Striping apparatus for vehicle travel surfaces

A striping apparatus for attachment to a vehicle for applying stripe to a surface, comprising:

• a framework for supporting striping means, said framework including at least one framework member removably attachable to one end of a vehicle;
• an elongate support member fixedly mounted to said framework along a transverse axis thereof;
• an outrigger boom selectively movable on said support member between a laterally extending operating g position and a retracted storage and transport position;
• an outrigger carriage attached to said outrigger boom and movable therewith, said carriage having a rotatable wheel for riding on said surface and means for forming a painted stripe on said surface during forward movement of the vehicle;
• and
• ground support means mounted on said framework and movable between an elevated position out of contact with the ground and a lowered, ground engaging position for mounting the apparatus on a vehicle and for dismounting and storing the apparatus.

A striping apparatus for attachment to a vehicle for applying a stripe to a surface, comprising:

• a framework for supporting striping means, said framework including at least one framework member removably attachable to one end of a vehicle;
• an elongate support member fixedly mounted to said framework along a transverse axis thereof;
• an outrigger boom selectively moveable on said support member between a laterally extending operating position and a retracted storage and transport position;
• and
• an outrigger carriage attached to said outrigger boom and movable therewith, said carriage having a rotatable wheel for riding on said surface and means for forming a painted stripe on said surface during forward movement of the vehicle;
• wherein said framework member is a square, tubular member configured for supportable, locking insertion into a tubular type hitch receiver mounted on one end of a vehicle.

A striping apparatus for attachment to a vehicle for applying a stripe to a surface, comprising:

• a framework for supporting striping means, said framework including at least one framework member removably attachable to one end of a vehicle;
• an elongate support member fixedly mounted to said framework along a transverse axis thereof;
• an outrigger boom selectively moveable on said support member between a laterally extending operating position and a retracted storage and transport position;
• and
• an outrigger carriage attached to said outrigger boom and movable therewith, said carriage having a rotatable wheel for riding on said surface and means for forming a painted stripe on said surface during forward movement of the vehicle;
• wherein said outrigger striping carriage further comprises bead applying means for applying reflective beads to said paint stripe.

A self-contained fine striping apparatus supportable on one end of a self-propelled vehicle, comprising:

• a framework on which paint striping apparatus is supported, said framework including attachment means for supporting attachment to one end of a self-propelled vehicle whereby the framework is supported from the end of the vehicle in suspended relation thereto;
• an outrigger carriage supported from the framework and having a rotatable wheel for riding on a surface traversable by the vehicle;
• paint stripe applying means on the carriage;
• paint supplying apparatus mounted on the framework for delivering paint under pressure to the paint applying means;
• and
• a paint delivery conduit connected between the paint supplying apparatus and the paint applying means;
• whereby said framework, outrigger carriage, paint stripe applying means, paint supplying apparatus, and paint delivery conduit are essentially completely exterior the vehicle.