Road structure – process – or apparatus – Apparatus – Material distribution means
Patent
1986-09-26
1987-09-22
Novosad, Stephen J.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Apparatus
Material distribution means
404101, 404110, 404128, 366 23, 1263435A, E01C 1912
Patent
active
046951865
ABSTRACT:
Asphalt handling apparatus includes a carriage portion, a hopper portion, a hopper heating portion, an asphalt dispensing portion, a liquid tack material dispensing portion and an equipment lifting portion. The hopper portion includes an elongated trough section with a generally V-shaped cross section. A pair of bi-fold doors selectively cover an open top section. The hopper heating portion includes an enclosed heat transfer medium first chamber disposed immediately below the V-shaped trough section and in direct contact therewith. The first chamber includes sloping wing sections and a deeper central section communicating therewith. A U-shaped burner channel is disposed substantially horizontally within the central section with a gas burner along a first arm and an exhaust stack extends upwardly from a second arm. An elongated electrical heating element is disposed between the arms. The liquid tack material dispensing portion includes an elongated second chamber located alongside the central section of the hopper heating portion. The second chamber includes tubing therein communicating with the central section of the hopper heating portion. Valve mechanism communicates with an outlet of the second chamber. A cleaning fluid reservoir communicates with the valve mechanism. The equipment lifting portion includes a frame assembly including a fixed section and a vertically movable section slidably engageable therewith, the movable section including an equipment engaging member.
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Letchford John F.
Novosad Stephen J.
Urban Arthur L.
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