Road striping machine with electronic sight

• US 3,101,175 A
• Filed: 09/23/1959
• Issued: 08/20/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1959
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: American Lafrance LLC (LD Investment LLC)
• Original Assignee: Carl F. Brown Jr
• Inventors: Brown, Carl F. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US03/841,868
• Time in Patent Office: 1,427 Days
• US Class Current: 239/150
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 69/001 Steering by means of optical assistance, e.g. television cameras steering devices for road marking vehicles E01C23/163
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/163 for marking-out the location of the markings; Guiding or steering devices for marking apparatus, e.g. sights
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/166 Means for dispensing particulate material on to freshly applied markings or into the marking material after discharge thereof, e.g. reflective beads, grip-improving particles

Claims

1. A ROAD STRIPING MACHINE COMPRISING A STEERABLE VEHICLE, MEANS ON SAID VEHICLE FOR APPLYING A BAND OF PAINT ON THE ROADWAY SUPPORTING THE VEHICLE, A TELEVISION CAMERA CARRIED BY THE VEHICLE AND DIRECTED TOWARDS THE ROADWAY ADJACENT THE VEHICLE TO THEREBY RECEIVE AN IMAGE OF A BAND ON THE ROADWAY, AND A TELEVISION RECEIVER POSITIONED ON SAID VEHICLE TO BE VIEWED BY THE DRIVER THEREOF, SAID TELEVISION CAMERA AND TELEVISION RECEIVER BEING PARTS OF A CLOSED TELEVISION CIRCUIT, SAID TELEVISION RECEIVER HAVING GUIDE MEANS ON THE SCREEN THEREOF, WHEREBY SAID VEHICLE MAY BE STEERED TO ACCURATELY REPAINT A BAND ON THE ROADWAY.