Patent ID: 6719485
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: E01C,E02D

Abstract:
A concrete roadway rubblizing apparatus, comprising:a non-circular multi-lobed roller rotatably mounted on an axle, the axle mounted on a frame to follow the frame as the frame moves along the ground; each lobe of the roller including an impact surface that intermittently contacts the ground as the roller rotates on the axle; a first set of projecting cleats on each impact surface, arranged parallel to the axle and generally centrally within the impact surface, between a pair of lobes, and located to impact the roadway prior to any other portion of the impact surface as the roller moves along the roadway; and a second set of projecting cleats on each impact surface, arranged parallel to the first set and generally centrally between each first set of cleats and the next adjacent lobe which will next contact the ground, said second set of cleats located to contact and grip the roadway surface subsequent to the impact of the first set of cleats.