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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Douglas M. Grossman, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Steven J. Grossman, Lakewood, OH (US);
Gary J. Billington, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Q-Panel Lab Products Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Abstract
A gravelometer ( ) includes a base unit ( ) comprising compressed air receiver tank ( ) having wheels ( ) and feet ( ). Main frame ( ) connects tank ( ) to a media gun frame or mount ( ) and includes a bore ( ) for releasably receiving and supporting a media gun ( ) having a mounting flange ( ) so that media inlet ( ) is upwardly oriented and gun barrel or media outlet ( ) extends through gun mount ( ). Media inlet ( ) interconnects via elongated con-duit ( ) to a media supply system ( ) which includes media supply hopper ( ) and vibratory feeder assembly ( ). A control system ( ) having operator control panel ( ) controls operations. A modular target box or chamber ( ) is aided in being releasably connected to base unit ( ) by locator pins ( ). Chamber ( ) includes media inlet ( ), media outlet ( ), which connects to spent media reclaim chamber ( ), and specimen window ( ) having a target holding toggle clamp ( ).