Scrap metal cutting mobile unit
US9370840B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/0841
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile cutting system includes a vehicle including a vehicle body and a drive system, a cutter attached to the vehicle body, and a controller in communication with the drive system, the cutter and the base station. The base station includes a post extending perpendicular to a surface, one or more fluid sources each storing a corresponding fluid used by the cutter to cut, and a reel attached proximate to a distal end of the post. The system further includes one or more feed lines each providing fluid communication between the cutter and corresponding ones of the fluid sources. Each feed line is received by the reel and suspended above the surface between the reel and the vehicle. The reel is configured to enable the feed lines to release as the vehicle maneuvers away from the base station or retract as the vehicle maneuvers toward the base station.
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