Road surface maintenance material forms

Abstract

Road surface maintenance material including a core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt and an outer shell of aggregate material surrounding the core. The core and outer shell are in the shape of either a ball form, a string form, or a ribbon form.

1 . Road surface maintenance material manufactured in a selected form comprising:
 a core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt; and   an outer shell of aggregate material surrounding the core.   
   
   
       2 . Road surface maintenance material manufactured in a selected form as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the selected form includes one of ball shaped, string shaped, and ribbon shaped. 
   
   
       3 . Road surface maintenance material comprising:
 a core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt;   an outer shell of aggregate material surrounding the core; and   the core and outer shell being in the shape of one of a ball form, a string form, and a ribbon form.   
   
   
       4 . Road surface maintenance material as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the core and outer shell are in the shape of a string form and further include an elongated fiber extending longitudinally through the core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt. 
   
   
       5 . Road surface maintenance material as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the core and outer shell are in the shape of a ribbon form and further include an elongated piece of fabric material or mesh extending longitudinally through the core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt. 
   
   
       6 . A method of maintaining road surfaces comprising the steps of:
 providing a supply of maintenance material in a form including a core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt and an outer shell of aggregate material surrounding the core; and   repairing a break in a surface of a road by filling the break with the form.   
   
   
       7 . A method as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the step of providing a form, further includes providing a ball shaped form. 
   
   
       8 . A method as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the step of providing a form, further includes providing a string shaped form, the string shaped form including an elongated fiber extending longitudinally through the core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt. 
   
   
       9 . A method as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the step of providing a form, further includes providing a ribbon shaped form, the ribbon shaped form including an elongated piece of fabric material or mesh extending longitudinally through the core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt. 
   
   
       10 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the step of filling the break includes filling potholes in a road with a plurality of the ball shaped forms. 
   
   
       11 . A method as claimed in  claim 8  wherein the step of filling the break includes filling cracks in a road with at least one of the string shaped forms. 
   
   
       12 . A method as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the step of filling the break includes filling cracks and depressions in a road with at least one of the ribbon shaped forms.