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US 5,785,453 AGranted
Chariot for depressing pavement marking tape
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsJohn L. Marty, James P. McAuley
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Abstract
A chariot for use with a self-propelled pavement marking tape applicator. The chariot allows a single operator to apply pavement marking tape with the applicator and to depress the tape against a road surface by means of one or more rollers supporting the chariot and the operator.
Claims7
An apparatus for applying pavement marking tape and tamping it against a surface, comprising:
- (a) a self-propelled applicator for carrying a supply of pavement marking tape and applying it to the surface;
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- (b) a chariot coupled to the applicator to roll over the applied tape, the chariot including structure for supporting an operator, and at least one roller disposed beneath the support structure for tamping the applied marking tape against the surface with the weight of the operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.