Patent ID: 11933000
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A depth guide for use on a road paving machine, said road paving machine having a screed attached thereto capable of depositing road paving material onto a roadbed, said screed being adjustable in height to control the thickness of a pavement layer formed from road paving material deposited onto the roadbed, said depth guide comprising
an attachment component, said attachment component adapted to attach said depth guide to the screed; and
a depth indicator, said depth indicator being elongate and having a length, a proximate end, and a distal end, said depth indicator being attached at its proximate end to the screed by the attachment component, said depth indicator extending in a downward direction from the attachment component towards the roadbed;
whereby the distal end of the depth indicator is visually perceived by an operator of the road paving machine during operation of the road paving machine, such that proximity of the distal end of the depth indicator to the roadbed provides the operator with information regarding the thickness of the road paving material that has been deposited onto the roadbed and formed into the pavement layer by the screed.