Combination road repair machine with improved crack-filling capabilities
First Claim
1. a vehicle for transporting and dispensing materials required for filling and repairing cracks in roadways and highways or similar, said vehicle comprising:
- a. a storage tank for asphalt mix or emulsion or the like liquid crack-filling material;
b. hose means leading from said tank to a dispensing area adjacent said vehicle;
c. manually directable applicator wands connected to said hose for manually directing crack-filling material from said tank into cracks in the roadway;
d. a hopper for carrying sand, rock chips, or other substantially dry structural material for covering the liquid crack-filler material and binding therewith to form in the aggregate substantially firm roadway surface;
e. a said dispensing platform attached to said vehicle adjacent said dispensing area;
f. a conveyor interconnected with said hopper for moving sand or other structural filler material therefrom to said dispensing area adjacent said vehicle; and
g. controls for driving said vehicle positioned on said vehicle immediately adjacent said dispensing area such that said dispensing area is clearly viewable by an operator at said driving control position.
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Abstract
A vehicle for transporting and dispensing materials required for filling and repairing cracks in roadways and highways and the like is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a tank for carrying asphalt mix or emulsion or the like liquid crack-filling material, a hose connected to the tank for moving the crack-filling material from the tank to a dispensing area adjacent the vehicle, a manually directable applicator wand connected to the hose for manually directing crack-filling material from the tank into cracks in the roadway, a hopper for carrying sand, rock chips, or other substantially dry structural material for covering the liquid crack-filler material and binding therewith to form a substantially firm roadway surface, a conveyor interconnected with the hopper for moving sand or other structural filler material therefrom to the dispensing area adjacent the vehicle, and controls for driving the vehicle positioned on the vehicle immediately adjacent the dispensing area such that the dispensing area is clearly viewable by an operator at the driving control position.
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5 Claims
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1. a vehicle for transporting and dispensing materials required for filling and repairing cracks in roadways and highways or similar, said vehicle comprising:
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a. a storage tank for asphalt mix or emulsion or the like liquid crack-filling material; b. hose means leading from said tank to a dispensing area adjacent said vehicle; c. manually directable applicator wands connected to said hose for manually directing crack-filling material from said tank into cracks in the roadway; d. a hopper for carrying sand, rock chips, or other substantially dry structural material for covering the liquid crack-filler material and binding therewith to form in the aggregate substantially firm roadway surface; e. a said dispensing platform attached to said vehicle adjacent said dispensing area; f. a conveyor interconnected with said hopper for moving sand or other structural filler material therefrom to said dispensing area adjacent said vehicle; and g. controls for driving said vehicle positioned on said vehicle immediately adjacent said dispensing area such that said dispensing area is clearly viewable by an operator at said driving control position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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