Abstract: A manually operated paint striper including an elongated frame mounted on wheels, an elongated container of compressed nitrogen mounted on the frame, an elongated container for striping paint mounted on the frame in an upwardly inclined attitude, conduits effecting communication between the nitrogen container and the paint container for providing a zone of compressed nitrogen in the upper portion of the paint container, a spray gun mounted on the lower portion of the frame, a conduit for effecting communication between the lower portion of the paint container and the spray gun, mounting structure for permitting removal of the spray gun from the frame to effect spraying in an area remote from the striper, and suitable controls for selectively actuating the spray gun from a remote position on the frame.

Abstract: A manhole assembly includes a circular cover 4 seated in a frame 1 and removably hinged thereto by a T-shaped lug 16 extending radially from the cover and lying within a matingly configured receptacle 5 defined in an upper edge of the frame. Lips 9 overhang opposite interior ends of the deepened receptacle trough 7 to restrain the pivot shaft 18 of the lug against vertical removal with the cover closed, in which position the lug has no contact with the receptacle surfaces to avoid clanking noise upon the passage of a vehicle.

Abstract: A cable-stayed bridge. At least one vertical bridge tower supported by a pier is used in conjuction with a horizontal traffic-supporting deck having a cable girder beneath it and supporting it. A plurality of cable stays, are each anchored to the upper end of the tower and extend at an angle to and through the deck and are anchored to the cable girder. Each stay is prestressed and comprises an inner cable group of greased strands enclosed in an inner rigid structural pipe and an outer cable group of cemented grouted strands outside the inner pipe and enclosed by an outer rigid structural pipe. This outer rigid structural pipe surroundings the outer cable group and is separated therefrom by cement grouts. Each cable group has anchors for its extreme upper end and for its extreme lower end. Prestressing is done between the extreme ends to a desired tension.