Roller drum assembly for packing a surface

• US 20100008725A1
• Filed: 06/25/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Russel H. Sampson
• Original Assignee: Russel H. Sampson
• Inventors: Sampson, Russel H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,100,603 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/128
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/238 Wetting, cleaning or heating rolling elements, e.g. oiling, wiping, scraping
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/24 hand propelled E01C19/235, E01C19/27 - E01C19/29, E01C19/41 take precedence

Abstract

A roller drum assembly includes a roller drum for rotationally engaging a surface, a frame connected to the roller drum for manually controlling movement of the assembly, a tank mounted on the frame for retaining a liquid, and conduits mounted on the frame for directing the liquid from the tank to the roller drum, and further includes a wand mounted on the frame and in communication with the tank, for ejecting the liquid onto selected surfaces spaced from the roller drum assembly.

Claims

1. A roller drum assembly comprising:

a roller drum for rotatably engaging a surface to be packed or leveled;

a frame connected to said roller drum for manually controlling movement of the roller drum assembly;

a tank mounted on said frame and adapted to retain a selected liquid;

conduits mounted on said frame for directing liquid from said tank to surface portions of said roller drum to cleanse the surface of said roller drum while the roller drum is in operation.

2. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said conduits include a spray pipe extending along the length of the roller drum and spaced from and parallel to the roller drum, wherein the spray pipe is in communication with said tank and is provided with a plurality of spray nozzles for directing the liquid from said tank toward said roller drum.

3. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein the assembly further comprises a strip of sponge-like material disposed proximate said spray pipe and said roller drum, said strip being positioned to receive the liquid from said spray pipe and to engage said roller drum.

4. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the assembly further comprises a pump for pressurizing said tank.

5. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein the spray pipe is provided with spray nozzles disposed along the length of the spray pipe.

6. The apparatus in accordance with claim 5 wherein the spray nozzles are disposed so as to discharge the liquid onto the roller drum and the sponge-like strip, the sponge-like strip being adapted to engage and clean the roller drum.

7. A roller drum assembly comprising:

a roller drum for rotatably engaging a surface to be packed or leveled;

a frame connected to said roller drum for manually controlling movement of the roller drum assembly;

a tank mounted on said frame and adapted to retain a selected liquid;

a wand mounted on said frame and in communication with said tank by way of a flexible hose extending between said tank and said wand;

said wand being removable from said frame and moveable to a location spaced from said frame by a distance up to generally equal to the length of the hose; and

a valve mechanism disposed on said wand and operable to enable the liquid in said tank to be ejected from the hose and onto a selected surface spaced from the roller drum assembly.

8. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 7 wherein said roller drum assembly further comprises a pump for pressurizing said tank.

9. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 7 further comprising a housing mounted on said frame and adapted to receive and store said wand, said wand being withdrawable from said housing.

10. A roller drum assembly comprising;

a roller drum for rotatably engaging a surface to be packed or leveled;

a frame connected to said roller drum for manually controlling movement of the roller drum assembly;

a tank mounted on said frame and adapted to retain a selected liquid;

conduits mounted on said frame for directing liquid from said tank to surface portions of said roller drum to cleanse the surface of said roller drum while the roller drum is in operation;

a wand mounted on said frame and in communication with said tank by way of a flexible hose extending between said tank and said wand;

said wand being removable from said frame and movable to a location spaced from said frame by a distance up to generally equal to the length of the hose; and

a valve mechanism disposed on said wand and operable to enable the liquid in said tank to be ejected from the hose and onto a selected surface removed from the roller drum assembly.

11. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 10 wherein said conduits include a spray pipe extending along the length of the roller drum and spaced from and parallel to the roller drum, wherein the spray pipe is in communication with said tank and is provided with a plurality of orifices for directing the liquid from said tank toward said roller drum.

12. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the assembly further comprises a strip of sponge-like material disposed adjacent said roller drum, said strip being positioned to receive the liquid from said spray pipe and to engage said roller drum.

13. The roller drum assembly in accordance with the claim 10 wherein the assembly further comprises a pump for pressurizing said tank.

14. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 12 wherein the spray pipe is provided with spray nozzles, each disposed in one of the orifices.

15. The assembly in accordance with claim 13 wherein said pump comprises a manually operated pump.

16. The assembly in accordance with claim 10 wherein said tank is provided with an automatic pressure relief valve.

17. The assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein said spray pipe is in communication with a spray tube, and an on-off valve is disposed on the spray tube.

18. The assembly in accordance with claim 14 wherein said spray nozzles each project a fan pattern of the liquid onto said strip and said roller drum.

19. The assembly in accordance with claim 10 wherein said wand is provided with a spray nozzle.

20. The assembly in accordance with claim 10 and further comprising a kick stand connected to said frame and adapted, in operative position, to support the assembly in an upright manner.