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Pavement maintenance vehicle

  • US 5,765,963 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1996
  • Issued: 06/16/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A ride-on, self propelled, pavement maintenance vehicle for applying abrasive liquid material upon a roadway surface comprising:

  • a) an elongate storage tank for storing said abrasive liquid material, said tank having its longitudinal axis generally parallel to the centerline of said vehicle,b) a forwardly extending support structure affixed to the forward end of said storage tank,c) a pair of laterally opposed, power driven, support wheel means affixed to the rear of said storage tank,d) steerable dual wheel means, including a rotatable vertical shaft, having affixed thereto, a horizontally disposed axle bar, said axle bar having, at each end thereof, a wheel mounting means, for rotatable attaching vehicle support wheels thereupon, affixed to said forwardly extending support structure for steering said vehicle when in motion,e) engine means affixed to said forwardly extending support structure for providing driving power to said power driven support wheels,f) hydraulic means for conveying motive power from said engine means to said power driven support wheels,g) means for applying said abrasive liquid material upon the roadway surface being treated,h) air driven dual diaphragm pump for withdrawing said abrasive liquid material from said storage tank and delivering said abrasive liquid material, under pressure, to said means for applying said abrasive liquid material to said surface,i) air compressor means, driven by said engine, for providing air, under pressure, to said air driven dual diaphragm pump means,j) platform means, affixed to the rear of said storage tank, for accommodating the operator of said vehicle thereupon.

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