Geotextile rolling apparatus
US9868605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1922
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A geotextile rolling and collecting apparatus includes a mounting plate, a pair of outer lower forks arranged laterally, a pair of outer upper forks, at least one linear actuator, at least one lower feed drum, at least one upper feed drum, and at least one first drive motor. The first drive motor is coupled to rotate the lower feed drum on a first horizontal axis and to counter-rotate the upper feed drum on a second horizontal axis. With the geotextile rolling and collecting apparatus in a collecting position, a geotextile liner grasped between the feed drums is fed by counter-rotation of the upper feed drum and the lower feed drum into a collecting volume behind the upper feed drum and the lower feed drum and between the upper forks and the lower forks to form at least one geotextile liner roll in the collecting volume.
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