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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992649 | Turf leveling device A turf leveling device including a metering blade together with first and second horizontal and parallel main blades separated by first and second open distances. The blades are supported by a frame with spaced frame arms adapted to provide three point hitch attachm... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7942209 | Dual blade unit An apparatus for earth working or material moving includes a first and a second blade oriented substantially parallel to one another. The two blades each have non-working blade faces positioned adjacent one another and working blade faces opposite one another. The t... | 05/17/2011 |
| RE39889 | Implement for preparing seedbeds An implement for preparing seedbeds and lawns includes a main frame member upon which are mounted scarifying teeth to penetrate the soil and tines which work the soil and prepare the final grade after the soil has been scarified. A subframe is pivotally mounted on t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284621 | Ground levelling apparatus Tractor towed ground levelling apparatus includes an elongate cutting edge mounted on a cylindrical steel beam. The beam carries road wheels and is connected to a foldable drawbar hitched to the plough arms of the tractor. Alternatively, the drawbar may be connected... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273111 | Grading implement A grading implement including main body having a left end, a right end and a length that extends between the left and right ends. The main body also includes a front side and a back side. A claw-blade is positioned at the front side of the main body. Side blades are... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7188680 | Hydraulically adjustable hinged hitch An agricultural implement includes a pivoting assembly, a working assembly, and a tow bar assembly. The working assembly includes a front gang of coulters and a rear gang of coulters. The pivoting assembly includes a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder is adj... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134262 | Method of and device for drying grass surfaces Drying of wet ground surfaces provided with stalks includes removing droplets from stalks with comb-shaped slitted, cubical or squared projections provided on an underside of a broad plank, and guiding the removed droplets along the slitted, cubical or squared proje... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7063166 | Earth grooming device An earth grooming device for attachment to a vehicle includes a rectangular frame having a plurality of teeth secured to the front thereof to form a rake and a scraper blade secured to the rear of the frame. A side rail is attached to each side of the frame with eac... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6994632 | Golf training installation An installation that is useful in learning to play golf, in training, or in evaluating the level of a golf player, the installation being characterized in that it comprises: a zone (1) marked on the ground and preferably comprising a mat, for monitoring the p... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6918448 | Grader A grader for attachment to a lift unit of a material handling vehicle and adapted to spread and smooth particulate material. The grader includes a first horizontally elongate beam adapted to engage, spread and smooth the material and a second horizontally elongate b... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904979 | Towable earth working apparatus having adjustable wheel height A towable earth working apparatus for landscaping, leveling, grading, cutting and for spreading dirt, sand, gravel, is hitched by a trailer arm to a vehicle such as a small tractor or pickup truck. The apparatus has a grader secured to a trailer having a carriage fr... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6612378 | One-pass tillage implement and method for improving crop root development, plant health and crop yields A one-pass field tillage implement and method which maintains a uniform soil density throughout the crop root zone for greater root development, improved plant health and greater yields by eliminating tillage of the soil at seed planting depths. The imple... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6328115 | Stabilizer for dirt scraper A wheeled dirt scraper having a pair of stabilizer rails pivotally mounted onto each of the side wings of the box, the rails being provided with damping devices to reduce, absorb and eliminate shock effects. The rails have a relatively large surface conta... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6182385 | Rock and material loading system A rock and material loading system that is removably attachable to a loader bucket for loading material such as rocks into the loader bucket. The inventive device includes a pair of brackets attached to the upper rear portion of a loader bucket, a pair of... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6161626 | Sand trap conditioner A sand trap rake arranged particularly for use on a golf course and with fingers which penetrate the sand for plowing the sand. There is an adjustment relative to the plowing fingers which permits the fingers to be angulated so that they can be dragged th... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6085848 | Apparatus for laying a surface The invention relates to a dresser for dressing particulate material, such as sand, in a slow sand filter of a water treatment works. The dresser includes a frame having transverse mixing members which are adapted to mix the material at or adjacent the su... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085847 | Sand trap conditioner A sand trap rake arranged particularly for use on a golf course and with fingers which penetrate the sand for plowing the sand. There is an adjustment relative to the plowing fingers which permits the fingers to be angulated so that they can be dragged th... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5833011 | Landscaping rake-leveling device A multi-purpose landscaping device is provided including a horizontal rake assembly with a plurality of tines coupled thereto and depending therefrom. A bracket assembly is coupled to the horizontal rake assembly such that a three point hitch of a tractor... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5806605 | Implement for preparing seedbeds An implement for preparing seedbeds and lawns includes a main frame member upon which are mounted scarifying teeth to penetrate the soil and tines which work the soil and prepare the final grade after the soil has been scarified. A subframe is pivotally m... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5794714 | Finish dirt scraper This invention relates to a dirt leveling device adapted for towing by a tractor which is characterized by one or more chisels attached to a transverse shaft on the front of the dirt leveling device having a rotatable relationship thereto, and a dirt leve... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5699863 | Apparatus for grooming fields The invention discloses apparatus for grooming, leveling and conditioning athletic fields comprised of a leveling trowel having beveled ends. Soil is worked using elastomeric flails disposed into contact with the surface by a rigid weight bar pivotally mo... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5535832 | Land leveler and cultivator A towed cultivator/land leveler apparatus includes a two part frame that includes tongue at the front end portion and wheels at the rear. A two part frame pivots about a transverse axis to raise/lower a leveler blade and tines that are carried at the fron... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5427185 | Ditcher Earth working apparatuses and more specifically a ditcher or slope cutting device adapted to be connected with a conventional three point hitch mounted at the rear of a conventional tractor. The earth working apparatus includes a rigid square or rectangul... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5407014 | Gravel scarifying device A scarifier/grader apparatus comprises, in combination, a tractor connected through a 3-point hitch to a scarifier/grader attachment wherein: the tractor is adapted to be operably connected through a three point hitch to a scarifier/grader attachment comprisin... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5289879 | Sandtrap maintenance machine rake assembly An improved rake assembly for a sandtrap maintenance machine comprises a rake frame having a transverse row or rows of scarifying teeth. A trowel plate is fixed to the rake frame and trails behind the scarifying teeth and includes a substantially planar l... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5284211 | Ground surface debris collection mat A mat for sweeping a surface is provided with an elongated slot therethrough which extends transverse to the intended direction of movement of the mat over a surface whereby debris on the surface will pass upwardly through the slot for collection on the u... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5265681 | Landscape levelling and raking apparatus A landscape leveling and raking apparatus has a frame, a handle protruding upwardly from the frame, a rake pivotally coupled to the frame to protrude downwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a screed fixed to the frame forwardly of the rake, a plurality of ti... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5265975 | Gravel scarifying and levelling device A scarifier comprises a plurality of supported, downwardly depending, axially secured scarifying teeth supported on a scarifying-tooth supporting frame connected in loose fitting relation to a tractor to thereby operatively impart a first component of lat... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5211247 | Landscaping device A device (10) for working soil is disclosed in the preferred form including a grading portion (12) and a raking portion (32) of generally C-shapes. Specifically, the grading and raking portions (12, 32) are formed from planar, central sections (14, 34) an... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5074061 | Land arranger An earth moving machine is adapted to be pulled behind a tractor or other powered vehicle. The earth moving machine comprises a hitch at a forward end thereof adapted to be connected to the tractor and an axle assembly at a rearward end thereof. A trough-... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5024280 | Soil leveling apparatus with improved frame and hitch An improved soil leveling apparatus (10) includes a frame (12), connecting hitch means (14), and adjustable lost motion linkage (48) secured to the top connection point (52) of the hitch, and an optional scarifier assembly (16) which is supported on a con... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4967850 | Combined tooth retractor and blade latching mechanism Blade assemblies having a plurality of teeth extending therefrom are useful for working soil and/or for removing objects buried under the surface of the ground. However, having a plurality of teeth extending below the blade assembly can be detrimental sin... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4924945 | Soil leveling apparatus with improved scraper member An improved soil leveling apparatus consisting of a scraper member with an edge and a plurality of ground engaging members with surfaces, the above connected by a pair of longitudinal side members, hitch structure attached, an optional lost motion linkage... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4869326 | Box scraper with plural blades A box blade attachment for tractors and like vehicles comprises a box frame which supports, for pivotal movement, a pair of moldboards, horizontally spaced from each other for scraping a surface in either a forward or backward path. Each of the moldboards... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4836295 | Baseball infield conditioning apparatus An apparatus for leveling and conditioning baseball infields and the like includes a scarifier, pulverizer, drag, and roller, all mounted on a common frame. The frame and at least some of the implements may be adjusted to adjust or disable the scarifier, ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4821810 | Agricultural and construction utility blade The utility blade assembly for use on tractors having a three-point hitch connection. The blade assembly includes an elongated boom having a turntable mounted on the rear end thereof. The turntable carries a utility blade. Hydraulic piston and cylinder su... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4726129 | Snow tiller The invention relates to a snow tiller for mounting on the rear of a track maintenance vehicle. The snow tiller comprises a tiller shaft and a tiller frame of at least triangular cross-section extending over the width of the snow tiller and having end pla... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4616581 | Planting apparatus Apparatus for seeding includes a first plurality of shovels disposed in a rank at uniform intervals and a second plurality of shovels disposed in a second rank at uniform intervals. The first and second ranks are disposed in generally parallel relationshi... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4585075 | Soil leveling apparatus with improved frame and hitch An improved soil leveling apparatus (10) includes a frame (12), connecting hitch means (14), and adjustable lost motion linkage (48) secured to the top connection point (52) of the hitch, and an optional scarifier assembly (16) which is supported on a con... | 04/29/1986 |
| 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 |
