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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112978 | Mobile hedging machine A mobile hedging machine includes a hedger frame having an elevated platform supported by a plurality of spaced apart legs to form a passage under which hedges are traversable in a travel direction. A plurality of motor-driven wheels are mounted to lower ends of the... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7314096 | Adjustable handle for portable tool A handle having an adjustable shaft wherein the overall length of the shaft and/or the angular relationship of portions of the shaft can be varied by a user of an associated tool. In one embodiment, the handle includes a first tube, a second tube connected to a work... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299611 | Walk-behind cotton harvester The cotton harvester includes a cotton picker housing having at least one plant lifter defining a plant row channel extending back into the housing to a plant compressor sheet. A picker rotor is mounted in the cotton picker housing adjacent to the plant row channel ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7241263 | Selectively rotatable shaft coupler In one aspect, the present invention is a system for rotatably coupling a shaft to a housing. The system includes a selectively rotatable shaft coupler that connects a shaft to a housing that allows a limited amount of shaft rotation, but which sets a restriction on... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204072 | Mechanical pruner A mechanical pruner has a hinged trimming head that allows the trimming of grape vines growing on sloped ground. The trimming head has hedgers with forward facing cutting teeth and rotating combers that open up the grape vine canopy and pull the vines into the cutti... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7152853 | Manually operated implement A manually operated implement such as a chain saw, a parting-off grinder or similar device has an internal combustion engine to drive a tool and a handle arrangement to operate the implement. The handle arrangement is connected to the internal combustion engine via ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143835 | Walk-behind electric working machine A walk-behind electric working machine has a frame, an electric motor mounted on the frame, and a handle support section mounted on the frame, the handle support section having a pair of electrical terminals. A handle post has a first end portion for removable conne... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131499 | Combination line trimmer and edger An improved line trimmer and edging unit for lawn and garden use provides a multi-position accessory handle, a roller edge guide having a flange concentrically located about the motor shaft and being of sufficient diameter to maintain a consistent distance between t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7032369 | Crop thinning apparatus and method A method and apparatus for mechanically thinning crops, particularly those planted in rows. One or more crop thinning units are connected to the back of a tractor or other vehicle. Each of the units has the ability to sense plants and activate an arm which has a bla... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6938587 | Hand held power tool A power tool including a main section and a handle section. The main section includes an internal combustion engine and a housing at least partially surrounding the engine. The engine includes a cylinder, a spark plug, and a muffler. The handle shaft extending from ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920939 | Walk-behind electric cultivating machine A walk-behind electric cultivating machine has a body frame, an electric motor mounted on the body frame and having a motor shaft, and batteries mounted on the machine body frame for supplying electric power to the electric motor. Each of the batteries has a longitu... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6889489 | Mower with vertically movable platform A self propelled, steerable, vertically adjustable, hydraulicly driven, ganged mowing machine for trimming nursery products. The machine generally includes a horizontal platform that supports a staggered array of mower decks. Each mower deck is driven by a hydraulic... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6715272 | Device and method for supporting a self-powered hedge cutter An assembly for holding a self-powered hedge cutter at a selected height and orientation so that a hedgerow can be more readily and consistently trimmed. The assembly includes a wheeled base that is filled with a weighted material. A vertical support extends upwardl... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6609356 | Mower with vertically movable platform A self propelled, steerable, vertically adjustable, hydraulicly driven, ganged mowing machine for trimming nursery products. The machine generally includes a horizontal platform that supports a staggered array of mower decks. Each mower deck is driven by ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6446421 | Manually guided implement, having vibration-dampened handle A hedge trimmer has a tool that is driven by a drive unit. At least one vibration-dampened handle is secured to the drive unit. The handle comprises a one-piece component having a grip portion and a mounting portion for mounting on the drive unit. To simp... | 09/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6192769 | Adjustable gearhead for a hedge trimmer attachment A gearhead assembly between a drive shaft and an output shaft of a trimmer arranged parallel but staggered to one another, includes a bearing shaft extending perpendicularly between the drive shaft and the output shaft. The bearing shaft has a first end s... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6105351 | Mowing machine having disk blade cutters A mowing machine for cutting plants with radially protruding blades of upper and lower blade disks which are coaxially disposed and rotated under the hood that is disposed at the end of a handle. The upper blade disk has a ring gear, the lower blade disk ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6085505 | Industrial vehicle with adjustable boom members An industrial vehicle includes a frame, a motive device mounted on the frame, a platform mounted on the frame adjacent to the motive device, a main boom member associated with an industrial implement, the main boom member being coupled to the platform, an... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5881543 | Guard assembly for cane cutter A guard assembly (2) is used to protect the cutter blades (20, 21) of a cane cutter (10). The guard assembly includes a guard body (4) which is mounted to the cane cutter. A series of guard blades (6) are pivotally mounted to the guard body. The guard bla... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5588289 | Garden cutting tools The present specification discloses a cutting tool for use in the garden and workshops having a body (A) which houses a screw impeller (9) that can be driven by a motor (23). The screw impeller (9) being arranged to move waste along a flow path extending ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5479971 | Dual action tree cutting apparatus A dual action tree cutting apparatus includes a single generally planar blade mounted on a shaft at the forward end of a support frame, with the blade projecting forwardly therefrom. The blade has a cutting edge extending around the entire perimeter, and ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5467532 | Hedge trimmer aid A hedge trimmer aid including a reference indicator similar to a bubble level wherein an included air bubble is replaced by a small sphere of lower density than a surrounding fluid provides a true horizontal reference, an adjustable pointer with magnifier... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5424128 | Flexible cutting line with controlled drag A monofilament line for a rotating string trimmer has a main body portion of a generally circular configuration. One or more sharp longitudinal cutting edges are integrally formed with the main body portion and protrude from the main body portion at an an... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5107592 | Tool-supporting attachment for a vehicle A tool-supporting attachment to be mounted on a vehicle for use in suspending motorized tools which must be carried on long distances is disclosed. This attachment comprises levelling means to permit to its upper frame portion to always be in a substantia... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4777787 | Tree shaping apparatus A tree shaping apparatus includes a mobile transport (10) with a cutter carriage (12) disposed in thereof. The transport (10) straddles the trees and the cutter carriage (12) has the height thereof adjusted to that of the tree. A cutter bar (90) is rotate... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4713930 | Mobile brush cutter A mobile brush cutter including a vehicle; a boom having one end pivotally supported by the vehicle; a hydraulic power system mounted on the vehicle and having controls operable by an operator thereof; a cutter supported by an opposite end of the boom and... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4644654 | Tree trimming apparatus A cutter bar assembly is suspended from an overhead arm carried by an operator mounted back pack structure. A flexible coupling carries the cutter bar assembly in a manner causing the assembly to assume a position inclined from the vertical for the trimmi... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4577457 | Tree trimming apparatus Tree trimming apparatus adapted to be manually controlled by an operator including a support frame with ground engaging wheel and manually engageable handle means for the operator to guide the apparatus while trimming trees, mast means mounted on the supp... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4411070 | Tree-trimming apparatus A tree-trimming apparatus mounted on a mobile support vehicle. The apparatus includes a telescoping boom pivotally mounted on a pedestal. The pedestal is pivotally mounted to a turntable which is rotatably mounted on the support vehicle. An operator's sta... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4383400 | Method and apparatus for positioning grapevine shoots A brushing machine for grapevines is disclosed made up of rotating brushes supported on a frame that is supported on a tractor. Each brushing mechanism has several brushes with radially extending bristles rotatably supported on a vertically and horizontal... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4329836 | Harvesting units Disclosed is a tractor drawn device for harvesting fruits such as berries and coffee. A harvesting device is mounted on a frame structure supporting a vertically disposed tined shaker unit and a power pack, preferably a hydraulic pump driven by a diesel e... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4328660 | Grapevine suckering tool A grapevine suckering tool uses a rotor 10 having sucker flails 11 to remove suckers from the bases of a row of grapevines 12. The axis of rotor 10 is arranged within acute vertical and horizontal angles from the direction of the grapevine row. Sucker fla... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4257213 | Implement applicable to a tractor for sucker removal, bud removal and topping of vines An implement for mounting on a tractor to remove suckers and buds from the stems of vines arranged in rows and for trimming during the advance of the tractor along the ground in a direction essentially parallel to, adjacent and between the row of vines, i... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4241565 | Boom mower mounting frame for over center transport Disclosed is a combination of a frame, a mount, and a boom, wherein the boom retains a workpiece, such as a mower, about its free end and is rotationally attached to a pivotal mount at its other end. The pivotal mount or rocker arm is attached to the fram... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4074510 | Machine for cutting hedges, grass and other arboreal growth The work-head of a tractor-mounted machine for cutting hedges, grass and other arboreal growth is pivotally mounted on the outer end of an angularly movable boom and contains a balanced rotary cutting device which is driven from the power take-off shaft o... | 02/21/1978 |
| 3977475 | Lawn edger This invention is for a lawn edger. The edger has a strong unitary base mounted on a middle row of wheels and may be tilted backwards onto a rear roller. A motor is mounted on top of the base and a handle connects to the rear of the base. A cutter extends... | 08/31/1976 |
