Pavement marking eradicator
AssigneeStimsonite Corporation
InventorsCarl J. Schmoock, Jr., Quinton W. Robinson
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Abstract
A pavement marking eradicator (10) for removing pavement marking from pavement. The eradicator has a grinding apparatus (13) having a safety skirt (31) to which is mounted a collector (39) of a vacuum system (14). The vacuum system also has a cyclone (36) for collecting and filtering debris created by the grinding apparatus during operation.
Claims21
An eradicator for removing pavement marking from the surface of pavement, the eradicator comprising a frame;
- wheel means mounted to said frame for movably supporting said frame upon the surface of the pavement;
- a housing defining a work chamber;
- a collector in fluid communication with said work chamber and adjustably mounted to said housing for adjusting the elevation of said collector above the pavement;
- grinding means mounted within said work chamber for grinding pavement marking from the surface of the pavement over which said work chamber passes;
- vacuum means supported upon said frame in fluid communication with said collector and said work chamber for vacuuming pavement marking debris ground from the surface of the pavement from said work chamber, said fluid communication being provided by a funnel portion of said collector coupled to a vacuum tube in communication with said vacuum means;
- and storage means supported upon said frame for collecting and storing vacuumed pavement marking debris.
A pavement marking eradicator for removing pavement marking from pavement, the eradicator comprising a skirt at least partially defining a work chamber;
- a plurality of wheels supporting said skirt for movement over the pavement;
- a collector in fluid communication with said work chamber and adjustably mounted to said skirt for adjusting the elevation of said collector above the pavement;
- a grinder positioned within said collector and said work chamber;
- a vacuum system supported by said wheels, said vacuum system being in fluid communication with said work chamber, said fluid communication being provided by a funnel portion of said collector, coupled to a vacuum tube in communication with said vacuum system and a storage chamber supported by said wheels, said storage chamber being in fluid communication with said vacuum system;
- whereby pavement marking ground from the surface of the pavement by the grinder is pulled into the vacuum system and deposited into the storage chamber for collection and subsequent disposal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.