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US 7,070,358 B2Granted
Comb gate and method of use
OwnerRon Hicksinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a traffic stripe to a surface comprising a comb gate for permitting compound to be released from a tractive box through a comb for a contoured or profiled traffic stripe and a base gate for compound to be released for a standard or flat traffic stripe.
Claims6
An apparatus for applying a traffic stripe to a surface comprising:
- a tractive box with a base, a front wall, a pair of side walls and a rear wall defining a composition well,
- slidably mounted to said rear wall is a comb gate as to selectively occlude a comb disposed along said rear wall and proximate said base,
- slidably mounted to said base is a base gate as to selectively open said base permitting said composition well to be exposed to a surface to be striped.
A method of producing a dynamic surface stripe comprising:
- providing proving a tractive box with a base, a front wall, a pair of side walls and a rear wall defining a composition well,
- slidably mounting to said rear wall is a comb gate as to selectively occlude a comb disposed along said rear wall and proximate said base,
- slidably mounting to said base is a base gate as to selectively occlude open said base permitting said composition well to be exposed to a surface to be striped,
- filling said composition well with a compound for use in striping,
- moving said tractive box linearly along a surface,
- opening said base gate to permit the release of said compound onto said surface.
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