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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891436 | Furrow opener with replaceable elongate tip body A furrow opener comprises an opener body including a shank mount arranged to support the opener body on an agricultural implement shank for movement in a forward working direction and a tip body readily separable from the opener body and arranged for forming a furro... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7331402 | Device for attaching blades to rings connected to a rotating shaft for an agricultural machine A device for attaching blades to rings which are integrally connected to a rotating shaft for an agricultural machine. Each ring has several cutouts which can receive, by nesting support feet of flat segments, each segment bearing one or several blades, for mounting... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7293328 | Device for closing a door A device for closing a door, including a spring element, an attachment element for fixing the device to a door, and an actuation element. The actuation element and the attachment element are linked at opposite ends of the spring element in such a way that, when the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255179 | Cultivator sweep assembly A cultivator sweep assembly having a sweep adapted for releasable attachment to a shank of a mobile agricultural apparatus. The sweep assembly includes a sweep having a more narrow profile, and a coupling attached to a tapered end portion of the shank and disposed b... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240741 | Knock-on sweep structure and tools therefor Sweep retaining structure includes a spring wire retainer with a base supported in a groove on the underside of the wedge support which mates with a stem portion of the sweep. The wedge support is apertured, and a central curved portion of the retainer passes throug... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219454 | Attachment system An attachment system for connecting a first member such as a lip plate (12) of a mechanical digging device to a second member such as a ground engaging tool (10). The first member has a lug portion (22) attached thereto the second member has a r... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210540 | Tool retaining mechanism A securing arrangement for a tool (7) of an agricultural tillage implement of a type having a tapered interconnection between a socket (5) on the tool and an adaptor piece (3) adapted for mounting onto a tine (1) of the tillage implement.... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7124836 | Knock-on sweep structure Sweep retaining structure includes a retainer having a contact end biased towards the sweep. The sweep includes two or more spaced end-receiving areas to accommodate changes in the mounted sweep position. In one embodiment, the retainer is a wire made of spring stee... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104341 | Low disturbance deep tillage point Ripper point structure includes a nose with a tapered top that initiates lift and fracture of compacted soil layers. The tapered top with an included angle of about 100 degrees just forward of the parting wear shin creates a parting stress which increases until the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086185 | Device for coupling wear pieces to the receptacle tools of a public works machine In a device for coupling a tooth onto an adaptor nose with a key, the tooth includes a skirt shrouding the adapter nose beyond the key passage zone and having a configuration connected to a return wall, comprising a bordering ridge. The wall is provided in the width... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070007 | Knock-on sweep structure Sweep retaining structure includes a retainer having a contact end biased towards the sweep. The sweep includes two or more spaced end-receiving areas to accommodate changes in the mounted sweep position. In one embodiment, the retainer is a wire made of spring stee... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6993861 | Coupling for excavating wear part A wear assembly provided with a tapered opening and a complementary tapered lock wherein the lock can be pried into and from the opening to thereby eliminate the need for hammering. The lock is formed with a body and a latch that is movable between a hold position w... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6959506 | Torque locking system for fastening a wear member to a support structure The present invention is directed to a releasable locking assembly for attaching a wear member to a support structure. It may be used with excavating equipment for attaching ground-engaging teeth to adaptors, lip shrouds to bucket lips, or other analogous uses. The ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6938700 | Knock-on sweep structure and tools therefor Sweep retaining structure includes a spring wire retainer with a base supported in a groove on the underside of the wedge support which mates with a stem portion of the sweep. The wedge support is apertured, and a central curved portion of the retainer passes throug... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6757995 | System and method for coupling excavation equipment components A system for coupling excavation equipment components is provided. The system includes a retainer pin having first and second detents which are extendable axially from a surface of the retainer pin, in response to rotation of a valve seated at least partially within... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6735890 | Wear assembly A wear assembly includes an adapter with a nose, a wear member with a socket to receive the nose, and a lock to secure the wear member to the adapter. The nose and socket include complementary rails and grooves that vertically diverge as they extend from the ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6684963 | Knock-on sweep structure Sweep retaining structure includes a retainer having a contact end biased towards the sweep. The sweep includes two or more spaced end-receiving areas to accommodate changes in the mounted sweep position. In one embodiment, the retainer is a wire made of ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6668940 | Cultivator point assembly A cultivator point assembly includes an adaptor having a front and a rear end, and intended to be mounted to a cultivator machine at an upper end and having a foot projecting from a lower end. A cultivator point is adapted to be engaged with the adaptor a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6607040 | Working tool with replaceable working bit A replaceable wear part for mounting on a leading edge of a working tool, the leading edge and the wear part having co-operative guide formations extending generally perpendicular to the leading edge and which provide a socket and projection type of slida... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6585058 | Knock-on sweep structure and tools therefor Sweep retaining structure includes a spring wire retainer with a base supported in a groove on the underside of the wedge support which mates with a stem portion of the sweep. The wedge support is apertured, and a central curved portion of the retainer pa... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6490816 | Tooth cap for construction machinery A tooth cap for construction machinery having a chisel-shaped body formed with a socket and a wedge-shaped portion extending from the socket and having a pair of mutually converging working flanks, at least one of the working flanks being formed with a pl... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6460319 | Vegetation trimming and edging device with adjustable head orientation A vegetation trimming and edging device has an adjustable head that permits selective positioning between trimming and edging orientations. A shaft extends between the head and a handle. The head receives one end of the shaft. A coupling mechanism couples... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457269 | Ground-engaging tool for an excavation bucket The invention relates to a ground-engaging tool which is connected or connectable to a lip on an excavation bucket. The ground-engaging tool includes a tool body which is formed from a material having a hardness of approximately 40 Rockwell C hardness and... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6378622 | Soil laboring tool A tool for agricultural labors such as tilling, cultivating, cutting, chopping haulm and soil, fertilizing works, closing and opening furrows, the tool comprising a disc member having a center portion thereof shaped into a housing integrally forming one p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6315058 | Soil-working implement having quick-change sweep design An improved soil-working implement. The implement comprises a shank having a free-end portion; a one-piece adapter defining a recess, wherein the adapter is removably affixed to the shank free-end portion; a one-piece shovel; and an elastomeric element fr... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315057 | Quick change sweep apparatus Sweep apparatus may be easily secured to and removed from a tine by a pair of flex pins. The sweep includes a plate and a pair of side flanges extending downwardly from the plate through which the flex pins extend. An adapter shoe is used to secure the sw... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6301866 | Vegetation trimming and edging device with adjustable head orientation A vegetation trimming and edging device has an adjustable head that permits selective positioning between trimming and edging orientations. A shaft extends between the head and a handle. The head receives one end of the shaft. A coupling mechanism couples... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6209466 | Two piece seed boot for a seeding machine A two piece seed boot for a seeding machine has a upper cast portion and a lower cast portion. Both the upper and lower portions are provided with aligned seed passages which received metered seed from the seed tube and discharge the metered seed to the p... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6158524 | Cultivator component clamping assembly A cultivator component clamping assembly for attaching a component to an implement crossbar having a plurality of faces includes a pair of generally C-shaped members each having a throat opposing a first face of the implement bar. Each C-shaped member als... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6131670 | Rotary tiller attachment to facilitate towing An attachment kit with swiveling wheel for converting a self-propelled rotary tiller with rear tines and motor driven wheels into a towing machine. The attachment kit is secured to the tiller in place of the drag stake. A mounting bracket (8) allows for t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6095255 | Cultivator component part clamping assembly A cultivator component part clamping assembly for removably attaching a component part to an implement crossbar having a plurality of faces. The clamping assembly includes a generally C-shaped brace having a throat, a first leg and a second leg attached t... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6030143 | Locking pin for excavating equipment An improved locking pin for locking together two pieces of equipment through aligned locking apertures. The pin comprises a steel casing, a steel insert and an elastomer member. The two steel parts assemble together in a particular sequence and are adjust... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5992063 | Locking pin for ground-engaging tooth element The invention relates to an assembly of ground engaging tool components which are attachable to the lip of a bucket of an earth moving machine. The assembly of tool components comprises a nosepiece attachable to the lip of the bucket, an adaptor attachabl... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5987787 | Ground engaging tool components An assembly of ground engaging tool components which are attachable to the lip of a bucket of an earth moving machine. The assembly includes a nosepiece attachable to the lip of the bucket, an adapter attachable to the nosepiece, and a tip attachable to t... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5957219 | Agricultural adjustable closing tool for use with a cutting implement A system for opening and closing ground has a coulter blade for cutting and opening the ground at a first angle to create an angled furrow, and a closing wheel for following the coulter blade for closing the ground. The closing wheel is inclined relative ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5950735 | Universal assembly for coupling towable agricultural implement to a towing vehicle The female unit is movably connected at its upper end to the implement upper end by a link device providing both vertical and horizontal pivotal adjustability therebetween, while their lower ends are pivotally connected.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947209 | Ground working implement including a shank and a tip A shank and replaceable tip of a ground working implement are defined from flat plate which is cut by laser or similar or is stamped to provide interconnecting elements between the replaceable tip and the lower end of the shank. At the lower end of the sh... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5896932 | Seed furrow closing wheel An earthworking wheel for closing a seed trench made by a planter has an annular low friction body having circumferentially spaced outwardly directed teeth. A pair of hubs clamped onto opposite sides of the body accommodate a bearing for rotatably support... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5852888 | Apparatus for protecting a base of a bucket of an earth working machine An apparatus for protecting a base edge of a bucket of an earth working machine includes a fixed component secured to the base edge of the bucket, the fixed component having a first aperture extending therethrough. The apparatus also includes a protection... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5787994 | Narrow profile soil opening device for agriculture material placement An opener assembly for forming a groove in soil in preparation for placement of substances in the soil broadly comprises an upright, elongated shank having a lower end and a lower mounting edge, a lowermost, groove-forming component, and fastening structu... | 08/04/1998 |
