Patent ID: 9296572
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. A nose cone associatable with a tail spout of a sand handler and a vacuum hose of a vacuum system, said nose cone comprising: (a) a material sheet that has an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; (b) said first side edge of said material sheet at least partially overlapping said second side edge of said material sheet to form an overlap therebetween, at least part of said upper edge of said material sheet forming an open upper end of said nose cone, and at least part of said lower edge of said material sheet forming an open lower end of said nose cone; (c) a viewing window is formed between a lower portion of said first side edge of said material sheet and a lower portion of said second side edge of said material sheet; and (d) at least one attachment mechanism securing said material sheet at or near said overlap; (e) wherein said open upper end of said nose cone is associatable with said tail spout and said vacuum hose to contain respirable and/or inhalable particles created in an industrial process.