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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322133 | Multi-shank ripper A multi-shank ripper excavation tool has a body mounted from an arm, e.g. a dipper arm or a boom arm, and at least first and second shanks mounted to the body. Each shank is perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the tool, and each the shank includes a ripper tooth... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7108075 | Seedbed preparation implement having rotary disc with adjustable gang angle A disc gang is provided that is suitable for use as part of a multifunctional seedbed preparation implement or in a standalone disc harrow. The disc gang is configured to permit a gang angle of the disc gang to be adjusted to accommodate differing soil conditions an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7017675 | One-pass primary tillage machine A one-pass primary tillage machine provides a combination of shallow and deep tillage, residue cutting and mixing, and clod size reduction and leveling of the field to prepare the field for the next planting season. A front group of flat coulters slice through the r... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000708 | Seedbed preparation implement having rotary disc with adjustable gang angle A disc gang is provided that is suitable for use as part of a multifunctional seedbed preparation implement or in a standalone disc harrow. The disc gang is configured to permit a gang angle of the disc gang to be adjusted to accommodate differing soil conditions an... | 02/21/2006 |
| 5868207 | Agricultural implement having a set of ground working tools An agricultural implement is towed behind a tractor or other propelling vehicle and is mounted on a lifting mechanism at the rear of such vehicle so that the forward part of the implement is supported by such mechanism. In one embodiment the agricultural ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5450908 | Spring-cushioned hydraulic depth control system for tillage implements A tillage implement has its residue incorporating gangs of discs hydraulically adjustable on-the-go to vary the extent of residue incorporation. Cylinders connected with the gangs are of matching volumetric capacities and are connected in a series hydraul... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5398771 | Grain Drill A grain drill is disclosed having a folding frame for parallel operation and a parallel link system that controls the tension to earth openers in order to produce relatively constant downward pressure for the openers. The grain drill includes a rotating t... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5065681 | Hydraulic down pressure structure for an implement with multiple ground engaging tools An improved down pressure arrangement for an implement such as a multi-section grain drill having fixed-height section frames with corresponding gangs of opener assemblies. The opener assemblies of each gang are yieldingly biased downwardly by a spring an... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4991659 | Ripper assembly with pitch control and integral frame and push block Ripper assemblies are normally utilized for ripping hardened ground, rock, and so forth. Due to the type of ground being ripped, it is many times advantageous to selectively change the pitch angle of the ripper tip during the ripping operation. Furthermor... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4930580 | Vehicle mounted lawn edger An edge cutter comprising a cutter member and support means therefore adapted to be moved to cut along a guide such as the edge of a path, comprising: means to support the cutter member on transport means, means to allow the cutter member to move laterally wit... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4911248 | Earth compacting apparatus and method An earth compacting apparatus for mounting at one end of an earth working vehicle comprises a plurality of separate compaction units and a pivotal linkage for pivotally mounting the compaction units side by side on a vehicle. An actuator assembly operates... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4909663 | Road making apparatus An arrangement of a roller in combination with a draft vehicle comprising a draft frame, axle means supported by the draft frame, and roller supported by the axle means to allow rotational freedom about a central axis of a cylindrical shape of the roller,... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4878544 | Compaction roller A compaction roller machinery assembly (10) suspended from the rear of a bulldozer (12) for compacting surfaces such as sand. The assembly (10) includes a vehicle (12) having a power plant for driving the assembly, a vibratory compaction roller (18) exten... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4817731 | Ripper mechanism An improved parallelogram type ripper mechanism is provided. The mechanism has identical hydraulic pitch and lift cylinders lying in the same vertical plane. Also copolanar with the hydraulic cylinders are fixed length links. Identical left and right hand... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4724910 | Implement with resiliently mounted coulter gangs An agricultural implement is equipped with a plurality of earthworking tools spaced from one another in the fore and aft direction. One of the tools is adjustable between working and nonworking positions on a main frame by a hydraulic actuator connected t... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4721048 | Trash seeder The invention is directed to a trash seeder having a seeding tyne and a following press wheel. A hydraulic cylinder applies pressure to both the seeding tyne and the press wheel. The press wheel is pivoted to the frame by a trailing arm and the tyne is pi... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4648466 | Furrow opener operating apparatus There is described a furrow opener apparatus capable of operating in a furrowing mode and a carrying mode. The apparatus consists of a double acting hydraulic cylinder having one end connected to a furrow opener drag arm and the other end connectable to a... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4624196 | Combined seed drill and fertilizer applicator An agricultural seeder having a plurality of spaced openers for application of fertilizer in a seed row and at a spaced distance therefrom. The implement is supported for locomotion by a primary lower frame which in turn supports a secondary, vertically p... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4553608 | Scraper with ripper assembly A scraper machine for ground levelling and earth planing having a scraper unit and a ripper assembly for scarifying and loosening in advance of levelling and planing and with the ripper assembly being carried by a raised front end member of the scraper un... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4478289 | Side mounted soil ripping mechanism An improved subsoil ripping device is disclosed in which ripper teeth are mounted on the sides of a tracked, crawler-type prime mover approximately opposite the center of mass. The frames carrying the ripper mechanisms are most conveniently mounted on the... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4454920 | High speed tillage system with discs and plow points A tillage system includes forward and rear sets of widely spaced discs and a set of plow points. The discs in the forward set are mounted at spaced intervals so as to leave alternate strips of worked and unworked soil of substantially equal width. Each di... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4453600 | Signal shank parallel ripper apparatus Ripper apparatus having interchangeable tool bar means whereby a tool bar having a single ripper blade may be used with the apparatus or a tool bar having plural ripper blades may be used with the apparatus, whereby the tool bar supporting elements may be... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4431061 | Levee scalper A farm implement adapted to be coupled to the front of conventional tractors for pre-cutting or scalping old levees. A rigid, box-like frame is secured generally transversely upon the front of the tractor. The frame supports an elongated, rigid channel mo... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4422511 | Hydraulic reset for tillage and seeding equipment An hydraulic ram is situated between the tillage tool and the frame and is normally fully extended and acts as a rigid link. The ram has a predetermined and adjustable pressure so that if an obstruction is encountered by the tool, it only retracts when th... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4416335 | Ground-clearing and mound-building scarifier A ground-clearing and mound-building device is provided that can be towed along the ground to move material on the surface to one side, expose the surface of the ground, and build mounds on the cleared ground for planting and forest regeneration, having a... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4353423 | Hydraulic reset for tillage and seeding equipment An hydraulic ram is situated between the tillage tool and the frame and is normally fully extended and acts as a rigid link. The ram has a predetermined and adjustable pressure so that if an obstruction is encountered by the tool, it only retracts when th... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4351397 | Vibrating ripper A vibrating ripper having quadrilateral linkage. The linkage, equipped with a remote hydraulic control therefor for making running adjustments as afforded by a depth actuator cylinder during ripping and possibly, but not necessarily, as afforded by a pitc... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4333534 | Agricultural tool carrier Individual tool bars are mounted between upright guides of a horizontal rectangular frame. Rollers engaging the guides transmit longitudinal forces from the frame to the tool bars and allow the tool bars to move freely up and down. Ground working tools mo... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4321970 | Ripper apparatus Ripper apparatus of the type wherein a ripper blade is releasably fixed in place through a shank pocket slot of a pivotal tool bar, wherein a replaceable wear plate forms the front side of the shank pocket to reduce wear of the shank pocket. The tool bar ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4193457 | Cutover land restorer Axles projecting oppositely from opposite ends of a ribbed limb-breaking roller are carried by bearings mounted on plates projecting downward from the opposite ends of a transverse beam extending across the front of a crawler tractor. Arms projecting rear... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4175886 | Asphalt cutting apparatus Asphalt cutting apparatus for breaking up and windrowing old asphaltic pavement on a roadway or the like including the pavement adjacent to a curb or gutter. A plurality of laterally spaced, sharpened cutter discs are freely rotatably mounted on a support... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4158391 | Soil aerating device Disclosed herein is a soil aerating device which is adapted for connection to a powered vehicle, which includes a first frame rotatably supporting a drum carrying a plurality of core-forming tines adapted to penetrate the ground or turf to be aerated and ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4155316 | Coulter beam mounting assembly including articulate joint means Seed drill has a row of coulters which are raised and lowered by a beam extending along and above the row of coulters and connected to the coulters by spring assemblies. The beam is raised and lowered relative to the frame of the drill by two rams to actu... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4044697 | No till seed drill A seed drill for a field left in stubble, comprising a plurality of pairs of discs wherein each pair includes a forward coulter disc tangentially engaging a rearward furrow opening disc held by clevis members to a wheel supported framework. Seeds are dire... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4023288 | Backhoe compactor/scraper apparatus and method A compaction roller is provided for attachment to a backhoe or similar boom device mounted on a tractor for compacting loose fill dirt. The roller includes a closed cylinder mounted on a free wheeling axle having a plurality of radially extending teeth sp... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4013129 | Ripper for attachment to tractor Attachment for a tractor to do ripping, having parallelogram linkages which support a ripper shank assembly for movement between a raised-carry position and a lowered-rip position. The linkages each have an extensible side consisting of an hydraulic cylin... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3995569 | Two part lawn treating machine A lawn treating machine consisting of a wheeled front section and a wheeled rear section hinged together by a hydraulically operated vertical hinge mechanism for steering the machine. The front section includes a hydraulically driven scattering mechanism ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3983945 | Clamping mechanism for motor grader moldboards A bracket is carried by the motor grader and has upper and lower slots formed therein to slidably receive an upper and a lower slide surface respectively of a slide rail arrangement which is secured to the back of the moldboard. A hydraulic jack is attach... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3973632 | Ripper for tractors and similar vehicles A scarifier or ripper attachment for a tractor or like vehicle, comprising a support structure carrying a pivoted arm on the free end of which is a pivoted tool-carrying frame. The elevation of the arm is controlled by an hydraulic elevation actuator and ... | 08/10/1976 |
