Striping apparatus for vehicle travel surfaces
First Claim
1. An apparatus for applying reflective glass beads and paint to a surface comprising:
- a means for selectively applying reflective glass beads to a surface;
a means for selectively applying paint to a surface;
a carriage having a lower section and upper section to support said means for applying reflective glass beads and said means for applying paint to a surface;
a telescoping boom securely attached to said carriage at the boom-carriage attachment point and capable of pivoting 180 degrees around said boom-carriage attachment point in a plane parallel to the surface being painted;
said telescoping boom detachably secured to the rear of a vehicle at the boom-vehicle attachment point and capable of pivoting 180 degrees around said boom-vehicle attachment point in a plane parallel to the surface being painted;
a means for extending and retracting said telescoping boom;
a means for raising and lowering said carriage;
and a means for controlling the distance between the surface and said paint applying means and between the surface and said reflective glass bead applying means.
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Abstract
A reflective bead dispensing apparatus which works in conjunction with any prior art airless walk behind striping equipment. This reflective bead dispensing and paint dispensing apparatus is attachable to the rear of a vehicle. Compressed air and the vehicle'"'"'s electrical system control all operations. The bead dispensing apparatus has an telescoping boom capable of pivoting around the point of attachment and extends outwardly from the point of attachment. At the end of the telescoping boom is the wheeled paint carriage which contains an air compressor, air tank, warning light, flood lights, the brake/hazard/turn signal lights, paint spray gun mounts, and reflective glass bead hoppers and dispensers. The carriage can pivot around the attachment point to the boom. The glass beads are applied onto the wet paint already applied to the surface. The carriage pivots between a lowered position during striping operations and a locked upright position during relocation. The carriage mounts to a detachable trailer behind the vehicle during transport or can be placed into the back of a vehicle. The vehicle contains paint and a prior art pump which pushes the paint through hoses to the prior art spray guns on the carriage. A jack with an elongated wheeled foot can be lowered for ground support during mounting and removal of the apparatus from the vehicle, and also during transformation from a towing configuration into a striping configuration. A line guide is detachably mountable to the vehicle'"'"'s front bumper. A remote control box enables operation of all functions of the apparatus by the vehicle'"'"'s driver.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for applying reflective glass beads and paint to a surface comprising:
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a means for selectively applying reflective glass beads to a surface; a means for selectively applying paint to a surface; a carriage having a lower section and upper section to support said means for applying reflective glass beads and said means for applying paint to a surface; a telescoping boom securely attached to said carriage at the boom-carriage attachment point and capable of pivoting 180 degrees around said boom-carriage attachment point in a plane parallel to the surface being painted; said telescoping boom detachably secured to the rear of a vehicle at the boom-vehicle attachment point and capable of pivoting 180 degrees around said boom-vehicle attachment point in a plane parallel to the surface being painted; a means for extending and retracting said telescoping boom; a means for raising and lowering said carriage; and a means for controlling the distance between the surface and said paint applying means and between the surface and said reflective glass bead applying means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for applying reflective glass beads and paint to a surface comprising:
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a carriage having a lower section and upper section; at least one bead hopper attached to said upper section of said carriage which holds the reflective glass beads; at least one gravity fed bead hose connected to the bottom of each said bead hopper; a bead dispenser attached to the bottom of each said bead hose and attached to said lower section of said carriage; a gate which can be opened to release the reflective glass beads and closed to prevent the release of the reflective glass beads; the attachment of any paint spray gun with a trigger and spray gun holster to said lower section of said carriage while placing the paint, one or more paint containers, and a pump in the vehicle, and tubing to carry paint from the paint container to the pump to the paint spray guns; an air compressor supplying pressurized air attached to said upper section of said carriage; an air tank for holding pressurized air supplied by said air compressor, said air tank being attached to said upper section of said carriage; one or more twelve volt solenoid air valves for controlling the flow of pressurized air; one or more switches to control the activation of said twelve volt solenoid air valves; one or more air cylinders downstream of said twelve volt solenoid air valves which open or close said gate and which is controlled by said twelve volt solenoid air valves; one or more tubes for carrying pressurized air from said air compressor to said air tank to said twelve volt solenoid air valve to said air cylinders; a trigger cable connected to one of said air cylinder at one end of said trigger cable; one or more air cylinders downstream of said twelve volt solenoid air valves which to which one end of said trigger cable is attached; a holster trigger for each said spray gun holster connected to other end of said trigger cable, positioned such that when said air cylinder pulls said trigger cable, which in turn pulls said holster trigger, said holster trigger pressed on said trigger and paint is released from said paint spray gun; a telescoping boom securely attached to said carriage at the boom-carriage attachment point and capable of pivoting 180 degrees around said boom-carriage attachment point in a plane parallel to the surface being painted; said telescoping boom detachably secured to the rear of a vehicle at the boom-vehicle attachment point and capable of pivoting 180 degrees around said boom-vehicle attachment point in a plane parallel to the surface being painted; a means for extending and retracting said telescoping boom; a means for raising and lowering said carriage; a means for controlling the distance between the surface and said bead dispenser and between the surface and said paint spray gun; various lights for illumination, warning, and signaling which operate on the twelve volt power supplied by the vehicle; a pneumatic wheel attached to said lower section of said carriage, said pneumatic wheel capable of swiveling; a skip timer attached to said pneumatic wheel; a distance timer attached to said pneumatic wheel; a control box which can control all electric components and which the driver of the vehicle can operate while driving the vehicle; and a detachable line guide mounted to the front of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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