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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marta Mosier, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Laikram Narsingh, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Terry Toohig, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
404 841 ;
Abstract
A flexible, floating beam, for use with a ground contour averaging apparatus on a paving machine includes a flexible main beam mounted on a paving machine, sliding skis supporting the main beam above the ground at two or more points, the main beam formed from a preselected material having a yield strength, the main beam having a preselected combination of section, moment of inertia, bending moment and deflection, whereby the main beam is characterized by a combination of maximum deflection and an internal stress below the yield strength of the beam material.