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Pavement finishing apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-02
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Granted: 1965-11-30
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Expires: 1982-04-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lewis William Hurst

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 10:47
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C19/00; E01C19/22; E01C19/30; E01C19/34; E01C19/40; E01C19/407

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
A PAVEMENT FINISHER COMPRISING: A FRAME; MEANS FOR PROPELLING SAID FRAME OVER A SURFACE TO BE PAVED; A PAIR OF SLIP-FORMS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR DEFINING THE MARGINS OF SAID PAVEMENT, EACH OF SAID SLIPFORMS BEING DEFINED BY A PLURALITY OF CONTIGUOUSLY ARRANGED SLIP-FORM ELEMENTS, SAID SLIP-FORM ELEMENTS BEING LOOSELY CONNECTED SO AS TO PERMIT RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN IN A VERTICAL PLANE; AND MOUNTING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FRAME AND SAID SLIP-FORMS, SAID MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING VERTICALLY-ACTING RESILIENT MEANS THAT CONSTANTLY BIAS SAID SLIP-FORMS DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE GROUND SURFACE, WITH THE LOOSE INTERCONNECTION OF SAID SLIPFORM ELEMENTS ENABLING THE LATTER TO GENERALLY CONFORM TO CHANGES IN CONTOUR OF SAID GROUND SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 112 words
A PAVEMENT FINISHER COMPRISING: A FRAME; MEANS FOR PROPELLING SAID FRAME OVER A SURFACE TO BE PAVED; A PAIR OF SLIP-FORMS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR DEFINING THE MARGINS OF SAID PAVEMENT, EACH OF SAID SLIPFORMS BEING DEFINED BY A PLURALITY OF CONTIGUOUSLY ARRANGED SLIP-FORM ELEMENTS, SAID SLIP-FORM ELEMENTS BEING LOOSELY CONNECTED SO AS TO PERMIT RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN IN A VERTICAL PLANE; AND MOUNTING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FRAME AND SAID SLIP-FORMS, SAID MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING VERTICALLY-ACTING RESILIENT MEANS THAT CONSTANTLY BIAS SAID SLIP-FORMS DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE GROUND SURFACE, WITH THE LOOSE INTERCONNECTION OF SAID SLIPFORM ELEMENTS ENABLING THE LATTER TO GENERALLY CONFORM TO CHANGES IN CONTOUR OF SAID GROUND SURFACE.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-29 1969-05-31 1969-11-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-29 1973-05-31 1973-11-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-29 1977-05-31 1977-11-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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