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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176990 | Apparatus for removing obstructions from a worksite A device for removing obstructions from a work site. The device is attachable to the front of a work machine. The device comprises a frame, a flange, a rotatable cutting member supported on the flange, and a motor that rotates the cutting member. The flange is non-r... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7287363 | Riding mower having multiple cutting units A riding mower has multiple cutting units visible to the operator when mowing, and easily accessible for service and maintenance work. The riding mower chassis has a front end, a rear end, a left rail, a right rail, a pair of front wheels mounted at the front end, a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6357214 | Grass dethatcher A grass dethatcher includes a plurality of housings fixedly mounted on a rotatably shaft, with flexible nylon filaments secured to each housing. In operation, as the shaft is rotated, the centrifugal force extends each flexible nylon filament generally pe... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6148926 | Ground clearing apparatus and method for transporting same Ground clearing apparatus (10) and a method for transporting the apparatus are provided. The ground clearing apparatus (10) includes a plurality of ground clearing tools (20) attached to a rotating shaft (18). The ground clearing tools include a chain (22... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6035241 | Control device for bulldozer blade and its control method A control device and its method by which interference between a blade (10) of a bulldozer and a vehicle body can be prevented even when a pitch back angle of the blade (10) is made large and a tilt speed is increased to greatly change a tilt angle. Theref... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5743338 | Conservation implement including a shredder A conservation tillage implement including a shredder with a transverse rotor hood structure having one-piece end panels which are welded to each side of the hood and project rearwardly of the hood to receive a toolbar which extends the width of the imple... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5699248 | Running slip control system for a bulldozer A running slip control system for a bulldozer, comprising: (a) a running slip detector for detecting the running slip of a vehicle body; and (b) a blade controller for lifting a blade to eliminate the running slip when the running slip detector detects th... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5666794 | Flail mower attachment for a skid steer vehicle An improved skid steer vehicle that has a longitudinally extending main frame and wheels for supporting the main frame for movement over the ground. An operator's compartment spans substantially the entire lateral distance of the main frame in the fore an... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5348103 | Composting machine A composting machine is used with an elongated reactor with flails mounted in a frame that moves longitudinally from a finishing end to a starting end during a processing pass. The flails move the organic material in the reactor along the reactor toward t... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5115870 | Flexible flail trimmer with combined guide and guard A flexible flail trimmer for conventional trimming of grass, weeds and the like and for edging of sidewalks has a combined guide and guard rotatably mounted inboard of the trimmer cutting head. The guide and guard provides dynamic trimmer indexing on a si... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5103624 | Method and means for sweeping stalks from furrows onto ridges and shredding same A three-point hitch furrow sweep and trash shredder are positioned with the furrow sweep being centered over the furrows for moving stalks onto the ridges where they are acted upon by the shredders. The shredders include a rotor in a housing having a plur... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5025615 | Scarifier attachment for chain saw A hub and tine assembly for a rotary debris remover is provided which comprises a hub which is rotatable about a shaft and a plurality of tine members which are arranged symmetrically around the rotation axis of the hub. The tine members are pivotally con... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4903780 | Mobile, self-propelled crushing machine A mobile, self-propelling crushing machine includes a structure essentially consisting of two beams, on which a central frame is welded. The central frame houses a rotor which is supported on a frame, which, in one form, is lowered by hydraulic cylinders ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4862969 | Method and apparatus for cultivating plantable soils more particularly forest soils A method for cultivating plantable soils, more particularly forest soils, by breaking-up and working-in plants and parts of plants lying upon the soil, for example leaves, needles, twigs and branches. To this end, a plurality of elements, flexible in all ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4834462 | Cutter for impact-type cutting machine A cutter for an impact-type cutting machine having a cutter shaft which is eccentrically provided on a drive shaft and is adapted to eccentrically rotate around the drive shaft axis. The cutter has an opening therein into which the cutter shaft is inserte... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4805704 | Rotary tilling device A rotary tilling device has a cutting device having a plurality of cutters each of which is rotatably mounted on a supporting member. The cutter has a vertical portion and a lateral portion at an end of the vertical portion and has edges on both sides of ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4804047 | Rotary mower and tilling device A rotary tilling device has a cutting device having a plurality of cutters each of which is rotatably mounted by a bolt on a supporting member at a base end thereof. The cutter has a vertical portion and a lateral portion at an end of the vertical portion... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4778012 | Rotary tilling and grass cutting device A rotary tiling device has a cutting device having a plurality of cutters each of which is mounted on a supporting member at a base end thereof in such a manner that the cutter is rotatable about a first center. The cutter has a vertical portion and a lat... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4690224 | Agricultural implement for disposal of crop residue An agricultural implement for clearing a field of crop residue after harvest is attached to the linkage of a tractor and serves to cut and shred stalks of plants planted in two parallel rows. It comprises two sheave-shaped rollers on a common axle serving... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4522267 | Shredder/plow combination An integrated shredder/plow combination for reducing trash to facilitate its being mixed with the soil by the action of the trailing plow portion of the combination is disclosed. The shredder portion includes a unique arched structure positioned above a h... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4417627 | Apparatus for breaking rock located in a field Apparatus for breaking rock found in soil, such as in a field used for farming, includes a hood-like housing. A work shaft and a drum are positioned under the hood with the work shaft preceding the drum in the normal direction of movement of the apparatus... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4409910 | Method and apparatus for planting seeds while conditioning soil Method and apparatus for planting seeds in a field. An anti-cohesion liquid chemical is injected at 30 to 50 p.s.i. into a narrow ribbon of soil, no more than two inches wide and two inches deep. Immediately thereafter, the soil ribbon is vigorously agita... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4278133 | Attachments for lawn edgers A motor powered lawn edger is converted to a lawn cultivator, a snow blower, or an ice chipper by removal of the lawn edging blade and its housing, and substitution therefor of a cultivating, blowing or chipping blade and an appropriate housing.... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4267891 | Soil cultivating machines A cultivating machine has groups of soil working tines that are mounted on an elongated support that is driven to rotate about a horizontal axis. The tines are mounted in spaced apart groups and guide members converge at the rear of the groups to form rid... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4260027 | Flail-type mulcher cultivator A rotatable flail-type agricultural implement is disclosed which includes a central axle and a plurality of radially and circumferentially spaced, flexible, hammer-supporting chains presenting a plurality of ground crop-engaging flails upon rotation of th... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4256182 | Hammer plow A hammer plow is provided with a series of disks spaced along and rotatable with a sleeve that turns about an axle on a number of bearings located therebetween. Each of the disks has a plurality of hammers rotatably attached thereto, which are free to rot... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4222418 | Apparatus for mounting flail members on a rotatable drum Flail members are mounted on a rotatable drum by providing a plurality of angularly spaced rows of longitudinally spaced openings in the drum. A tube rectangular in cross section extends through each opening and is secured rigidly to the drum for receivin... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4220184 | Delimber A delimber attachment for a tractor comprises an elongate drum mounted transversely and rotatably within a downwardly opening enlosure. The drum has a plurality of chains connected at one thereto. A frame extends forwardly from the enclosure. A hinge conn... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4172481 | Flail device The flail device comprises a rotatable drum, a series of circumferentially spaced channels extending lengthwise of the drum, support means in each channels, a rod received in each support means, and flexible flails attached to each support means at longit... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4151883 | Soil cultivating machines A cultivating machine has tines mounted on an elongated horizontal support that is driven to move the tines forwardly through the soil towards the normal direction of travel. The tines are in groups along the length of the support and each group has a num... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4040668 | Groove cutting apparatus Groove cutting apparatus having a rotatable cutting drum comprising a plurality of spaced drum segments coaxially mounted on a central shaft. A plurality of secondary shafts are spaced circumferentially around the central shaft and supported by the drum s... | 08/09/1977 |
| 3952811 | Rock crusher Rock crusher comprising a rotor on which hammers are pivotally mounted between claws or plowshares which are transversely aligned on a frame 1 mounted on two wheels, the height of which is adjustable. The crusher is provided with a drawbar (15) for attach... | 04/27/1976 |
