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An apparatus for facilitating the laying of paving fabric along a road bed, or the like, and comprising a core support member of an adjustable length for supporting a roll of the paving fabric on a vehicle whereby the web of fabric may be pulled from the supply roll for application to the surface of

An apparatus for facilitating the laying of paving fabric along a road bed, or the like, and comprising a core support member of an adjustable length for supporting a roll of the paving fabric on a vehicle whereby the web of fabric may be pulled from the supply roll for application to the surface of the road bed, a tension applying apparatus secured in the proximity of the fabric roll for receiving the web thereover in order to remove wrinkles from the web prior to the application of the web to the surface of the road bed, and a broom apparatus secured in the proximity of the location of the engagement of the web with the road bed for facilitating adherance of the web thereto, and a guard for the broom for precluding wrinkling of the fabric at the broom location.

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In combination with a vehicle, apparatus for laying paving fabric along a road bed and comprising frame means, support means secured to the frame means for supporting and extending longitudinally through a roll of the paving fabric on the vehicle whereby the web of paving fabric may be pulled from t

In combination with a vehicle, apparatus for laying paving fabric along a road bed and comprising frame means, support means secured to the frame means for supporting and extending longitudinally through a roll of the paving fabric on the vehicle whereby the web of paving fabric may be pulled from the supply roll for application to the surface of the road bed, transverse tension applying means carried by the frame means and engageable with the web of paving fabric in the proximity of and slightly spaced from the outer periphery of the roll for removal of substantially all preformed wrinkles in the fabric as the fabric is pulled from the roll and substantially precluding the formation of additional wrinkles in the fabric during the laying operation, brush means carried by the frame means and oppositely disposed from the tension applying means with respect to the roll for engaging the surface of the paving fabric being placed on the surface of the road bed for assuring an efficient engagement of the paving fabric therewith, the roll support means comprising telescopically arranged rod members providing an adjustable overall length for the roll support means, and including sleeve means having the opposite ends thereof open for slidably receiving a telescopic rod member in each end, yieldable means disposed within the sleeve means and engagable with one of said rod members for constantly urging said one rod member in an axially outward direction, and stop means extending through said sleeve means and engagable with the other of said rod members for securely retaining said other rod member in a preselected position within the sleeve means.