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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7255512 | Trench filling device A device for filling an open trench with the dirt previously removed from the trench lying alongside the trench, using a skid-mounted frame having blades to initially fill the trench and leveling the dirt, followed by a compactor. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7226267 | Material relocation apparatus A material relocation apparatus is provided which enables an operator to load, transport, and unload material, while the apparatus may be moving in the forward and backward directions. The apparatus includes a frame structure means, a material relocation means, and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7100489 | System and method for hitch with backup anti-jack knife and anti-dive For use in landmine clearing, a hitch system providing backup with anti-jack knife and anti-dive, the system includes a hitch assembly and a roller assembly. The hitch assembly has a hinge axis housing containing a hinge shaft and a connector shaft housing containin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063169 | Vehicle front-end quick connect hitch and lift assembly A hitch and adapter assembly for connecting an implement to the front end of vehicles such as all terrain vehicle providing a rigid connection with limited motion for reduced vibration operation. The hitch has two spaced apart sockets on a rigid frame that pivotally... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051500 | ATV mower deck adapter An adjustable (height, angle, and width) adapter which is attached to a gas powered mower deck and is supported by the front or back rack of a self-propelled, motorized, all-terrain vehicle. The adjustments enable application with various-sized mower decks. The ATV ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6840333 | Multi-function implement for attachment to a tractor and the like A multi-function implement for attachment to a tractor or the like for trenching, cutting, burying cable, and similar functions. The implement has a universal frame with a tractor attachment portion and a tool attachment portion. A series of tools are individually c... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6732811 | Vehicle front-end quick connect hitch and lift assembly A hitch and adapter assembly for connecting an implement to the front end of vehicles such as all terrain vehicle providing a rigid connection with limited motion for reduced vibration operation. The hitch has two spaced apart sockets on a rigid frame that pivotally... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6467552 | Land levelling device Preferably the land levelling device (1) includes a support frame (2) on which is mounted a front, transversely extending, blade (3), a rear, transversely extending, blade (4), and a coupler (5) for, in use, attaching the land levelling device to a towing... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6397953 | Floating hitch for agricultural implement The implement has a main frame supported at the rear by ground-engaging transport wheels and at the front by ground-engaging gauge wheels. A hitch is pivotally connected to the front end of the main frame so that the hitch and frame can flex relative to o... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6328114 | Frozen topsoil plow A plowing implement particularly adapted for breaking up frozen topsoil to a desired and controllable depth includes a backer plate and scraping blade which are both at a swept-back angle to the direction of travel. The scraping blade is preferably made u... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6308785 | Adjustable grader-spreader bar An adjustable grader-spreader bar with a three-point hitch has a blade frame assembly comprised of a plurality of blade frames, each blade frame having a blade edge fastened at the bottom. The blade frames are slideably connected so that the blade frames ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6293351 | Rear mounted three point hitch adapter for motor vehicles A motor vehicle trailer hitch adapter that mates with a motor vehicle trailer hitch receptacle and provides attachment of standard agricultural category one three point hitch implements such as scraper blades, landscaping rakes or box blades. The adapter ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6230636 | Agricultural machine Disclosed is a cultivator mounted to roll about a horizontal axis transverse to the direction of travel of the machine in combination with a hopper. The cultivator and hopper are mounted on a frame which is adapted to be connected to a three-point hitch o... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6041529 | Bolt-on wear runner assembly for material handling/displacement apparatus A wear runner assembly is attached to a surface of an excavating bucket and serves to protect a portion of the surface from abrasion wear during use of the bucket. The assembly includes a base member, a wear runner member, a pair of bolts and a pair of co... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6032746 | Road leveller A bogie is attached to a three point hitch of a tractor and serves to control the up and down movement of a scraper blade. The bogie comprises an articulated frame having a pair of spaced side rails each connected to a separate lower link of the hitch. An... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6029752 | Automatic leveling system for a grading blade A hitching system for a tractor or similar vehicle which includes a parallelogram of four rigid members rotatably connected together at the ends of each of the members and in which the members are arranged to provide at least one member which is positione... | 02/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5833013 | Grass brush vehicle A brush for grooming golf greens and fairways. Three identical brush devices are removably connected together with two of the brush devices located laterally outward of the middle brush device. When not in use and in transport, the three brush units may b... | 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 |
| 5771980 | Soil leveling apparatus with improved frame and hitch An improved soil leveling apparatus includes a hitch (202 or 302) for connecting the frame to the loader arms and tilt cylinder(s) of a skid steer loader. The hitch (302) includes a hitch plate (304) that can selectively be made rigid with the frame or ca... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5749114 | Poultry house cleaner apparatus The present invention provides a poultry house cleaner apparatus that is adapted to easily, quickly and efficiently clean, scrape and remove the manure of the chicken from the side walls of the chicken houses. This poultry house cleaner apparatus is adapt... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746275 | Three-point hitch for an all terrain vehicle A three-point hitch for an all terrain vehicle (ATV) comprising a mounting frame which is attached to the axle housing of the ATV. The mounting frame is supported on the tongue hitch of the ATV and is attached to the body of the ATV so that the rear suspe... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5603382 | Shovel attachment with ejector blade for tractors This invention is an improved shovel attachment adapted for being mounted by the customary three-point hitch connection with a tractor enabling the shovel attachment to be carried on the tractor and raised or lowered by the preexisting hydraulic control m... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5560130 | Excavation apparatus for attachment to the rear of a tractor A trenching apparatus for attachment to a three-point hitch on a tractor includes a bucket pivotally mounted on the lower end of a mounting post. The mounting post is held in position by a pair of spaced apart generally horizontal beams connected to a fra... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5515625 | Rake attachment with scarifying teeth for a skid steer A rake attachment for use on a skid steer, which can be used for multiple lawn and grounds preparation activities, such as grading, filling, leveling and scarifying. The rake attachment of this invention combines several useful attachment functions into a... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5511625 | Soil leveling apparatus with improved frame and hitch An improved soil leveling apparatus includes a hitch (202 or 302) for connecting the frame to the loader arms and tilt cylinder(s) of a skid steer loader. The hitch (302) includes a hitch plate (304) that can selectively be made rigid with the frame or ca... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5413181 | Rake attachment for a skid steer A rake attachment for use on a skid steer, which can be used for multiple lawn and grounds preparation activities, such as grading, filling, leveling and scarifying. The rake attachment of this invention combines several useful attachment functions into a... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5397200 | Spreader/grader with adjustable transverse blades A spreader/grader attachable to a three point hitch of a tractor and including a pair of longitudinally extending, parallel, transversely spaced side pans or frame members oriented in fixed relation to each other and operatively connected to a three point... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5213164 | 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... | 05/25/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5191943 | Three-point hitch attached grader with adjustable blades A grader especially adapted for use in association with a tractor having a three-point hitch with the grader being capable of use in cutting, moving, spreading and leveling all types of soil, aggregate and the like. The grader can also be used to carry, s... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5191944 | Device for dressing a lawn A device for dressing the contours of a lawn by moving dirt from high spots to low spots, comprising a frame with a grid attached to the frame and held in direct engagement with the surface of the lawn while being pulled by a vehicle. The grid has a plura... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5172499 | Combination scraper/loader A conmbination scraper/loader for mounting on the three-point hitch of a tractor which includes a back wall having a forwardly facing scraper blade and a rearwardly facing scraper blade at its lower edge, and two side walls extending from the back wall in... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5058295 | Rear-mounted scraper The rear-mounted scraper of this invention is adapted for attachment to the rear of a vehicle which has a rear bumper, bottom and a rear axle. The rear-mounted scraper has a hitch with portions adapted for attachment to the bottom of the vehicle and porti... | 10/22/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5018587 | Brush attachment An improved brush attachment (10) includes a frame (12) comprising a semirigid plate (14) and rigid braces (16-24) so that the relative overall stiffness is adjustable in accordance with the contour of the underlying surface. An arrangement of end-to-end,... | 05/28/1991 |
| 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 |
