Integrated paving system and method
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1. An integrated paving system, comprising:
- a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement;
a paving machine, wherein;
the portable paving mix container is loaded onto the paving machine;
the paving machine unloads the paving mix from the portable paving mix container; and
the paving machine distributes and compacts the paving mix on a paving surface.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to various aspects of system and a method for forming a pavement. In one of many aspects, a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement is provided. The portable paving mix container is loaded onto a paving machine. The paving mix from the portable paving mix container is unloaded into a mix unloading section of the paving machine, which distributes and compacts the paving mix on a paving surface. After the unloading of the paving mix, the portable paving mix container is off loaded from the paving machine.
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53 Claims
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1. An integrated paving system, comprising:
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a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement; a paving machine, wherein; the portable paving mix container is loaded onto the paving machine; the paving machine unloads the paving mix from the portable paving mix container; and the paving machine distributes and compacts the paving mix on a paving surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for forming a pavement, comprising the steps of:
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providing a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement; loading the portable paving mix container onto a container loading conveyor section of a paving machine, wherein the container loading conveyor section receives the portable paving mix container as it is loaded onto the paving machine; unloading the paving mix from the portable paving mix container into a mix unloading section of the paving machine; offloading the portable paving mix container from an offloading conveyor section of the paving machine; and using the paving machine to distribute and compact the paving mix on a paving surface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for forming a pavement, comprising the steps of:
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providing a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement; using a paving machine to self load the portable paving mix container onto a paving machine; unloading the paving mix from the portable paving mix container into a mix unloading section of the paving machine; offloading the portable paving mix container from the paving machine; and using the paving machine to distribute and compact the paving mix on a paving surface.
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51. A method for forming a pavement, comprising the steps of:
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providing a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement; loading the portable paving mix container onto a paving machine; unloading the paving mix from the portable paving mix container into a mix unloading section of the paving machine; using the paving machine to self offload the portable paving mix container from the paving machine; and using the paving machine to distribute and compact the paving mix on a paving surface.
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52. A method for forming a pavement, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of portable paving mix containers containing a paving mix for forming pavement; placing the portable paving mix containers on the paving surface at spaced intervals, wherein the spaced intervals are dimensioned according to an amount of pavement formed by the paving mix of the portable paving mix containers loading the portable paving mix containers onto a paving machine; unloading the paving mix from the portable paving mix containers into a mix unloading section of the paving machine; offloading the portable paving mix containers from the paving machine; and using the paving machine to distribute and compact the paving mix on a paving surface.
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53. A method for forming a pavement, comprising the steps of:
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providing a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement; providing another portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement; loading a paving machine with the portable paving mix container and the another portable paving mix container simultaneously; unloading the paving mix from the portable paving mix containers into a mix unloading section of the paving machine; offloading the portable paving mix containers from the paving machine; and using the paving machine to distribute and compact the paving mix on a paving surface.
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