Forming a paved surface with an embedded tubular body

Abstract

A method for building a surface with an embedded tubular body includes applying a first layer of a first material to a first surface and applying a tubular body. The tubular body can be applied at a top surface of the first layer or the tubular body can be applied at a top surface or within the first surface.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of building a surface comprising an embedded tubular body, the method comprising:
 applying a first layer of a first material to a first surface; and   applying a tubular body at one of: a top surface of the first layer, within the first layer, and a top surface of the first surface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises gravel and the first surface comprises earth. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises asphalt and the first surface comprises a gravel layer or an asphalt layer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises concrete and the first surface comprises a gravel layer. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein applying a tubular body at a top surface of one of the first layer and the first surface comprises:
 applying the tubular body onto the top surface of the first surface using an apparatus that moves along the top surface of the first surface while the tubular body is being applied along the top surface of the first surface, the tubular body possessing a. bottom face and a top face, the bottom face contacting the top surface of the first surface and the top face being above the top surface of the first surface.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein applying a tubular body at a top surface of one of the first layer and the first surface comprises:
 applying the tubular body onto the top surface of the first layer using an apparatus that moves along the top surface of the first layer while the tubular body is being applied along the top surface of the first layer, the tubular body possessing a bottom face and a top face, the bottom face contacting the top surface of the first layer and the top face being above the top surface of the first layer.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 in response applying the tubular body onto the top surface of the first layer, compacting the first layer.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising using the apparatus to compact the first layer. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein applying a tubular body at a top surface of one of the first layer and the first surface comprises unspooling a tubular body spool. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 removing a second surface to reveal the first surface underneath.   
     
     
         11 . An apparatus for building a surface comprising an embedded tubular body, the apparatus comprising:
 a main body moveable in an advancing direction, the main body possessing a forward end and a read end,   a plurality of rotatable bodies that contact the surface when the main body moves in the advancing direction, the plurality of rotatable bodies supporting the main body, the plurality of rotatable bodies configured to contact the surface at a plurality of respective contact points on the surface;   a tubular body holder configured to deploy a tubular body onto the surface, the tubular body holder being mounted on the main body, the tubular body configured to be deployed by the tubular body holder to contact the surface at a line contact point; and a road building element configured to perform a step to build the surface.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the tubular body holder and the rotatable bodies are configured such that the line contact point is coplanar with the plurality of respective contact points on the rotatable bodies. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the rotatable bodies comprise a plurality of wheels, the plurality of wheels rotating when the main body moves in the advancing direction. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the tubular body holder comprises a rotatable spool that rotates to deploy the tubular body onto the surface. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a line guide connected to the forward end of the main body, the line guide defining a hole, wherein the tubular body passes through the hole of the line guide before the tubular body contacts the surface. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the road building element comprises at least one of a roller configured to compact a first layer to a first surface or a dump truck configured to store and dump one of asphalt and concrete, and wherein the tubular body holder is configured to deploy the tubular body to contact the surface ahead of the road building element as the main body advances. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the road building element comprises a nozzle configured to distribute tack coat onto a first surface. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the road building element is a miller configured to destroy a layer of an existing road, and wherein the tubular body holder is configured to deploy the tubular body to contact the surface behind the road building element as the main body advances. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the road building element is a sweeper configured to remove debris from a first surface, and wherein the tubular body holder is configured to deploy the tubular body to contact the surface behind the road building element as the main body advances. 
     
     
         20 . A system for embedding a tubular body during a method of building a man-made surface, the system comprising:
 a tubular body holder configured to deploy the tubular body onto a layer of the man-made surface, the tubular body holder being configured to be mounted onto a vehicle configured to perform a step to build the man-made surface, the tubular body configured to be deployed by the tubular body holder to contact the man-made surface at a line contact point, the tubular body holder comprising a rotatable spool that rotates to deploy the tubular body onto the man-made surface as the vehicle advances.