Striping apparatus for vehicle travel surfaces

An apparatus for the application of paint and beads to a surface comprising:

• a telescoping boom pivotally and detachably securable to the rear of a vehicle at a first pivot joint and capable of pivoting around the boom-vehicle attachment point;
• a boom actuator attached to said telescoping boom;
• a wheeled carriage securely and pivotally attached to said telescoping boom at a second pivot joint and capable of pivoting around the boom-carriage attachment point wherein said carriage has an upper section and a lower section;
• at least one bead applicator attached to said carriage;
• at least one paint applicator attached to said carriage;
• a height controller attached to said carriage whereby said height controller controls the height of said paint applicator and said bead applicator from the surface;
• and a control box to control said bead applicator, said boom actuator, said paint applicator, and said height controller.

An apparatus for the application of paint and beads to a surface comprising:

• a telescoping boom pivotally and detachably securable to the rear of a vehicle at a boom-vehicle attachment point and capable of pivoting around the boom-vehicle attachment point;
• a boom actuator attached to said telescoping boom;
• a wheeled carriage securely and pivotally attached to said telescoping boom at a boom-carriage attachment point and capable of pivoting around the boom-carriage attachment point;
• at least one bead applicator attached to said carriage, said bead applicator further comprising a bead hopper attached to an upper section of said carriage and having a gravity-fed opening for beads to exit said bead hopper, a bead dispenser attached to a lower section of said carriage wherein said bead dispenser can be selectively opened and selectively shut to control the release of beads, and a connector attached at one end to said bead dispenser and at an opposite end to said opening in said bead hopper whereby beads can flow from said bead hopper through said connector and into said bead dispenser;
• a twelve volt paint applicator attached to said carriage and including a paint spray gun spray and a spray gun holder both attached to said lower section of said carriage;
• and
• a twelve volt control box connected to said bead dispenser, said boom actuator, and said paint applicator;
• whereby the apparatus for the application of paint and beads to a surface may be powered entirely from a standard twelve volt vehicle battery.