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US 2024/0229375 A9Published application
Forming a paved surface with an embedded tubular body
AssigneeTRAXyL, Inc.
InventorDaniel R. Turner
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Abstract
A method for building a surface with an embedded tubular body includes applying a first layer of a first material to a first surface and applying a tubular body. The tubular body can be applied at a top surface of the first layer or the tubular body can be applied at a top surface or within the first surface.
Claims20
A method of building a surface comprising an embedded tubular body, the method comprising:
- applying a first layer of a first material to a first surface;
- and
- applying a tubular body at one of:
- a top surface of the first layer, within the first layer, and a top surface of the first surface.
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An apparatus for building a surface comprising an embedded tubular body, the apparatus comprising:
- a main body moveable in an advancing direction, the main body possessing a forward end and a read end,
- a plurality of rotatable bodies that contact the surface when the main body moves in the advancing direction, the plurality of rotatable bodies supporting the main body, the plurality of rotatable bodies configured to contact the surface at a plurality of respective contact points on the surface;
- a tubular body holder configured to deploy a tubular body onto the surface, the tubular body holder being mounted on the main body, the tubular body configured to be deployed by the tubular body holder to contact the surface at a line contact point;
- and a road building element configured to perform a step to build the surface.
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A system for embedding a tubular body during a method of building a man-made surface, the system comprising:
- a tubular body holder configured to deploy the tubular body onto a layer of the man-made surface, the tubular body holder being configured to be mounted onto a vehicle configured to perform a step to build the man-made surface, the tubular body configured to be deployed by the tubular body holder to contact the man-made surface at a line contact point, the tubular body holder comprising a rotatable spool that rotates to deploy the tubular body onto the man-made surface as the vehicle advances.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.