Apparatus for compacting road shoulders
OwnerKeith Verhoffinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for compacting road shoulders is provided comprising a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, an attachment carriage adjustably mounted to the primary carriage, a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage, a control system in communication with at least one actuator, and a vibrator disposed on the apparatus. The apparatus for compacting road shoulders able to be positioned within a normal width of a vehicle, vibrationally compact the road shoulder, and adjust according to a grade of the shoulder.
Claims20
An apparatus for compacting road shoulders comprising:
- a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the primary carriage including a pair of spaced apart transverse supports with a first actuator disposed therebetween;
- an attachment carriage slidably mounted to the primary carriage, a first end of the first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and a second end of the first actuator coupled to the attachment carriage;
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- a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage,
- wherein the attachment carriage is selectively movable between an operating position and a travel position, the attachment carriage and the compacting attachment positioned substantially within a side-to-side profile of the vehicle in the travel position.
An apparatus for compacting road shoulders comprising:
- a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the primary carriage including a pair of spaced apart transverse supports with a first actuator disposed therebetween;
- an attachment carriage slidably mounted to the primary carriage, a first end of the first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and a second end of the first actuator coupled to the attachment carriage;
- a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment carriage;
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- a vibrator disposed on the compacting attachment;
- wherein the attachment carriage is selectively movable between an operating position and a travel position, the attachment carriage and the compacting attachment positioned substantially within a side-to-side profile of the vehicle in the travel position.
An apparatus for compacting road shoulders comprising:
- a primary carriage adapted to be mounted to a vehicle;
- an attachment carriage including a support frame and an attachment member, the attachment member adjustably mounted to the support frame, the attachment carriage slidably mounted to the primary carriage;
- a compacting attachment adjustably mounted to the attachment member;
- a first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and the attachment carriage to urge the attachment carriage along a first guide coupled to the primary carriage, the primary carriage including a pair of spaced apart transverse supports with the first actuator disposed therebetween, a first end of the first actuator coupled to the primary carriage and a second end of the first actuator coupled to the attachment carriage;
- a second actuator coupled to the support frame and the attachment member to urge the attachment member along a second guide coupled to the support frame;
- a vibrator disposed on the compacting attachment;
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- a control system in communication with the first actuator, the second actuator, and the vibrator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.