Patent ID: 6845570

Claim:
A pavement dryer for removing water from a paved surface, the pavement dryer comprising: a gas processing system having, a system frame mounted on transporting wheels to allow said system frame to traverse the paved surface, a compressor mounted on said system frame and driven by an engine, said compressor having a compressor intake port and a compressor exhaust port, and a collection chamber mounted on said system frame, said collection chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, said chamber outlet communicating with said compressor intake port; a pick-up assembly having, an assembly frame, means for adjustably connecting said assembly frame with respect to said system frame, a nozzle supported by said assembly frame and having an elongated nozzle body having a nozzle opening bounded by a nozzle leading edge, a nozzle trailing edge, and a pair of end caps, a trailing edge seal resiliently mounted with respect to said nozzle trailing edge so as to forcibly engage the paved surface when said nozzle body is in close proximity to the paved surface, a nozzle lip traversing said nozzle leading edge, said nozzle lip being configured to provide a controlled gap between the paved surface and said nozzle leading edge, and a pair of assembly wheels providing support for said assembly frame and said nozzle with respect to the paved surface; and a nozzle conduit connecting said chamber inlet and said nozzle providing communication therebetween.