Patent ID: 6612774
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
A shoulder compacting apparatus for use in combination with a vehicle defining a longitudinal axis and positioned on a road adjacent the shoulder, the vehicle including front and rear ends and a plurality of axles supporting a plurality of wheels, said shoulder compacting apparatus comprising:at least one mounting bracket adapted for detachably mounting to the front end of the vehicle; a guide member supported by said at least one mounting bracket; a first linear actuator supported by said guide member; a ram engaging said guide member and operably connected to said first linear actuator, said ram actuated by said first linear actuator in substantially horizontal linear movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; at least one arm supported for movement relative to said ram; a roller rotatably supported by said at least one arm; a second linear actuator operably connecting said ram and said at least one arm, said roller actuated by said second linear actuator in substantially vertical movement; and wherein said roller is moveable from a rest position horizontally adjacent the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and vertically above the road surface to an operative position horizontally spaced laterally outwardly from said rest position and vertically below said rest position such that said roller is in engagement with the shoulder.