System for installing raised road markers
First Claim
1. Apparatus for installing raised road markers on a roadway, comprising:
- a longitudinally extending mounting rail attachable to a vehicle and having opposite first and second end portions;
an installation head mountable on the vehicle in a position fixed relative to said rail and adjacent to said first end portion, said installation head having a setting station from which markers may be dispensed down onto a roadway;
a glue dispenser assembly slidably mounted on said rail;
said assembly including a dispenser having a nozzle through which glue may be ejected onto a roadway, an anchor having a down position in which it engages a roadway along which the vehicle is traveling and an up position in which it is out of engagement with the roadway, and an anchor actuator operatively connected to said anchor to move said anchor between said down and up positions; and
said assembly having a forward index position on said second end portion of said rail; and
a return actuator operatively connected to said assembly to allow said assembly to slide rearwardly along said rail from said index position toward said installation head when said anchor is moved into its down position, and to positively move said assembly forwardly along said rail to return said assembly to said index position when said anchor is moved into its up position.
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Abstract
A mounting rail extends longitudinally along a vehicle. An installation head is mounted on the vehicle in a position fixed relative to the rail and adjacent to a first end portion of the rail. The head has a setting station from which road markers may be dispensed down onto a roadway. A glue dispenser assembly is slidably mounted on the rail. The assembly includes a dispenser with a nozzle, an anchor, and an anchor actuator. The assembly has a forward index position on a second end portion of the rail. The actuator is operable to move the anchor down into engagement with the roadway to prevent movement of the assembly relative to the roadway. A return actuator is connected to the assembly to allow the assembly to slide along the rail when the anchor is down and to positively move the assembly forwardly along the rail to return it to the index position.
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15 Claims
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1. Apparatus for installing raised road markers on a roadway, comprising:
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a longitudinally extending mounting rail attachable to a vehicle and having opposite first and second end portions; an installation head mountable on the vehicle in a position fixed relative to said rail and adjacent to said first end portion, said installation head having a setting station from which markers may be dispensed down onto a roadway; a glue dispenser assembly slidably mounted on said rail;
said assembly including a dispenser having a nozzle through which glue may be ejected onto a roadway, an anchor having a down position in which it engages a roadway along which the vehicle is traveling and an up position in which it is out of engagement with the roadway, and an anchor actuator operatively connected to said anchor to move said anchor between said down and up positions; and
said assembly having a forward index position on said second end portion of said rail; anda return actuator operatively connected to said assembly to allow said assembly to slide rearwardly along said rail from said index position toward said installation head when said anchor is moved into its down position, and to positively move said assembly forwardly along said rail to return said assembly to said index position when said anchor is moved into its up position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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