Claims
- 1. Apparatus for recovering fumes from a container of roofing material comprising, in combination: a conduit in fluid communication with the container of roofing material; means for drawing air from inside of the container of roofing material for passing through the conduit; and a burner assembly disposed within the conduit for providing a flame within the conduit, with the fumes passing through the conduit with the air drawn by the drawing means being burned or consumed by the burner assembly.
- 2. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 1 further comprising, in combination: a housing having a hollow interior, with the conduit extending into the hollow interior and having a first free end located in and in fluid communication with the hollow interior of the housing, with the drawing means drawing air from the hollow interior of the housing.
- 3. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 2 further comprising, in combination: a fresh air intake into the hollow interior of the housing, with the drawing means drawing air from the hollow interior of the housing which passed through the conduit and through the fresh air intake.
- 4. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 3 further comprising, in combination: means for providing fresh air inside of the burner assembly.
- 5. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 2 wherein the conduit is horizontally arranged.
- 6. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 2 further comprising, in combination: a first baffle plate supported in the hollow interior of the housing spaced from the free end of the conduit and of a shape larger than the shape of the free end of the conduit.
- 7. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 6 wherein the first baffle plate is supported by at least a first leg having a first end secured to the first baffle plate and a second end secured to a collar for removable receipt on the conduit.
- 8. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 6 further comprising, in combination: a second baffle plate supported in the conduit, with the burner assembly including a duct having a free end positioned in the conduit, with the second baffle plate being spaced from the free end of the duct and of a size larger than the shape of the free end of the duct.
- 9. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 2 wherein the burner assembly includes means for providing a spark to ignite fuel, and means for sensing the presence of a flame.
- 10. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 2 wherein the drawing means comprises a fan located outside of the hollow interior of the housing and having an inlet in communication with the hollow interior of the housing.
- 11. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 2 wherein the conduit is in removable fluid communication with the container of roofing material so that the fume recovery apparatus can be transported to a job site separate from the container of roofing material and that a single fume recovery apparatus can be operated with different containers of roofing material.
- 12. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 11 further comprising, in combination: a flexible metal hose, with the conduit having a second free end located outside of the hollow interior of the housing, with the metal hose being secured to the second free end of the conduit and in fluid communication with the container of roofing material.
- 13. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 2 wherein the conduit includes first, second, and third portions, with the first portion integrally formed with the housing and the second portion being removably connected to and between the first and third portions, with the burner assembly including a duct supported by the second portion and a tube integrally formed with the housing and of a size for receipt of the duct.
- 14. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 1 wherein the drawing means draws air from the inside of the container of roofing material by drawing air through the conduit in fluid communication with the container of roofing material.
- 15. Apparatus for recovering fumes from a container of roofing material comprising, in combination: a conduit; a flexible metal hose in removable fluid communication with the container of roofing material and in fluid communication with the conduit; a burner assembly within the conduit and adapted to be at a remote location from the container of roofing material, with the burner assembly providing a flame; and means for drawing air and fumes from inside of the container of roofing material through the flexible metal hose for movement past the burner assembly, with the air after passing the burner assembly being clear and generally free of odor.
- 16. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 15 wherein the drawings means draws air and fumes from inside of the container of roofing material through the flexible metal hose and for movement past the flame so that the fumes are burned or otherwise consumed by the flame.
- 17. The fume recovery apparatus of claim 16 wherein the drawing means draws air and fumes past the burner assembly so that the flame is drawn away from the container of roofing material.
CROSS REFERENCE
The present application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/890,471 filed Jul. 9, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,534,020 B1.
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