Removal machine to take pavement markings off of paved surfaces
AssigneeJames P. Shea
InventorJames P. Shea
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Abstract
A temporary tape removal apparatus that includes: a chassis having fixed and guiding wheels; a boom arm extending outward from the chassis and being movable between up and down and side to side positions; a spool assembly including a rotatable spool for winding used temporary tape thereon mounted on the boom arm; and controllable drive means to rotate the rotatable spool. Using the apparatus to remove lane marking tape from pavements involves moving the temporary tape removal apparatus along a pavement having a length of lane marking tape thereon, and pulling the lane marking tape off the pavement by winding the tape onto the spool. Single lines of tape can be removed and multiple lines of tape can simultaneously be removed. The removed tape is spooled on disposable cores for disposal.
Claims20
A temporary tape removal apparatus that comprises:
- a chassis having a front end and a rear end with drive wheels near the rear end of the chassis and guiding wheels near the front end of the chassis;
- a boom arm extending outward from the chassis and being movable between up and down and side to side positions relative to the chassis;
- a spool assembly including a rotatable spool for winding used temporary tape thereon mounted on the boom arm, the boom arm extending outward from the front end of the chassis so that the spool is located beyond the front end of the chassis;
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- controllable drive means to rotate the rotatable spool.
A method of removing lane marking temporary tape from pavements which method comprises:
- providing a temporary tape removal apparatus that comprises:
- a chassis having a front end and a rear end with fixed wheels near the rear end of the chassis and guiding wheels near the front end of the chassis;
- a boom arm extending outward from the chassis and being movable between up and down and side to side positions relative to the chassis;
- a spool assembly including a rotatable spool for winding used temporary tape thereon mounted on the boom arm, the boom arm extending outward from the front end of the chassis so that the spool is located beyond the front end of the chassis;
- and
- controllable drive means to rotate the rotatable spool;
- moving the temporary tape removal apparatus along a pavement having a length of lane marking tape thereon;
- and
- pulling the temporary tape off the pavement by winding the tape onto the spool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.