Tape machine
AssigneeEPIC Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Arnold Wilkens, Timothy John Marthe, Reise Jordon Stenberg
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Abstract
An automated tape applicator that applies pavement marking tape to a pavement surface. The automated tape applicator may include dual knives for cutting two or more patterns simultaneously, a hinged frame that permits an adhesion roller to be lifted off the ground when not in active use, an electronic clutch for selectively engaging a tape feed mechanism, a swiveling front tire, an automated controller for simultaneous application of multiple markings and accurate dimensioning, and/or replaceable knife inserts.
Claims11
A pavement making apparatus for installing pavement marking tape on a pavement surface, comprising:
- a front frame having a front wheel disposed at a forward end of the front frame and a hinge at a rearward end of the front frame;
- a rear frame having first and second wheels, the rear frame being hingedly connected to the front frame by the hinge, wherein the front frame and the rear frame pivot relative to one another about the hinge between a lifted position and a lowered position;
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- a tape applicator attached to the front frame between the front wheel at the forward end of the front frame and the hinge at the rearward end of the front frame, the tape applicator having an adhesion roller for applying pressure to a non-adhesive side of pavement marking tape to a pavement surface, wherein the adhesion roller is suspended above the pavement surface when the front frame and rear frame are in the lifted position and the adhesion roller contacts the pavement surface when the front frame and rear frame are in the lowered position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.