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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael T Simonelli, Mattoon, IL (US);
John D Padgett, Charleston, IL (US);
Garry Bowhall, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation, Mattoon, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
404 75 ; 404108 ;
Abstract
A paver or other apparatus used to convey paving material is provided with a conduit including a hood and a duct for directing fumes from the paving material to a fume processor. A paver having an extendable screed or other moving parts is equipped with a roll of screen material. The screen material is unrolled and fastened over the extended screed to contain and direct the fumes to the conduit. The fumes are burned in an engine of the paver or otherwise processed to remove or reduce noxious components thereof.