Road structure – process – or apparatus – Apparatus – Automatic control
Patent
1992-01-15
1993-08-10
Neuder, William P.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Apparatus
Automatic control
33286, 404 97, E01C 1926
Patent
active
052342816
ABSTRACT:
A deflection indicating adjustable highway straight-edge. The highway straight-edge is designed to effectively level wet concrete by allowing the user to determine when the device is not straight and provides the user with a means of controlled adjustment for straightening.
In the preferred embodiment, a laser light beam and electronic sensing device is used to detect deflection of the straight-edge. Undesirable deflection can be eliminated through the external adjustment of steel tension cables inside the straight-edge tube. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, deflection is detected by means of an electrically conducting wire having contact points to indicate that the straight-edge requires adjustment. In another embodiment, a steel wire or string line stretched tightly inside the straight-edge tube indicates deflection requiring adjustment.
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Niemela William W.
Quenzi Philip J.
Somero David W.
Somero Paul J.
Neuder William P.
Ritchie William B.
Somero Enterprise, Inc.
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