Asphalt pavement grinder assembly
OwnerPatrick C. Wileyinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A grinding assembly for grinding asphaltic pavement which attaches to a vehicle frame and includes a grinder and a grinder blade attached to the rear of the grinder. The lower edge of the blade extends down to a bottom of the grinder so as to contact unground pavement during operation. A brace assembly is affixed to the grinder and an adjustment brace coupling is affixed to the vehicle frame and is connectable to the brace assembly. The brace coupling is adjustable to pivot the grinder to change the elevation of the grinding surface relative to the lower edge of the blade.
Claims6
A grinding assembly for grinding asphaltic pavement attachable to a vehicle frame, comprising:
- a grinder having a plurality of protruberances the ends of which define a cylindrical grinder surface;
- a brace assembly affixed to said grinder;
- an adjustable brace coupling affixed to said frame, connectable to said brace assembly and adjustable so as to pivot said grinder to change an elevation of a bottom of said grinder surface relative to a lower edge of said blade
- wherein the bottom of said grinder surface defines a cutting depth of said grinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.