Bitumen bale capsule, capsule dispenser, and bale strip former for viscous bitumen products
US7568902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S425/804
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a bitumen bale capsule, capsule dispenser and bale strip former for viscous bitumen products comprising a bitumen bale capsule; a capsule dispenser (L) in order to position the said PE encapsulating capsule inline with a plurality of dispensing valves (F) and a plurality of forming nozzles (M); a bitumen bale strip former for converting the said round PE encapsulated tubes into flat strips suitable for baling. The overall function of the said bitumen bale capsule is to encapsulate viscous bituminous products forcing through the internal core of the said capsule. The said products exiting the said encapsulation process in the form of a PE round tube are converted into a flat strip suitable for baling utilizing both of the said capsule dispenser and the said bale strip former.
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