Recycling asphalt apparatus
AssigneeAngelo Benedetti, Inc.
InventorsJohn Stockwell, Albert Benedetti
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Abstract
An apparatus for repaving an asphalt surface is provided. The apparatus includes a base carried on a plurality of wheels, a heater to heat and soften a damaged asphalt surface, a series of blades and a center mill to scarify and break up the heated asphalt surface, and a mixer to receive and recondition the reclaimed asphalt. The center mill may include a plurality of teeth members to break up the asphalt and a plurality of lip members and paddles to lift the broken asphalt and deliver it to the mixer.
Claims20
An apparatus for treating an asphalt surface comprising:
- a base connected to a plurality of wheels;
- and
- a center mill connected to said base, said center mill comprising:
- a cylindrical body;
- a plurality of teeth members protruding from said cylindrical body;
- a plurality of flat lip members protruding from said cylindrical body and interspersed between said teeth members;
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- a plurality of center paddles protruding from said cylindrical body.
An apparatus for treating an asphalt surface comprising:
- a base connected to a plurality of wheels;
- a center mill connected to said base, said center mill comprising:
- a cylindrical body;
- a plurality of teeth members protruding from said cylindrical body and capable of breaking up said asphalt surface;
- a plurality of flat lip members protruding from said cylindrical body and interspersed between said teeth members;
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- a plurality of flat center paddles protruding from said cylindrical body;
- a mixer connected to said base, said mixer comprising:
- a housing including a screen portion;
- a trommel mounted within said housing;
- wherein said mixer is capable receiving broken pieces of said asphalt surface and reconditioning said pieces of said asphalt surface to be reapplied to said surface.
An apparatus for treating an asphalt surface comprising:
- a base connected to a plurality of wheels;
- a wheel lift connected to at least one of said wheels, said wheel lift comprising a first housing connected to said base, a second housing connected to said wheel and a cylinder, wherein said cylinder is capable of changing the distance between said wheel and said base;
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- a center mill connected to said base, said center mill comprising:
- a cylindrical body;
- a plurality of teeth members protruding from said cylindrical body;
- a plurality of flat lip members protruding from said cylindrical body and interspersed between said teeth members;
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- a plurality of center paddles protruding from said cylindrical body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.