Mechanized asphalt comb
OwnerMichael Reesinventor
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Abstract
A mechanized asphalt comb device and method of mechanized asphalt raking in which a mechanized asphalt comb comprised of a rake attachment and an arm is attached to an engineering vehicle via a terminating end of the arm. The engineering vehicle can control and manipulate the mechanized asphalt comb into a raised inactive position, a lowered active position, and a plurality of positions between the raised inactive position and the lowered active position. When in the lowered active position, the mechanized asphalt comb applies a fixed downward pressure and depth of penetration to the applied surface.
Claims9
A mechanized asphalt comb, the comb comprising:
- a rake attachment, the rake attachment being comprised of a rake spine and a plurality of teeth distributed along the rake spine in a downward orientation;
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- an arm, the arm being comprised of two opposing terminating ends, the rake attachment being attached to one of the arm's terminating ends;
- wherein the asphalt comb is attached to an engineering vehicle via the terminating end of the arm opposite the rake attachment such that the engineering vehicle can control and manipulate the asphalt comb into a raised inactive position, a lowered active position, and a plurality of positions between the raised inactive position and the lowered active position;
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- wherein, when in the lowered active position, the asphalt comb applies a fixed downward pressure and depth of penetration to a surface.
A mechanized method for removing and applying asphalt during an asphalt repair, the method comprising:
- obtaining a mechanized asphalt comb attached to an engineering vehicle, the asphalt comb comprising:
- a rake attachment, the rake attachment being comprised of a rake spine and a plurality of teeth distributed along the rake spine in a downward orientation;
- an arm, the arm being comprised of two opposing terminating ends, the rake attachment being attached to one of the arm's terminating ends;
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- wherein the asphalt comb is attached to an engineering vehicle via the terminating end of the arm opposite the rake attachment such that the engineering vehicle can control and manipulate the asphalt comb into a raised inactive position, a lowered active position, and a plurality of positions between the raised inactive position and the lowered active position;
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- wherein, when in the lowered active position, the asphalt comb applies a fixed downward pressure and depth of penetration to a surface;
- moving the engineering vehicle to an asphalt repair site;
- positioning the asphalt comb in a lowered active position;
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- scarifying the asphalt repair site while the asphalt comb is in the lowered active position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.