Roller drum assembly for packing a surface

• US 8,100,603 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2009
• Issued: 01/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Russel H. Sampson
• Original Assignee: Russel H. Sampson
• Inventors: Sampson, Russel H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pezzuto, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Troutman, Matthew D
• Application Number:
  US12/456,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20100008725A1
• Time in Patent Office: 943 Days
• Field of Search: 404/122, 404/129, 404/131, 15/973, 239/164, 239/DIG.6, 239/526, 239/532, 239/373
• US Class Current: 404/131
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/238 Wetting, cleaning or heating rolling elements, e.g. oiling, wiping, scraping
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/24 hand propelled E01C19/235, E01C19/27 - E01C19/29, E01C19/41 take precedence

Abstract

A roller drum assembly includes a roller drum for rotationally engaging a surface, a frame connected to the roller drum for manually controlling movement of the assembly, a tank mounted on the frame for retaining a liquid, and conduits mounted on the frame for directing the liquid from the tank to the roller drum, and further includes a wand mounted on the frame and in communication with the tank, for ejecting the liquid onto selected surfaces spaced from the roller drum assembly.

Claims

1. A roller drum assembly comprising:

a roller drum for rotatably engaging a surface to be packed or leveled;

a frame connected to the ends said roller drum for manually controlling movement of the roller drum assembly, said frame having a U-shaped portion and a central handle portion extending from the U-shaped portion and adapted to be gripped by an operator and used to manually direct and control movements of said roller drum;

a tank and pump assembly mounted on said frame, said tank being adapted to retain a selected liquid;

conduits mounted on said frame for directing liquid from said tank to surface portions of said roller drum to cleanse the surface of said roller drum while said roller drum is in operation; and

a wand housing mounted on said frame, and a wand adapted for disposal in said wand housing for dispensing the liquid onto said roller drum, and adapted for removal from said wand housing, for application of the liquid manually to a selected site removed from said frame, said wand being in communication with said tank by way of a flexible hose extending between said tank and said wand;

said wand being thus removable from said frame and moveable to a location spaced from said frame by a distance up to generally equal to the length of the hose; and

a valve mechanism disposed on said wand and operable to enable the liquid in said tank to be ejected from the hose and onto the selected site spaced from the roller drum assembly.

2. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said conduits include a spray pipe extending along the length of said roller drum and spaced from and parallel to said roller drum, wherein the spray pipe is in communication with said tank and is provided with a plurality of spray nozzles for directing the liquid from said tank toward said roller drum.

3. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein the roller drum assembly further comprises a strip of sponge material fixed to said tank and disposed proximate said spray pipe and engaging said roller drum, said strip being positioned to receive the liquid from said spray pipe and to apply the liquid received from the spray pipe to the roller drum by contact of said strip with said roller drum.

4. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said tank and pump assembly includes a pump for pressurizing said tank.

5. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein the spray pipe spray nozzles are disposed along the length of the spray pipe.

6. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 3 wherein the spray nozzles are disposed so as to discharge the liquid onto said roller drum and the sponge strip, the sponge strip being disposed so as to engage and clean said roller drum.

7. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 4 wherein said pump comprises a manually operated pump.

8. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 4 wherein said tank is provided with an automatic pressure relief valve.

9. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 5 wherein said spray pipe is in communication with a spray housing, and an on-off valve is disposed on the spray housing.

10. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein said spray nozzles each project a fan pattern of the liquid onto said roller drum.

11. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wand is provided with a spray nozzle.

12. The roller drum assembly in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising a kick stand connected to said frame and adapted, in operative position, to support the roller drum assembly in an upright manner.