Abstract: An aggregate material spreader which is suitable for spreading aggregate material especially concrete on driveways, roadways and other paved surfaces. Work is performed by a roller-skid assembly adequate for rolling on forms and also skidding on the ground. It may have a built-in vibrating system and screed plates to grade material off at a desired level. Because of the skid embodiment it is designed to slip form. Finally a gliding float moves over the surface smoothing out all wrinkles.Also an alternate embodiment exists with a hopper built above the spreader with a sloping top attached on at the rear of said hopper at a lower position for concrete to discharge through for a finished product.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for delivering asphalt-aggregate material from a plurality of supply trucks to a finishing machine. In a preferred form of the invention, the apparatus is a self-propelled storage vehicle including a hopper having a capacity substantially equal to the capacity of one of the supply trucks, a high capacity loading conveyor, and a high capacity unloading conveyor system. A tranversely disposed screw auger is provided for remixing the asphalt-aggregate material in the hopper prior to its discharge to the finishing machine. In the first method of operation the storage vehicle shuttles between the finishing machine and a remote location of the supply trucks and in the second method of operation the storage vehicle travels in tandem with the finishing machine as the paving operation is performed. The high capacity loading conveyor can be equipped with an extendable trough which has a pivotally attached trough floor with front and side plates.

Abstract: A revolving paddle mixer for re-mixing a hot asphalt mix deposited in the hopper of a road paving machine. The mixer takes the form of a plurality of paddles angularly positioned relative to each other and mounted on a revolving shaft adjacent to the conveyor for transporting the asphalt mix material to the rotating auger. The resultant re-mixture is more uniform and dense so that a smooth pavement is laid on the roadway.

Abstract: A paving machine for zero or minimum clearance applications includes a tractor for moving a pan assembly in a desired direction of travel on a roadway to be paved in order to form a quantity of concrete mud into a slab of desired width and elevation. The pan assembly has a pan that extends laterally substantially the full desired width and rearwardly from a leading edge portion of the pan to a trailing edge portion of the pan. Components are provided for mounting the pan assembly on the tractor so that the leading edge portion of the pan is disposed rearwardly of at least one of the left and right tracks. Multiple sensors may be included for independent elevation control of the pan along with mounting components for lateral adjustment of the pan assembly and dual screeds for better control of the concrete mud.

Abstract: The invention is a device for cushioning the contact between a paving machine equipped with a hopper for receiving paving material and a truck carrying paving material to be dumped into the hopper. In one embodiment the device has an arm with one end pivotally connected to the paving machine; the other endDoffth ajm Beajs ollerRfoo clnttcttnggthh ttrex oo tte ruwk..Thh ajm s coonegtee t tte issonnoffa yddauuicccyyinnerrsyten; as the roller contacts the truck tires, the fluid of the hydraulic system cushions the contact between the roller and the tires. The hydraulic system includes a pump for returing the piston (and thus the roller) to an extended position and an adjustable pressure hydraulic valve, controllable by the operator of the paving machine, for modulating the force exerted on the paving machine and on the tires while the roller is in contact with the tires.

Abstract: An asphalt paver is illustrated having a hopper carried by a rigid longitudinal frame upon which is mounted a transversely oscillatable frame carrying wheels intermediate the hopper and a rearwardly positioned screed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for smoothing epoxy flooring material utilizes a weighted chassis to the bottom of which are mounted two planar blades in angular adjustable manner. A handle mounted pivotally to the top of the chassis may be brought forward to tilt the chassis, bringing normally elevated wheels into ground contact for transporting the apparatus in blade floor noncontacting positions.

Abstract: Brushing apparatus including a motor vehicle provided with a tool-holder member, a fast-locking member pivoted to the tool-holder member, a container removably mounted on the fast-locking member and having an opening into which material to be collected is brushed during a brushing operation, and from which it is discharged by tilting the container. A power operated, rotatable brush pivotally mounted on the container swingable relative thereto about a horizontal axis under the action of gravity of hydraulic jack. The powered brush is so supported by the container as to lie adjacent to the container opening during brushing and to expose the opening when emptying the container. The brushing implement and container may be pivotally located about a vertical axis to place the brush at an angle to the vehicle movement. The brush is rotatable in either direction to sweep material from a surface or into the container.

Abstract: A front material dispensing and transporting truck is disclosed as comprising a truck having a rear mounted engine operably connected to hydraulic motors which power a conveyor belt and two screw augers which transport material forwardly from a material container to a dispensing opening located in the forward end of a dispensing trough which is mounted in the front of the truck and its cab. Apparatus for vertically and horizontally locating the dispensing opening are provided. The invention allows a single truck operator to easily deliver material to a precise location, by making the dispensing apparatus clearly visible from the truck cab and by providing mechanical delivery of the material from the container to a selected work site.

Abstract: A paver with a collecting hopper for collecting aggregate dumped into the paver. Rotating discs with discontinuous expanses caused by voids in the discs on rotation of the discs mix aggregate and move the aggregate to a region where the aggregate dumps in advance of a screed in the paver.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for delivering asphalt-aggregate material from a plurality of supply trucks to a finishing machine. In a preferred form of the invention the hopper of the finishing machine is modified to have a capacity substantially equal to the capacity of one of the supply trucks. The apparatus is a self-propelled storage vehicle including a hopper having a capacity substantially equal to the capacity of one of the supply trucks, a high capacity loading conveyor, and a high capacity unloading conveyor system. A transversely disposed screw auger is provided for remixing the asphalt-aggregate material in the hopper prior to its discharge to the finishing machine. In the first method of operation the storage vehicle shuttles between the finishing machine and a remote location of the supply trucks and in the second method of operation the storage vehicle travels in tandem with the finishing machine as the paving operation is performed.

Abstract: A system for heating the contents of a supply hopper mounted to a pavement patching vehicle. The vehicle has a remotely controlled distribution hopper mounted at the end of an articulated arm. The vehicle exhaust gas is directed to the supply hopper to keep the asphalt therein warm and to the distribution hopper to heat the underlying pavement. The supply hopper is of double wall construction with the heated exhaust gas directed in a circuitous path along the sidewall and the top before passing into the atmosphere.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for filling voids in recycled asphalt. When asphalt has been recycled through the use of a heater-scarifier-screed apparatus, inherently, the pavement surface has voids therein which render the surface porous. The apparatus disclosed herein spreads a thin layer of asphalt over the recycled asphalt in such a manner that substantially all of the voids in the surface thereof are filled. When the method disclosed herein has been completed, the result is a substantially smooth, recycled, repaved trafficable asphalt surface.

Abstract: An asphalt paver, of the type having a power extendable floating screed, is provided with a power extendable auger-like material distribution mechanism, such that the width of the distribution mechanism can be varied with the width of the screed. The variable width distribution mechanism is structurally independent of the floating screed, so as not to impart its reaction forces to the screed.A variable width panel arrangement is incorporated into the power extendable distribution mechanism and is extendable and retractable along with the latter to provide for proper confinement of the paving material during lateral distribution.

Abstract: A paver for spreading aggregate over a surface. The paver includes a collecting hopper for receiving material from a dump truck. Rotating discs form a portion of the floor of the collecting hopper, and on operation of the discs aggregate is moved to cascade from a rear edge of the collecting hopper into a feed hopper. Material flows from the feed hopper to a region in advance of a screed in the paver. The collecting hopper is tiltable fully to clean aggregate therefrom.

Abstract: An improved mounting arrangement for the auger and auger drive mechanism of a floating screed type asphalt paver. A drive box, pivotally mounted at the back of the paver, supports and drives the inboard ends of left side and right side augers. A cantilever beam, mounted on the drive box, extends laterally over both augers and provides outboard bearing support. Actuator means is provided for controllably pivoting the entire assembly about an axis located in front of the augers, enabling the augers to be lifted and lowered for loading/unloading operations, clearing obstructions, etc., and also enabling the auger to be adjusted vertically during paving.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for pouring concrete on a bridge is disclosed employing rail-mounted pouring and related equipment and separate rail-mounted rolling pipe for attachment to a concrete source system located on an approach to the area to be poured. The equipment rail and rolling pipe rail are both mounted on stable overhang brackets located outboard of the area to be poured. A power tractor is also mounted in the approach area on the rolling pipe rail and straddles the vertical reinforcing members located on the outside edges of the bridge deck. The tractor pushes the rolling pipe and permits a flexible hose connection to a stationary concrete pump located on the approach. A spring-loaded telescoping channel connection allows the trolleys on the tractor and the idler trolleys supporting the rolling pipe to be clamped securely to the rail.

Abstract: A material spreader system includes an elevated bridge for spanning a section of plastic concrete. A spreader including a hopper having an elongated rectangular slot is translated back and forth across the bridge to dispense a widthwise stream of topping material onto the underlying surface. Vibration generating elements are coupled at spaced apart intervals to the spreader hopper to provide for a uniform flow of topping material to the slot. A flow control device spans the length of the slot to dispense a continuous stream of topping material from the slot. A rotating metering device meters the flow of topping material through the slot. A motor translates the spreader back and forth across the bridge and rotates the rotating metering device as the spreader moves such that sequential translations of the spreader across the bridge followed by sequential translations of the bridge along the length of the plastic surface covers the entire surface with a uniform blanket of topping material.

Abstract: A material spreader for handling both rock and powder-like materials incorporates a hopper assembly with a hydraulically motor driven side discharge as compared to the conventional bottom discharge. The hopper assembly in one embodiment is supported directly above the surface being covered by hydraulically motor driven wheeled frames and in another embodiment is supported by a carriage on a bridge spanning the work surface. A gasoline engine driven hydraulic system mounts on and moves with the hopper assembly during spreading and includes a mechanism for automatically reversing the direction of travel.

Abstract: A device for scattering and simultaneously filling sand into turf spaces of an artificial lawn spread on a base comprises a truck caused to run on the artificial lawn by a drive source, a hopper mounted on the truck for storing sand, and a rotary brush for filling the turf spaces with the sand discharged from the hopper and scattered on the artificial lawn. The rotary brush is rotatably driven by the drive source of the truck, and vertically movably mounted onto the truck. The rotary brush is supported by coupling members by which the urging force of the brush against the artificial lawn can be adjusted when the rotary brush is positioned upon the artificial lawn.

Abstract: Road working apparatus, towed by a road working vehicle, such as a truck, includes a cage portion for protecting workers performing tasks such as filling potholes. The cage has an opening through the floor, which opening is positioned over the pothole. If necessary the size of the opening can be increased by pivoting up one or more grates. Preferably the apparatus includes machinery and equipment necessary to perform the particular task at hand, such as a hot patch and blacktop dispersing unit, a generator and an air compressor for powering road working tools.

Abstract: Apparatus for sealing pavement joints or seams are disclosed. The apparatus includes a wheeled support platform which serves to mount a cylindrical storage container suitable for holding a selected amount of an asphaltic emulsion sealing composition. An applicator is coupled to the bottom of the storage container and controls are provided to selectively vary the volume of the stream of sealing composition and to permit the stream to be completely extinguished. In order to prevent the asphaltic emulsion sealing composition from breaking down or settling out during application an agitator device is provided which propels the sealing composition upward from the bottom of the storage container and mixes the sealing composition. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the agitator device is gear driven in response to movement of the wheeled support platform.

Abstract: Fragmented old asphaltic concrete or the like is recycled into new hot-mix by temporarily separating larger pieces from the smaller fragments, generating heat internally within the large pieces with penetrating microwave energy, separately heating the smaller fragments by exposure to hot gas, and then recombining and remixing the separately heated components. The old concrete can be heated very rapidly, highly uniformly and economically while avoiding asphalt degradation and pollution problems that can be caused by exposure to extreme high temperature and while avoiding the relatively high costs of heating the entire volume with microwave energy.

Abstract: An attachment for dump trucks having a dump bed with a chute leading downwardly to a discharge end for discharging material along a roadway surface. The attachment adapts the truck to perform roadway surface repairs by receiving, grading, and pressing roadway repair material into place along damaged areas of the roadway surface while the truck is driven forwardly. The attachment includes a blade that is pivoted to the truck at a position rearwardly adjacent the chute discharge end. The blade is arched to receive and grade loose bulk repair material delivered from the dump truck bin through the downwardly projecting chute. The blade is also pivoted between an operative position, riding along the roadway surface, and an inoperative position above the roadway surface. Material delivered to the blade and graded thereby can be compacted and pressed into damaged roadway areas by the supporting truck tires.

Abstract: A roadway surface patching vehicle is described wherein virtually all roadway patching procedures may be performed by a single operator within a control station of the vehicle unit. The vehicle includes a number roadway repair tools mounted to a moveable carriage on the vehicle frame. This carriage is situated intermediate the control station and the front vehicle wheels. Among the operative tools are a cutter head and a vacuum head adjacent to the cutter head for receiving and directing loose particulate roadway surface material to a storage hopper for subsequent reblending and reuse. The vacuum head may also be used to clean the area adjacent the repair following placement and finished tamping and rolling of the new repair materials. A tamping head is also mounted to the carriage for movement therewith and a roller is mounted to the frame for finishing the repair to grade.

Abstract: A material spreader for spreading a topping material over a wet concrete surface utilizes a pair of hoppers which are driven back and forth on a bridge support spanning the surface. A gasoline engine mounts above the hoppers and furnishes power for a reversibly controllable hydraulic hopper drive motor. The motor is part of a hydraulic system in which the hydraulic fluid is cooled by using both a hopper wall as well as the flowing material being spread as heat sinks.

Abstract: An ice aggregate road structure and apparatus for constructing. The road structure comprises crushed ice aggregate from which fines smaller than 0.1 inch have been removed which aggregate is placed in the desired shape and then bonded by a deeply penetrating application of water which bonds aggregate particles at their points of contact. The apparatus includes a distribution box for receiving ice aggregate and distributing it over a road section to be paved coupled with a bond water distributing means for quickly applying bond water after proper distribution and shaping of the aggregate. The distribution and water spray elements are carried on rails which are in turn supported from a pair of spaced apart carriages containing water heating and pumping means and appropriate power sources for operating the equipment. The carriages are spaced apart to allow trucks to deliver aggregate.

Abstract: An apparatus for accommodating and avoiding the interference of a column in line with an end of a spreader which applies particulate material to the surface of freshly-poured concrete. The apparatus includes an assembly for attachment to the column for supporting an end of the surface spreader. The column assembly has a horizontal shelf and a device to affix the shelf to the column at a predetermined elevation in registration with the end of the surface spreader. A ski is mounted at the end of the surface spreader and is shaped to engage the shelf and support the end of the surface spreader on the shelf. The ski is maintained at approximately the same elevation as the shelf to readily permit the ski to be moved onto the shelf for support of the end of the surface spreader.

Abstract: A material spreader system is designed to dispense a topping material onto the surface of a plastic substance lying within an area having a length, width and opposing sides. The material spreader system also includes features which enable it to dispense topping material within an area including a vertically extending obstruction positioned adjacent one of the sides of the area and extending a predetermined distance into the area. The obstruction defines a reduced width section of the area. The material spreader system includes a spreader for storing a supply of topping material and for dispensing a layer of the topping material as the spreader is translated along a path. An adjustable bridge provides an elevated path to permit widthwise translation of the spreader across the area. The normal bridge span has a length equal to or greater than the full width of the area.

Abstract: A road resurfacing or repaving machine is disclosed. The machine is self-propelled, and has a chassis. A preliminary heater depends from the machine chassis to provide preliminary heat to the underlying road. A preliminary scarifier breaks up the top of the heated road surface. A main heater behind the preliminary scarifier provides a second heating action, and a main scarifier behind the main heater further scarifies the hot road material and the road surface. Spray means sprays liquid asphalt cutback over the hot, scarified material. A first macadam dispensing device behind the spray means dispenses new hot mix material to the hot, sprayed material and road surface to make up solid material lost through pot hole formation or other road deterioration. A first mixer commingles the newly added hot mix with the old, sprayed, scarified material on the road surface. A first screed levels and at least partly compacts this material to form a first lift.

Abstract: One concrete slab is laid adjacent to a previously laid slab with a slip forming machine while the concrete mix of the previously laid slab is still plastic. The slip forming machine includes a tractor of the type used with conventional slip-form mules, and in addition a slip-form mule that has the capability of laying a slab of plastic concrete mix against a previously laid slab of mix that is still plastic. The mule has a frame that is attached to the tractor, and the frame carries a hopper and slip form which are united into a single unit, with the hopper opening into the front end of the slip form. The unitized hopper and slip form pivot on the frame about a vertical axis that extends through the front of the frame. The rear end of the slip form moves on a transverse slideway and a hydraulic cylinder is connected between the frame and slip form to urge the side of the slip form snugly against the edge of the previously laid slab as concrete mix extrudes from the slip form to provide the adjacent slab.

Abstract: A truck frame for road repair work includes a tank containing heated asphalt, a repair materials hopper, a front discharge chute and a drive worm conveyor within the hopper for moving repair aggregate from the hopper to the chute for deposit in a pavement pothole or the like. The discharge end of the chute is manually moveable from side to side and front to back and carries an outlet for the heated asphalt to coat the aggregate emerging from the chute with the asphalt, for spreading the asphalt coated aggregate into the pavement defect being repaired. The chute has a first air inlet attached thereto remote from the discharge in and through which air under pressure is applied to the chute to cause a swirling motion of the aggregate as it descends through the chute toward the pavement, and a second air inlet at the opposite end from the outlet for receiving air under pressure to clean a pothole before the repair material is applied thereto.

Abstract: The invention comprises a device which automatically spreads road repair material over a pothole or crack in a road. The device has a spreader which is attached to the rear of a moving vehicle, such as a dump truck, which optionally has a quantity of road repair material stored therein. The repair material is deposited on the road surface either in the crack or pothole or immediately behind it. The spreader then passes over the hole and either smoothes the repair or fills the hold by carrying the repair material into the hole and simultaneously smoothes it over. The device has adjustment means whereby the spreader can conform to the contour or grade of the road to aid in the smoothing process. Use of the device eliminates the manual labor involved in making a road repair, and also accomplishes the repair quicker than has heretofore been possible.

Abstract: A self-propelled pavement lane apparatus comprising a radial-frequency microwave generator extending across one lane of the roadway having an antenna with a slotted waveguide directed toward the roadway for heating a lane-wide stretch of the roadway. A ripping device is provided behind the microwave generator to rip up pavement which was heated by the microwave generator. A screw conveyor conveys the heated and ripped pavement inwardly toward a central axis of the apparatus where it is fed by a chute to a mixing chamber containing counter-rotating mixing blades. Fresh bituminous binder and/or filler may be added to the mixing chamber to be mixed with the ripped pavement which is then discharged from the mixing chamber by a second screw conveyor, to be distributed across the lane. Following the second screw conveyor is a finished plate for initially compacting the refinished surface.

Abstract: This application relates to a method for quickly and efficiently filling a pothole in a road surface, utilizing a mixture of fly ash and water which hardens into a compact mass capable of supporting vehicular traffic.

Abstract: A manually manipulatable applicator mechanism for applying and embedding crushed rocks on selected areas of a paved surface. The mechanism includes a first gate structure by which an operator can vary the width dimension of the pattern of applied rocks and a second gate structure for controlling the quantity of rocks applied by the mechanism and thus controlling the thickness of the pattern of applied rocks.

Abstract: Apparatus for extruding a continuous concrete structure along a surface such as a curb and gutter. The apparatus includes an open bottom hopper for containing a supply of concrete mounted to a vehicle. An open bottom mold extends rearwardly from the open bottom of the hopper and causes the concrete flowing from the hopper onto the surface to be provided the proper cross-sectional shape as the vehicle moves along the surface. The lower leading face of the hopper is slanted rearwardly. Vibrators are immersed within the concrete overlying the open bottom of the hopper and in an area generally horizontal with and to the rear of the lower leading face of the hopper. The combination of the slanted lower leading face and the properly situated vibrator causes the apparatus to creep or walk forward so that very little if any motive power need be applied to the vehicle.

Abstract: A unitary flight chain assembly for a paver is illustrated as having mounting structure for removably positioning same upon a support structure carried beneath the hopper of the paver, and removable covers are provided to facilitate lifting the flight chain assembly out of the paver and for replacement thereof.

Abstract: A machine for compacting and moulding concrete mix or other plastic materials comprises, in combination:(a) a body structure;(b) a tunnel shaped moulding member having a top and two sides and open at its bottom, the moulding member being attached to the body section;(c) an opening in the top of the moulding member adjacent to the body section;(d) a hopper adapted to carry concrete mix or other plastic materials, and feed the mix or materials to the opening, the hopper being attached to the body structure;(e) a substantially vertical ram plate having a shape which corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the moulding member, the ram plate being located within the moulding member and being adapted to move reciprocally from a first position adjacent to the body structure to a second position wholly within the moulding member, without oscillation of the ram plate;(f) means to cause the reciprocal movement of the ram plate, the means being carried by the body structure, and(g) means supporting the body structur

Abstract: An improvement to a laydown machine comprising an unsegregator shroud connected to the ejector chute of the aggregate elevator transporter. The shroud extends around the chute to constrain the path of aggregates as they are fed into the feed box of the paving machine.

Abstract: An apparatus capable of self power or being towed and specifically designed to distribute and/or apply cementitious material, and in particular, pervious concrete, over a given surface area such as a roadway or the like. A support frame has mounted thereon a distributor casing specifically configured to direct cementitious material in layer form along a transverse length relative to the direction of travel of the support frame. A delivery hopper moves transversely on the frame and along the length of the casing and serves to continuously feed cementitious material to the casing. Material such as pervious concrete is continuously discharged from the distributor casing by a percussive action imparted to it by forward motion of the frame. A blade element and compacting edge is adjustably positioned above the surface being treated and is attached to the casing to mechanically move therewith so as to compact the cementitious material as it is extruded from the casing upon mechanical actuation thereof.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in combination with a road working machine for mixing a liquid plasticizing agent within a layer of scarified road surface materal is disclosed. The apparatus includes an array of discs for lifting and turning the scarified road surface material and a nozzle supported in a position for spraying the liquid plasticizing agent upon the road surface material as it is lifted and turned by the discs. In a preferred embodiment, the discs are secured to a rotatable shaft which is mounted for angular movement through a plane lying transverse to the direction of travel so that the disc assembly may follow longitudinal undulations in the road surface.

Abstract: An improved reciprocatory self-loading dual-ended earth excavation vehicle pivotally connected to two or more unmanned self-leveling and self-maneuvering telescopic conveyor vehicles, the latter in turn are pivotally connected to a multi-function dual-ended distribution vehicle capable of conveying, spreading, wetting, impacting and grading the earth fill. The above-mentioned articulated vehicles provide the means to excavate, convey and discharge a virtually continuous flow of earth while traveling in a forward or rearward direction. The excavation and telescopic conveyor vehicles are readily adaptable to surface mining of various minerals including coal and oil shale by simply exchanging the above-mentioned distribution vehicle for a pivotally connected boom conveyer vehicle which provides the means for discharging the ore at a mill site or for the loading of long haul ore carriers.

Abstract: An earthen structure for holding back a body of water has a sloped surface which is paved with an overlapping arrangement of strips constructed of castable material. Each strip is formed by conveying castable material from a mobile receiving hopper that is propelled adjacent to the base of the earthen structure. A bridge conveyor projects laterally from the receiving hopper over the slope. The bridge conveyor deposits the castable material onto the slope forwardly of a spreader device that is advanced longitudinally relative to the slope by a prime mover. A scraper blade of the spreader device is positioned at a preselected elevation by a forwardly projecting sidewall which is connected to the blade and slidable on a previously formed strip. The sidewall maintains the castable material in front of the blade, as the advancing blade spreads the material in a longitudinal strip of a preselected thickness and having a lateral edge extending a preselected lateral dimension outwardly from the sloped surface.

Abstract: A process of making and spreading, on a highway, a non-skid highway surfacing composed of aggregates mixed in a bituminous binder, according to which aggregates mixed in molten asphaltic bitumen are prepared, which are screened at the same time as they are spread, with the result that a relatively thick surfacing carpet is obtained which is composed of two superposed layers, the top layer of which is constituted by the chips retained by the screen.

Abstract: In a method of stabilizing, by means of a stabilizing machine adapted to inject a stabilizing agent into the ground, a ground surface whose bearing capacity is so low that it is unable to support the stabilizing machine or can only support said machine with difficulty, there is used a stabilizing unit supported by the drive or transport unit of said machine in front thereof as seen in the drive direction. The stabilizing unit has a width which exceeds the width of said drive or transport unit. The stabilizing agent is introduced into the ground to a depth of such magnitude, and the machine is driven at such a speed that the ground is sufficiently stabilized by said stabilizing agent introduced thereinto to support the whole of the stabilizing machine. The stabilizing unit may be partially supported by lifting and/or carrying arms of the drive unit and partially by separate ground-engaging tracks or wheels arranged between said unit and said drive unit.

Abstract: This machine consists primarily of a frame, which is supported by wheels, and the frame supports three spaced-apart self-placing form units, which operate in conjunction with finishing rollers. The self-placing form units of the machine are faced with endless synthetic rubber belts, which are backed up by hinged steel pads, and the top and bottom of the self-placing form units are sealed with a plate having a lip at the edge, to overlap the synthetic rubber, so as to repel any foreign matter, or concrete mix, from entering the inside of the units. The machine is reversible in direction when desired, and is used for concrete curb and gutter construction.

Abstract: A method of producing a fiber reinforced concrete structure of desired thickness including the steps of extruding a sheet of concrete substantially free of fibers, distributing an effective amount of reinforcing fibers on the sheet, repeating the foregoing steps until the desired thickness is approached and before the concrete sheets have set up, and extruding a further sheet of substantially fiber-free concrete over the structure resulting from the foregoing steps to achieve the desired thickness. The amount of fiber distributed over each sheet may be varied to concentrate the fiber in the areas where the greatest stress concentration is expected. Also disclosed is an apparatus for performing the method.

Abstract: Two feed conveyors and two spreader augers are independently driven, each by its own drive motor. The control means for each feed conveyor includes a sensor at the discharge end of the feed conveyor and means responsive to changes in the level of the paving material at the sensor for proportionally increasing the drive speed of the conveyor as the level drops and proportionally decreasing the drive speed of the conveyor as the level rises. The control means for each auger includes a sensor adjacent the discharge end of the auger and means responsive to changes in the level of the paving material at the sensor for proportionally increasing the drive speed of the auger as the level drops and proportionally decreasing the drive speed of the auger as the level rises.