Machine for spreading and compacting surfacing material

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR SPREADING AND COMPACTING SURFACING MATERIAL ONTO A STRIP OF TERRAIN, WHICH MACHINE IS ADAPTED TO BE TOWED BY A DUMP TRUCK, WHICH MACHINE COMPRISES; (A) A WHEELED FRAME, (B) A TRANSVERSE HOPPER MOUNTED ON SAID WHEELED FRAME WHICH HOPPER HAS A DISCHARGE OPENING FORMED IN THE LOWER END THEREOF, (1) SAID OPENING IN SAID HOPPER BEING OF THE WIDTH OF THE STRIP OF TERRAIN TO BE SURFACED, (C) A CHUTE ATTACHED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID HOPPER AND BEING OF A WIDTH OF THE OPENING IN THE LOWER END THEREOF, (1) SAID CHUTE LEADING FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID HOPPER TO A POINT A SPACED DISTANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN TO DIRECT SURFACING MATERIAL FROM THE HOPPER ONTO THE STRIP OF TERRAIN TO BE SURFACED, (D) A TRANSVERSELY ARRANGED PLATE MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME REARWARDLY OF SAID HOPPER AND EXTENDING DOWNWARD TO A SPACED DISTANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN TO FORM A STRIKE-OFF MEANS TO STRIK OFF SURFACING MATERIAL DISCHARGE FROM SAID CHUTE TO A PREDETERMINED THICKNESS, (E) A SINGLE ROLLER COMPACTING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID WHEELED FRAME TRANSVERSELY THEREOF REARWARDLY OF SAID STRIKE-OFF MEANS, WHICH ROLLER IS IN COMPACTING CONTACT WITH THE SURFACING MATERIAL DISCHARGED ONTO SAID STRIP OF TERRAIN AND BEING AT LEAST THE WIDTH OF SAID STRIP OF SURFACING MATERIAL, (F) A BEAM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME NEAR THE FORWARD END THEREOF, (G) A PAIR OF WHEELS OF SAID WHEELED FRAME BEING MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID PIVOTED BEAM FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS TO SUPPORT SAID WHEELED FRAME FOR MOVEMENT OVER THE TERRAIN, (H) CABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE REAR END PORTION OF SAID PIVOTED BEAM, (J) JACK MEANS POSITIONED INTERMEDIATE SAID FRAME AND SAID CABLE TO EXERT A PULLING ACTION ON SAID CABLE WHEN SAID JACK IS MOVED IN ONE DIRECTION TO URGE SAID WHEELS INTO CONTACT RELATION WITH THE TERRAIN, AND (J) FORWARDLY AND UPWARDLY EXTENDING BAR PORTIONS SECURED TO THE FORWARD END OF SAID FRAME AND BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE LOWER AND FORWARD SIDE OF AN AXLE OF A TOWING VEHICLE TO FORM A DRAW BAR, AND TO SUPPORT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TOWING VEHICLE THEREON WHILE THE MACHINE IS MOVED OVER THE TERRAIN TO PERFORM A SURFACING AND COMPACTING OPERATION.