Patent ID: 11905668
Assignee: ECOPATH STRIPING LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 1:
2. An RPM installer for automatically aligning an RPM dispenser assembly and an adhesive dispenser over a marker location on a roadway and installing an RPM marker at said marker location, wherein:
said RPM installer comprises a mounting assembly, a sliding assembly, said RPM dispenser assembly and said adhesive dispenser;
said mounting assembly is configured to attach to a vehicle;
said RPM installer comprises a forward movement direction aligned with a forward moving direction of said vehicle;
said RPM installer comprises a front side associated with said forward movement direction, a rear side, an interior side adjacent with said vehicle, and an exterior side;
said sliding assembly is configured to attach to and selectively slide relative to said mounting assembly in directions substantially aligned with said forward movement direction;
said RPM dispenser assembly and said adhesive dispenser are mounted to a portion of said sliding assembly;
said sliding assembly is configured to selectively slide between a rearward configuration and a forward configuration, each defined relative to said mounting assembly in said forward movement direction;
with said sliding assembly in said rearward configuration, said adhesive dispenser is aligned over said marker location;
with said sliding assembly in said forward configuration, said RPM dispenser assembly is aligned over said marker location;
said adhesive dispenser comprises a dispensing nozzle configured to selectively dispense an adhesive fluid; and
said RPM installer is configured for:
aligning said adhesive dispenser over said marker location,
dispensing said adhesive fluid on said marker location,
aligning said RPM dispenser assembly over said marker location, and
dispensing said RPM marker on said marker location using said RPM dispenser assembly.