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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753293 | Broadcast spreader mechanism for an all terrain vehicle and the like A spreader accessory mountable below the extension rack of an ATV. In another aspect, an improved spreader mechanism that automatically starts and stops the feed of material from a storage container in conjunction with the distribution of material therefrom. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7607595 | Multipurpose accessory for an all terrain vehicle An accessory mountable to an ATV includes an extension rack that provides a substantially flat storage bed. A spreader assembly for storing and distributing granular material therefrom is supported in a position below the extension rack. In the preferred embodiment,... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7540436 | Truck bed mounted spreader A spreader assembly for spreading a material and for mounting in a bed of a truck is disclosed. The assembly includes a hopper and a frame for supporting the hopper in the bed of the truck. The hopper has a length extending between a front end and a rear end sized f... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7481384 | Flow facilitator for a spreader assembly A spreader assembly for spreading a material and for mounting to a bed of a truck is disclosed. The assembly includes a hopper and a frame having an upper rail for supporting the hopper in the bed of the truck. The frame includes a pair of front and rear posts exten... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7347390 | Mounting assembly for supporting a hopper and a spreading mechanism on a vehicle The subject invention provides a mounting assembly (10) for supporting a hopper (16) and a spreading mechanism (12) on a vehicle (14) for carrying and spreading a material. A spreader frame (18) supports the hopper (16) and ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306175 | Broadcast spreader mechanism for an all terrain vehicle and the like A spreader accessory mountable below the extension rack of an ATV. In another aspect, an improved spreader mechanism that automatically starts and stops the feed of material from a storage container in conjunction with the distribution of material therefrom. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293723 | Material handling device for vehicle A material handling device for a vehicle includes a receiving portion for receiving material, a material moving system operable to move material along the receiving portion, a material processing device attachable at a rear of the receiving portion, and a power sour... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275700 | Self-propelled chemical delivery vehicle and dispenser A self-propelled chemical delivery vehicle and dispenser generally for agricultural use includes a frame including first and second vertically spaced support members; a rider support member mounted to the frame; an apparatus for providing motive power mounted to the... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7216919 | Vehicle-mounted covered sander apparatus A vehicle-mounted, covered container apparatus includes a container member, a telescopic collapsible cover assembly, and container-to-cover attachment means connected between the container member and the telescopic collapsible cover assembly. The container member ca... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7186179 | Adjustable flow deflector apparatus for transitioning crop residue flow from an axially arranged threshing system to a residue distribution system of an agricultural combine Adjustable deflector apparatus for transitioning crop residue from an axially arranged threshing system of a combine to a crop residue distribution system is disposed in a position such that at least a portion of a crop residue flow from the threshing system will st... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172137 | Material spreader and method for using same A material spreader includes a belt/chain assembly. The belt is mounted within the chamber of the material spreader and the chain remains out of contact with the material during the operation of the device. A sliding barrier is mounted at the rear of the belt, and m... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152273 | Floor cleaning apparatus including dispenser for dispensing particulate cleaning material with adjustable width aperture Floor cleaning apparatus (10) comprises a dispenser (50) for dispensing particulate cleaning material onto a floor surface. Particulate material is held in a hopper (52). Movable part (70, 71) is movable with respect to the hopper (52 | 12/26/2006 |
| 7125204 | Portable pneumatic blower A portable unit for pneumatically blowing landscaping and/or building materials, such as bark, mulch, fertilizer, compost, wood chips, grass clippings, leaves, gravel/stone, straw, hay, sawdust and combinations thereof is provided. The unit is transportable by: a ca... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118053 | Mounting assembly for supporting a hopper and a spreading mechanism on a vehicle The subject invention provides a mounting assembly (10) for supporting a hopper (16) and a spreading mechanism (12) on a vehicle (14) for carrying and spreading a material. A spreader frame (18) supports the hopper (16) and ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104478 | Material spreading device A material spreading device for spreading material over a targeted area includes a receiving portion for receiving a plurality of bags of material, a hopper assembly and a material moving device. The material spreading device is configured for use on a vehicle. The ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094146 | Combine chaff discharger A chaff discharger with at least one radial fan wheel, rotatably mounted in a fan housing. The housing includes an end wall turned away from a sieving unit and a peripheral wall formed with at least one chaff discharge opening. A direction of rotation of the radial ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063613 | Combine with straw chopper A combine comprising an axial separator having an outlet for directing crop material to a rotatively driven discharge beater. The discharge beater is adjacent to the outlet of the axial separator and is aligned to propel crop material discharged from the axial separ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044408 | Twin spinner spreading apparatus The invention relates to a broadcast apparatus of the type used in association with a material transporter and includes two components in the form of a chassis section which carries spinner units and a hopper section for directing material received from the transpor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6978952 | Sand/salt spreader An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6953163 | Truck bed mounted spreader A spreader assembly for spreading a material and for mounting to a bed of a truck is disclosed. The assembly includes a hopper and a frame having an upper rail for supporting the hopper in the bed of the truck. The frame includes a pair of front and rear posts exten... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932287 | Spreader An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910646 | Aggregate spreader and methods of use An aggregate spreader having a container, a mounting flange, and a spreading assembly is provided. The container has an aggregate receiving cavity. The mounting flange extends from the container to removably connect the container to a stick of a tractor so that the ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910645 | Gardening product dispensing systems and methods A dispensing system for dispensing gardening products includes a container for holding a selected gardening product and rotating means internal to said container for stirring the selected gardening product stored in the container. A dispersal aperture through the co... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6793154 | Spreader shield A shield for a vehicle mounted spreader device having a hopper and a rotating spreader element beneath the hopper to broadcast particulate material flowing from the hopper onto the spreader element comprises a top wall having an opening for material flowing from the... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6722590 | Sand/salt spreader An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715703 | Spreader A spreader assembly is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The spreader includes a hopper having an upper section and a bottom section, the bottom section having a lower material discharge chamber terminating in a lower discharge openi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715696 | Remote control bin device The invention comprises a towable trailer having a first frame and a bin, conveyor, and spinners mounted on a second frame. The bin carries materials which are conveyed by the conveyor to the spinners at the rear of the bin which spin and spread the material on the ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6637678 | Granular material spreader attachment for mower or other apparatus A granular material spreader for a mower or other apparatus, including a support column, having a support plate attached to it's bottom, for supporting the spreader thereon, the spreader being mounted to the shaft of the motor which when energized, turns ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6547169 | Crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine A crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine including a unique support element which is an elongate tube, including a center portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly in opposite directions from the center portion, each of the legs including ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527205 | Agricultural particulate material delivery system An agricultural particulate material delivery system for delivering metered agricultural particulate material to a growing medium includes first and second compartments adapted to contain different agricultural particulate materials, a material meter havi... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517281 | Adjustable spinner for a particulate material spreader A particulate material spreader includes an adjustable spinner apparatus which is incrementally adjustable forwardly and rearwardly to a plurality of operating positions relative to the discharge end of the material conveyor. The adjustment may be manual ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6513447 | Method and apparatus for distributing soil amendments Method and apparatus for dispensing aggregates for lawn improvement. Aggregates are delivered to the site in a primary dispensing vehicle, which is configured to allow a smaller secondary dispensing vehicle to be loaded with the aggregate directly from th... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508419 | Broadcast spreading top dresser A top dresser (10) includes a spinner assembly (40) removably connected by clips (44) to a cross beam (20) of the frame (12) mounting a hopper (30). The first and second sides (36) of the hopper (30) slope downwardly and inwardly to a conveyor (140) forme... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6502771 | Spreader/sprayer for lawn mower apparatus Various instruments are provided to the structural chassis of a riding or standing mower, in order to accessorize various equipment that may be applied thereto, or readily removed, as required. These include tubular mounting brackets, that may secure, nor... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6302423 | Method and apparatus for modifying a truck with a fifth wheel A method and apparatus for modifying a truck with a fifth wheel to carry a device, such as a sander. A mounting structure is provided having a pair of spaced-apart brackets, each of which includes a pair of mounting plates secured to opposing end portions... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6149079 | Broadcast spreading top dresser A top dresser (10) includes a spinner assembly (40) removably connected by clips (44) to a cross beam (20) of the frame (12) mounting a hopper (30). The first and second sides (36) of the hopper (30) slope downwardly and inwardly to a conveyor (140) forme... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6089478 | Spreader assembly A spreader assembly for spreading materials such as, for example, salt seed or fertilizer. The spreader assembly includes a motor and transmission drive assembly which is mounted outside of the hopper to protect the motor and drive assembly from corrosive... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5340033 | Granular material spreader A spreader for granular material such as sand comprises a trailer adapted to be pulled behind a vehicle such as a tractor or other utility vehicle. A frusto-conical bin forms a hopper for a granular material to be dispensed and directs the material into a... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5108038 | Material spreader for conveyor-type hopper body An elongated particulate material spreader hopper is provided for detachable mounting on the back end of a conventional sand/salt hopper truck to allow its use in summer for spreading of gravel and other particulate material in road building and resurfaci... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5046664 | Spreader A spreader for granular and/or powdery material such as fertilizer comprises a hopper having two delivery parts. Distribution members are provided under the delivery parts for broadcasting material fed to them from the hopper. The distribution members are... | 09/10/1991 |
