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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Applicant:
Randall L. Tucker, Findlay, OH (US);
Inventor:
Randall L. Tucker, Findlay, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for removing sediment from a waterway using a high pressure water spray and a suction line () is disclosed. The high pressure water is directed through a pressure line () that may be mounted inside the suction line (). The high pressure water helps to suspend sediment that has settled in the waterway. Water and suspended sediment is then vacuumed up by the suction line () and deposited outside the water for further treatment or disposal. The apparatus () is designed to be hand-held by an individual situated in the waterway, such that great control over which specific locations within the waterway are being treated.