Patent ID: 11890782
Assignee: VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 15:
16. A mobile vacuum apparatus for removing a slurry from a site, the mobile vacuum apparatus comprising:
a mixing system comprising:
a mixer housing having a closed floor, front wall and first and second sidewalls, the mixer housing having a longitudinal axis that extends through the front wall and a discharge end of the mixer housing;
an inlet for introducing material into the mixer housing, the inlet being disposed toward the front wall of the mixer housing;
a plurality of disk assemblies disposed within the mixer housing, each disk assembly comprising:
a rotatable shaft that extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall; and
a plurality of disks connected to the rotatable shaft that rotate with the shaft; and

a discharge for discharging material from the mixer housing, the discharge being disposed toward the discharge end of the mixer housing;

a chassis which supports the mixing system;
a truck body mounted on the chassis;
wheels connected to the chassis to transport the mobile vacuum apparatus;
a boom that removes material from the site by vacuum; and
a vacuum pump downstream of the boom for generating a vacuum in the boom.