Patent · US Expired

Paving apparatus

US5553969A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
2References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1995
Grant dateSep 10, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01C19/46
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A paving apparatus utilizing surface paving components which are stored in a plurality of containers. The containers are supported on a movable platform which may be motivated by a motor carried on the platform. The platform includes a first end having the motor and a second end portion which provides an operator stand. Containers are supported on the platform to hold each of the plurality of surface paving components which are mixed in a holding tank and sent to a conveyor on the movable platform. A control is located at the operator stand to determine the speed and to steer the movable platform. Mixing of paving components and the spreading of the same on a surface are also controlled at the operator stand.

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