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Road shoulder compacting apparatus

  • US 5,304,013 A
  • Filed: 07/10/1992
  • Issued: 04/19/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A road shoulder compacting apparatus, comprising:

  • a rotatable ground engagement member for rolling compacting engagement with the ground;

    said ground engagement member having an axle;

    a support structure for supporting said ground engagement member on a vehicle;

    a raising and lowering structure for raising and lowering said support structure relative to the vehicle;

    a support arm;

    a first pivotal connection between one end of said support arm and said support structure, said first pivotal connection having a substantially vertical axis of pivotation and allowing pivotation of said support arm through an angle of 180°

    between end positions in which said support arm extends transversely of the apparatus;

    a second pivotal connection between the opposite end of said support arm and said axle, said second pivotal connection having a substantially horizontal axis of pivotation; and

    a hydraulic actuator for pivoting said ground engagement member about said second axis of pivotation relative to said support arm;

    said hydraulic actuator being mounted on said support arm for movement therewith; and

    said support arm having a length sufficient to locate said ground engagement member at a lateral spacing from said support structure, on pivotation of said support arm into its end positions, for compacting a road shoulder.

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