Patent ID: 8096367
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. A system for cutting and removing a replaceable coupon from a paved surface, comprising: a truck having a bed; a turret supported by the truck; a cutter assembly comprising a support arm and a cutter press; the support arm mounted on the turret; the cutter press comprising a frame and a rotary cutter slidably mounted on the frame; the frame only mounted on the support arm by a pivotal mount at a point on the frame directly to an end of the support arm to allow the cutter press to pivot from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position; a secondary support supported by the truck, the secondary support providing direct support at an intermediate point along the support arm between the turret and the pivotal mount; wherein during operation the support arm is provided with two-point stabilization by the turret and the secondary support and the frame is solely supported by the pivotal mount at the end of the support arm.