Apparatus for compacting road shoulders
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1. An apparatus for compacting road shoulders comprising:
- a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the primary carriage including a pair of spaced apart transverse supports with a first actuator disposed therebetween;
an attachment carriage slidably mounted to the primary carriage, a first end of the first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and a second end of the first actuator coupled to the attachment carriage; and
a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage,wherein the attachment carriage is selectively movable between an operating position and a travel position, the attachment carriage and the compacting attachment positioned substantially within a side-to-side profile of the vehicle in the travel position.
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An apparatus for compacting road shoulders is provided comprising a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, an attachment carriage adjustably mounted to the primary carriage, a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage, a control system in communication with at least one actuator, and a vibrator disposed on the apparatus. The apparatus for compacting road shoulders able to be positioned within a normal width of a vehicle, vibrationally compact the road shoulder, and adjust according to a grade of the shoulder.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for compacting road shoulders comprising:
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a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the primary carriage including a pair of spaced apart transverse supports with a first actuator disposed therebetween; an attachment carriage slidably mounted to the primary carriage, a first end of the first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and a second end of the first actuator coupled to the attachment carriage; and a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage, wherein the attachment carriage is selectively movable between an operating position and a travel position, the attachment carriage and the compacting attachment positioned substantially within a side-to-side profile of the vehicle in the travel position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for compacting road shoulders comprising:
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a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the primary carriage including a pair of spaced apart transverse supports with a first actuator disposed therebetween; an attachment carriage slidably mounted to the primary carriage, a first end of the first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and a second end of the first actuator coupled to the attachment carriage; a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage; and a vibrator disposed on the compacting attachment; wherein the attachment carriage is selectively movable between an operating position and a travel position, the attachment carriage and the compacting attachment positioned substantially within a side-to-side profile of the vehicle in the travel position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for compacting road shoulders comprising:
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a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle; an attachment carriage including a support frame and an attachment member, the attachment member adjustably mounted to the support frame, the attachment carriage slidably mounted to the primary carriage; a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment member; a first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and the attachment carriage to urge the attachment carriage along a first guide coupled to the primary carriage, the primary carriage including a pair of spaced apart transverse supports with the first actuator disposed therebetween, a first end of the first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and a second end of the first actuator coupled to the attachment carriage; a second actuator coupled to the support frame and the attachment member to urge the attachment member along a second guide coupled to the support frame; a vibrator disposed on the compacting attachment; and a control system in communication with the first actuator, the second actuator, and the vibrator.
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