Apparatus for applying a night-visible traffic stripe to a road
DCFirst Claim
1. In an apparatus for applying a traffic stripe including at least one vehicle and applying means for applying the traffic stripe, the improvement comprising:
- first applying means for applying a reflective material over said traffic stripe;
deformation means disposed rearward of said first applying means for forming interval grooves in said traffic stripe when said deformation means passes thereover; and
second applying means for applying a predetermined quantity of an anti-adhesion agent to prevent adhesion of said applied traffic stripe onto said deformation means;
wherein said anti-adhesion agent comprises a liquid; and
wherein the predetermined quantity of said liquid sufficiently moistens a peripheral surface of said deformation means such that said reflective material adheres thereto and forms a protective layer to prevent adhesion of said applied traffic stripe onto said deformation means.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying a traffic stripe having improved reflectivity includes a vehicle having an apparatus for applying the traffic stripe, an applying assembly for dispersing a reflective material over the traffic stripe, another applying apparatus for applying an anti-adhesion agent, and a deformation apparatus disposed rearward thereof for forming interval grooves in the traffic stripe. The application of the anti-adhesion agent directly onto the traffic stripe or onto the deformation apparatus prevents the freshly applied traffic stripe from lifting off the road surface and adhering to the deformation apparatus.
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30 Claims
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1. In an apparatus for applying a traffic stripe including at least one vehicle and applying means for applying the traffic stripe, the improvement comprising:
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first applying means for applying a reflective material over said traffic stripe; deformation means disposed rearward of said first applying means for forming interval grooves in said traffic stripe when said deformation means passes thereover; and second applying means for applying a predetermined quantity of an anti-adhesion agent to prevent adhesion of said applied traffic stripe onto said deformation means; wherein said anti-adhesion agent comprises a liquid; and wherein the predetermined quantity of said liquid sufficiently moistens a peripheral surface of said deformation means such that said reflective material adheres thereto and forms a protective layer to prevent adhesion of said applied traffic stripe onto said deformation means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for applying a traffic stripe to a road surface, said apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle including wheels to movably support the vehicle on the ground; an applicator attached to said vehicle for applying a traffic stripe to a road surface; a first applying means, disposed rearward of said applicator, for applying a reflective material over said traffic stripe on the road surface; a rotatable wheel having a plurality of spaced projections around the periphery thereof and disposed rearward of said first applying means, said rotatable wheel configured such that said spaced projections form corresponding spaced grooves in said traffic stripe when said rotatable wheel passes thereover; and a second applying means, disposed between said first applying means and said rotatable wheel, for applying a predetermined quantity of an anti-adhesion agent to prevent adhesion of the applied said traffic stripe to said rotatable wheel when said wheel passes thereover; wherein said anti-adhesion agent comprises a liquid; wherein the predetermined quantity of said anti-adhesion agent sufficiently moistens a peripheral surface of said wheel such that said reflective material adheres thereto and forms a protective layer to prevent adhesion of said applied traffic stripe onto said deformation means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In an apparatus for applying a traffic stripe including at least one vehicle and applying means for applying the traffic stripe, the improvement comprising:
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applying means for applying a first reflective material over said traffic stripe; deformation means disposed rearward of said first applying means for forming interval grooves in said traffic stripe when said deformation means passes thereover; and applying means for applying a predetermined quantity of an anti-adhesion agent to prevent adhesion of said applied traffic stripe onto said deformation means; wherein said anti-adhesion agent comprises a second reflective material. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for applying a traffic stripe to a road surface, said apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle including wheels to movably support the vehicle on the ground; an applicator attached to said vehicle for applying a traffic stripe to a road surface; a first applying means, disposed rearward of said applicator, for applying a first reflective material over said traffic stripe on the road surface; a rotatable wheel having a plurality of spaced projections around the periphery thereof and disposed rearward of said first applying means, said rotatable wheel configured such that said spaced projections form corresponding spaced grooves in said traffic stripe when said rotatable wheel passes thereover; and a second applying means, disposed between said first applying means and said rotatable wheel, for applying a predetermined quantity of an anti-adhesion agent to prevent adhesion of the applied said traffic stripe to said rotatable wheel when said wheel passes thereover; wherein said anti-adhesion agent comprises a second reflective material. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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