Tractive box for traffic stripe and method of use

• US 20040240938A1
• Filed: 05/28/2003
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ron Hicks
• Original Assignee: Ron Hicks
• Inventors: Hicks, Ron
• Application Number:
  US10/447,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20040240938A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/72
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/24 by pouring

Abstract

A tractive box for producing a traffic stripe and method of producing a traffic stripe including a composition well with at least two gates. A comb gate for permitting compound to be released through a comb for a contoured or profiled stripe and a base gate for compound to be released for a standard or flat stripe.

Claims

1. A tractive box for applying a traffic stripe to a surface, said tractive box comprising:

a base, a front wall, a pair of side walls and a rear wall defining a composition well,

slidably mounted to said rear wall is a comb gate as to selectively occlude a comb disposed along said rear wall and proximate said base,

slidably mounted to said base is a base gate as to selectively open said base permitting said composition well to be exposed to a surface to be striped.

2. The tractive box of claim 1 where in said comb is removably attached to permit alternate comb tooth patterns to be used.

3. The tractive box of claim 1 where in said side walls extend below said base, such that when placed on a surface a volume is defined, said volume limiting the width of any stripe produced.

4. A method of producing a surface stripe comprising:

Providing a tractive box with a base, a front wall, a pair of side walls and a rear wall defining a composition well,

slidably mounting to said rear wall is a comb gate as to selectively occlude a comb disposed along said rear wall and proximate said base,

slidably mounting to said base is a base gate as to selectively occlude open said base permitting said composition well to be exposed to a surface to be striped,

filling said composition well with a compound for use in striping,

moving said tractive box linearly along a surface,

opening said base gate to permit the release of said compound onto said surface,

5. The method of claim 4 comprising the further steps of opening said comb gate to permit the release of said compound onto said surface through said comb.

6. The method of claim 4 comprising the further steps of selectively opening and closing said comb gate to produce a stripe consisting of segments of low horizontal surface and segments of profiled surface.

7. The method of claim 5 comprising the further steps of selectively opening and closing-both said comb gate and said base gate to produce a broken stripe consisting of spaced segments of profiled surface.