| 摘要 |
The present invention relates generally to cleaning waste collection systems such as but not limited to sewers, sumps, wet wells, collection tanks, digesters, clarifiers, classifiers, etc. and in particular to cleaning and removal of solid and liquid materials therefrom. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to an improved slurry hose and/or pipe for use in connection with cleaning waste collection systems such as but not limited to sewers, sumps, wet wells, collection tanks, digesters, clarifiers, classifiers, etc. and in particular to cleaning and removal of solid and liquid materials therefrom. |
| 主权项 |
1. An apparatus for cleaning waste collection systems comprising:
at least one device adapted to pressurize water; a tubular member designed to direct the pressurized water against solid materials contained in a waste collection system, whereby the solid material is suspended in a water slurry; at least one device designed to control the movement of the tubular member so as to inject pressurize water through the waste collection system; at least one pumping device designed to pump a slurry comprised of liquids and solids from the waste collection system, wherein the at least one pumping device is located downstream of the at least one device adapted to pressurize the water; at least one device designed to vacuum a slurry comprised of liquids and solids from the waste collection system, wherein the at least one vacuuming device is located downstream of the at least one device designed to pressurize the water; at least one waste container; and at least one device designed to decant water from said waste container, wherein the tubular member is composed of a flexible section having a first end and a second end and a telescoping section having a first end and a second end formed from at least two sub-sections, where the first end of the flexible section is adapted to be joined to the waste container and the second end is adapted to be joined to the first end of the telescoping section, and where the second end of the telescoping section is open so as to enable the tubular member to accomplish both of ejecting pressurized water therefrom or vacuuming slurry into and through the tubular member to the waste container. |
