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Class 172/508 - WITH GUARD, SHIELD OR PLANT DIVERTER


Subclass of Class 172 - Earth working
Definition: Apparatus under class defintion comprising (1) means to
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 12/15/2009


NumberTitleIssue Date
7631701Rigid standard bearing shield disk scraper system
A bearing shield and disk scraper system to remove and deflect dirt, debris, and soil from a bearing assembly, rigid bearing hanger or standard, and/or disk blade, is provided; the system also provides a protective barrier structure for the bearing assembly. The bea...
12/15/2009
7377549Protector for a saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle
A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle includes left and right front wheels supported independently of each other on a vehicle body such that driving power is transmitted to said front wheels by way of a pair of left and right drive shafts extending from a driving s...
05/27/2008
6766866Tiller
A tiller includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, and a rotor shaft having tillage tines mounted thereon. The transmission mechanism transmits a motive power of the engine to the rotor shaft to thereby cause the tillage tines to perform a tilling operation. The...
07/27/2004
6666281Bearing guard for a ground-working implement
A bearing wear guard includes a slotted body portion cast from a wear-resistant metal. The slots receive two bearing mounting bolts which secure the guard in a protecting position in the path of rocks and abrasive debris traveling towards the bearing and ...
12/23/2003
6098721Tool for cultivating and hilling row crops
A novel cultivator comprising a scoop and chute blade to scoop up dirt between rows of plants and direct a portion of the dirt onto a hill about the base of the plants to cover weeds without disturbing produce plant roots. A leaf lifter bar is provided to...
08/08/2000
5967242Protecting compactor axles, seals and wheel bearings from wire wrap intrusion
On a compactor wheel having outer and inner cylindrical drums, the inner drum being mounted on the vehicle axle, there is provided an axially extending shroud. The shroud is equipped with a cover plate which together serves to define a cavity enclosing th...
10/19/1999
5875855Row crop rolling shield
Row crop cultivator rolling shields mounted on an arm pivotally connected to a support extended rearwardly from a tool bar prevents soil moved by earth working tools from covering and damaging row crops. Each shield has a dish shaped body having a number ...
03/02/1999
5816340Rolling cultivator shield
A large diameter, short toothed rolling shield fabricated by vacuum forming talc filled polyethylene sheet having a smooth surface and sufficient flexibility to resist soil build-up in damp conditions. Preferably the diameter of the shield is substantiall...
10/06/1998
5632345Rototiller skirt assembly
A free-floating skirt assembly for attachment to the deck of a cultivator to protect adjacent vegetation from the blades of the cultivator includes a pair of elongate straps attached to the cultivator deck with shield supports projecting outwardly from th...
05/27/1997
5590611Liquid fertilizer injection system
A liquid fertilizer injection system is provided that includes a single coulter blade mounted on a support arm extending from a bracket which is adapted to be pivotally coupled to an attachment apparatus which attaches the system to a propulsion means. A ...
01/07/1997
5415234Rotor tiller skirt assembly
A skirt assembly (20) for a rotor tiller (10) includes a pair of shields (21,22) positioned substantially vertically at the outer extremities of the tines; and a framework (23). The framework (23) includes a pair of strap members (24,24) mounted to the de...
05/16/1995
5373902Tiltable hood assembly for an earth working machine
A hood assembly includes a hood member and an adjustable length stabilizing link. The stabilizing link is movable between a first position at which the link maintains a bottom surface of the hood member in a substantially parallel relationship with a grou...
12/20/1994
5303780Cultivator deflector apparatus and methods of making and using same
A multi-row agricultural field cultivator for row crops having a row cultivator shovel sized and configured to penetrate soil adjacent a crop row to a depth of between one and three inches, a substantially flat soil deflector plate and a deflector plate a...
04/19/1994
5287933Hood support assembly for an earth working machine
A hood support assembly (18) for controllably supporting a hood member (16) on an earth working machine (10) includes a support member (20) that is pivotally mounted, at each of two end portions (22,24) to the frame (12) of the machine. Arm members (26,28...
02/22/1994
5165485Edger with improved blade cover assembly
An edger having a main frame, at least one front wheel fastened in the front portion of the main frame, two rear wheels fastened in the rear portion of the main frame, a rotary blade disposed in the front portion of either side of the main frame and capab...
11/24/1992
5152351Protective arrangement for a piston rod of a hydraulic cylinder
A protective arrangement is described for a piston rod of an excavator hydraulic cylinder is arranged between a vehicle frame and a scraper blade to serve as a working cylinder for lifting and lowering. For protecting the exposed piston rod, a shell-type ...
10/06/1992
5133414Row crop cultivator
A row crop cultivator having rolling shields adjacent each of the cultivator shovels to protect the crop from soil thrown by the shovels. The cultivator typically has three or more shovels per furrow, the shovels being spaced laterally and longitudinally ...
07/28/1992
4936391Rotary tiller apparatus
A rotary tiller device for tilling around trees and other similar obstacles comprises a rotary tilling head with a plurality of tines extending slightly outwardly, downwardly and forwardly from a support which rotates around a vertical axis of the head. A...
06/26/1990
4930589Operator guidebar for a walk-beside articulated machine
A guidebar used on a walk-beside articulated machine having a first machine portion and a second machine portion which swivel about a pivot point. A first bar portion has a first end and a swivel end. The first end is fixably attached to the first machine...
06/05/1990
4823884Plow cleaning device
The problem of having dirt and debris stick to the shank of a subsoil plow is solved by providing a non-stick cover body that attaches to a lower portion of the shank and is sized and configured and of a material to which dirt and debris will not adhere. ...
04/25/1989
4813507Axle beam including a protecting member
An axle beam for the rear wheel suspension of a front-engine front-wheel drive vehicle is disclosed. An axle beam body extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle with both ends thereof attached to wheel hubs, and trailing arms and springs connect ...
03/21/1989
4784227Agricultural implements
Agricultural tilling implements are described. In some embodiments the implements are adapted for deep tilling of soil between growing row crops, in which embodiments a horizontal shield member is detachable secured to a depending shank. The front edge of...
11/15/1988
4781253Shield for soil ripping implement
Agricultural tilling implements are described. In some embodiments the implements are adapted for deep tilling of soil between growing row crops, in which embodiments a horizontal shield member is detachably secured to a depending shank. The front edge of...
11/01/1988
4379565Nonfouling wheel housing for compaction vehicle
A self-propelled refuse or trash compactor is provided at each cleated drum wheel with a fixed cylinder which extends around the axle housing of the compactor to the periphery of the drum wheel. A minimum operating clearance between the cylinder and the p...
04/12/1983
4333533Weeder for row crops
A weeder for row crops has a main frame adapted to be mounted at the rear of a tractor. A pair of upright skid boards, spaced at the front and rearwardly divergent, are adjustably interconnected so that their spacing and angular relationship may be varied...
06/08/1982
 
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