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Trench cleaning apparatus

  • US 6,058,631 A
  • Filed: 07/21/1998
  • Issued: 05/09/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A trench cleaning apparatus for extricating crumbs from a trench, the trench cleaning apparatus comprising:

  • a rigid member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge;

    means for removably attaching said rigid member to a vehicle, such that when said rigid member is inserted into a trench at an angle to horizontal and propelled, said first side edge and said second side edge engage sidewalls of said trench and said bottom edge engages a bottom of said trench and crumbs flow from said bottom of said trench towards said top edge of said rigid member and out of said trench, thereby cleaning said trench; and

    a depth pad coupled to said rigid member to allow said rigid member to float on a bottom of said trench and extract loose crumbs.

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