proppant mover for directing a vacuum air flow that removes a volume of air containing proppant dust particles directed from the chute, the hood assembly including a curtain extending about a perimeter of the hood assembly and downward therefrom to at least partially define the volume of air being removed by the hood assembly;
an air mover positioned proximate a second end of the cradle; and
a manifold fluidly connecting the hood assembly and the air mover.