Patent ID: 9011039
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: E01C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for servicing roadways comprising: a frame configured to be secured to a prime mover; a grinding drum rotatably supported upon the frame, the grinding drum comprising a length dimension having a value from a range of about 9 feet to about 15 feet; and a driving system supported upon the frame and configured to rotationally drive the grinding drum; wherein the grinding drum comprises an elongated, cylindrical structure that extends along a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis oriented at the center of the cylindrical structure of the grinding drum, the grinding drum configured for rotation about the longitudinal axis and configured for lateral movement along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the longitudinal axis has the same spatial orientation during the lateral movement of the grinding drum; and wherein the longitudinal axis represents an x-axis in three dimensional space, the grinding drum configured for at least partial rotation about the y-axis and at least partial rotation about the z-axis.