Patent ID: 7690863

Claim:
Device for holding a levelling strip ( 14 ) on a carriage for applying cold laid coatings, wherein said strip extends in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the direction of movement of the carriage, wherein said carriage comprises on the rear side opposite the direction of movement of a support frame ( 12 ) which has a length that is adjustable to adapt to the width of the application zone of the coating and which holds a levelling strip ( 14 ), made from a flexible, slightly elastic material, of which one first free end ( 16 ) is attached to a first free external edge ( 18 ) of the support frame, and wherein the second free external edge ( 20 ), that is opposite the first, of the support frame comprises a vertical axis breast roller ( 22 ) on which the levelling strip ( 14 ) is tensioned by means of a winding device ( 24 ) that applies to said strip a suitable tension while permitting the continuous adjustment of the working length of said strip.