Patent ID: 7033105
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. A road paving vehicle tire track remover, comprising: a blade frame having a bend; at least one blade assembly having a semi-flexible blade with a lower edge and an upper edge, a front side and a rear side, a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, said upper edge attached to said blade frame so as to generally conform to said bend in said blade frame such that said front side of said semi-flexible blade is generally concave about said vertical axis, and further including pivoting means for allowing side-to-side rocking movements of said semi-flexible blade, said pivoting means comprising a strut member attached to a height adjustment means, a post having an arcuate throughhole through which a fastener is inserted for connection to a lower end of said strut, and wherein said post is connected to said blade frame, such that said blade assembly pivots about said fastener; attachment means for removably attaching said blade assembly to a road paving vehicle on a surface proximate the rear wheels of the road paving vehicle, such that said blade assembly is disposed downwardly and said lower edge of said semi-flexible blade can be brought into contact with the road surface when in operation; said height adjustment means permits vertical movement of said blade assembly during use; and pressure adjustment means for adjusting the downward pressure exerted by said blade assembly on the road surface; wherein when in use said semi-flexible blade, height adjustment means, and pressure adjustment means cooperate to press said semi-flexible blades into soft and movable paving material, thereby collecting and channeling loose road paving material toward said vertical axis of said semi-flexible blade, and smoothing the road surface as said semi-flexible blade passes over it.