| CPC B08B 3/024 (2013.01) [B08B 3/08 (2013.01)] | 3 Claims |
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1. A mountable hydra-style hydro-blasting device comprising
at least one hydraulicly-powered boom connected to
a plurality of at least two articulated robotic independently-moving stinger arms reaching up to 180 feet from the boom,
each arm being controlled by a two-way remote RF control system,
wherein each independent arm comprises at least four hydraulic fluid lines, each hydraulic fluid line comprising at least one flow-rate valve,
wherein the fluid lines are fixed to the independent arms by vibration-dampening brackets and bracket mounts fixed to the arms at substantially regular intervals of between about 1′ apart and about 6′ apart,
wherein at least one fluid line is sheathed in an isolation sleeve,
and wherein each arm comprises a shaft leading to a nozzle assembly,
the shaft being lance comprised of rigid metallic pipe between about 3″ length and 12″ length and having a diameter between about ½″ and about 2″,
each lance having independent 360° directional capacity,
the lance terminating with an independently-moving nozzle assembly with 360° degree rotational capacity,
the lance comprising a waterjet trigger mechanism,
the jet mechanism terminating in a tungsten carbide nozzle with a #90 Jet™ sprayer capable of spraying at least one solvent at pressures up to 15000 psi,
and wherein each sprayer further comprises a safety override system.
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