US3232669A
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Sonic machine for cutting pavement
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-03
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1982-05-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Albert G Bodine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:08
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C23/00; E01C23/06; E01C23/09; E01C23/0906; E01C23/0926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
APPARATUS OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR CUTTING HORIZONTALLY INTO A WORK BODY OF FRACTURABLE MATERIAL, COMPRISING: A POWER-MOTIVATED VEHICLE; AN ELASTIC BAR MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE, SAID BAR BEING ELASTICALLY VIBRATORY IN A PRE-DETERMINED WAVE PATTERN, CHARACTERIZED BY REGIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATION AMPLITUDE AND REGIONS OF MINIMIZED VIBRATION AMPLITUDE, AND SAID BAR HAVING, IN A REGION OF SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATORY AMPLITUDE OF SAID WAVE PATTERN, A VIBRATORY COUPLING FACE ORIENTED FOR SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL ENGAGEMENT AGAINST, AND ACOUSTIC COUPLING TO, AN EXPOSED SURFACE OF SAID WORK BODY UPON FORWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID VEHICLE; A VIBRATION GENERATOR FOR SO VIBRATING SAID BAR, SAID GENERATOR BEING ACOUSTICALLY COUPLED TO SAID BAR IN A REGION OF SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATION AMPLITUDE OF SAID WAVE PATTERN; MOUNTING MEANS FOR SAID BAR ON SAID VEHICLE SUPPORTINGLY ENGAGING SAID BAR WITH MINIMIZED VIBRATION TRANSMISSION OF SAID WAVE PATTERN, WHEREBY SAID VEHICLE, UPON FORWARD MOVEMENT, ACTS THROUGH SAID REGION OF MINIMIZED VIBRATION TRANSMISSION TO EXERT A BIAS FORCE ON SAID BAR AND SAID SURFACE OF SAID WORK BODY ENGAGED BY SAID COUPLING FACE OF SAID BAR; AND MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY MOVING SAID COUPLING FACE OF SAID BAR IN REVERSE LATERAL DIRECTIONS RELATIVE TO AND DURING SAID VIBRATION OF SAID BAR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
APPARATUS OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR CUTTING HORIZONTALLY INTO A WORK BODY OF FRACTURABLE MATERIAL, COMPRISING: A POWER-MOTIVATED VEHICLE; AN ELASTIC BAR MOUNTED ON SAID VEHICLE, SAID BAR BEING ELASTICALLY VIBRATORY IN A PRE-DETERMINED WAVE PATTERN, CHARACTERIZED BY REGIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATION AMPLITUDE AND REGIONS OF MINIMIZED VIBRATION AMPLITUDE, AND SAID BAR HAVING, IN A REGION OF SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATORY AMPLITUDE OF SAID WAVE PATTERN, A VIBRATORY COUPLING FACE ORIENTED FOR SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL ENGAGEMENT AGAINST, AND ACOUSTIC COUPLING TO, AN EXPOSED SURFACE OF SAID WORK BODY UPON FORWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID VEHICLE; A VIBRATION GENERATOR FOR SO VIBRATING SAID BAR, SAID GENERATOR BEING ACOUSTICALLY COUPLED TO SAID BAR IN A REGION OF SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATION AMPLITUDE OF SAID WAVE PATTERN; MOUNTING MEANS FOR SAID BAR ON SAID VEHICLE SUPPORTINGLY ENGAGING SAID BAR WITH MINIMIZED VIBRATION TRANSMISSION OF SAID WAVE PATTERN, WHEREBY SAID VEHICLE, UPON FORWARD MOVEMENT, ACTS THROUGH SAID REGION OF MINIMIZED VIBRATION TRANSMISSION TO EXERT A BIAS FORCE ON SAID BAR AND SAID SURFACE OF SAID WORK BODY ENGAGED BY SAID COUPLING FACE OF SAID BAR; AND MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY MOVING SAID COUPLING FACE OF SAID BAR IN REVERSE LATERAL DIRECTIONS RELATIVE TO AND DURING SAID VIBRATION OF SAID BAR.
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