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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7484323 | Excavating tool for hydraulic shovel Tool designed to be fixed at the end of the arm of a shovel. The tool includes a curvilinear blade formed by a portion of a straight cylindrical surface whose generating lines extend parallel to an axis of rotation of the tool on the arm. This Abstract is not intend... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7328810 | Crane supporting apparatus A crane support consisting of a steel square tubing pedestal having an apertured mounting plate fixedly attached to its upper end, and having an enlarged base fixedly attached to its lower end; an axle, the pedestal being mounting rotatably upon the axle; an auxilia... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322133 | Multi-shank ripper A multi-shank ripper excavation tool has a body mounted from an arm, e.g. a dipper arm or a boom arm, and at least first and second shanks mounted to the body. Each shank is perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the tool, and each the shank includes a ripper tooth... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7172033 | Culvert opening and cleaning apparatus A culvert opening and cleaning apparatus which is designed to be operably mounted to an implement of heavy machinery such as a grader and is further designed to utilize the auxiliary hydraulic connection provided by the implement of heavy machinery. The culvert open... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7144202 | Silt fence installation apparatus A machine to install the lower edge of silt fence fabric in a seam in the soil includes a frame with a plow member attached. The frame can be mounted to the three point hitch of a tractor so that the machine can be raised, lowered, and tilted while being supported b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140831 | Attachment for forming shapes following excavation An attachment for a skid steer loader, back hoe or powered excavator that can be used to quickly smooth out the walls of a swimming pool, ditch, etc. following the excavation and the process of using the attachment. The attachment includes a vertical flat surface pe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124522 | Cultivating tool and apparatus incorporating same A cultivating tool for breaking up and spreading plant material over and into the ground has opposed ends and upper, lower and intermediate portions extending longitudinally between the ends. The lower portion includes a cutting edge. The intermediate portion includ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086184 | Subsoiling grapple rake A grapple rake adapted for receiving subsoiler shanks is useful for multiple post-timber harvest management activities. A pair of downwardly-depending, forward-oriented subsoiling shanks is mounted on the underside of the rake, allowing the implement to accomplish t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059072 | Subsoiling excavator bucket An excavator bucket adapted to receive subsoiler shanks and an optional coulter blade enables multiple treatment of compacted soil. In a preferred embodiment, the shanks depend downward below the bucket and curve forward toward the bottom of the bucket. The shanks a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044689 | Silt fence installation apparatus A machine to install the lower edge of silt fence fabric in a seam in the soil includes a frame with a plow member attached. The frame can be mounted to the three point hitch of a tractor so that the machine can be raised, lowered, and tilted while being supported b... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036252 | Actuating coupler for heavy machinery peripheral attachments A locking device to hold an asphalt milling machine on a loader bucket to increase stability and accuracy of the milling machine and increase the speed at which the loader bucket can transition between directing the milling machine and picking up ground asphalt.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004489 | Connection device for interconnecting tugger carts A connection device is provided for interconnecting first and second tugger carts. The connection device includes a striker element projecting from the first tugger cart. A connecting arm is pivotably connected to the second tugger cart and includes a terminal end t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6957869 | Road marking removal system A bucket razor body has a coupling end and a scraping end facing away from the bucket. The coupling end has an upper and lower wall with a slot between the walls. The upper wall has threaded apertures with associated bolts for releasably coupling to front end loader... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955229 | Implement pitch-yaw system An implement pitch-yaw system for effectively and efficiently controlling the pitch of an implement. The implement pitch-yaw system includes a first yaw actuator and a second yaw actuator attached between an implement structure pivotally attached to a support struct... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6810610 | Edge attachment for the bucket of earth moving equipment The present invention provides an edging device for an earth moving machine having a bucket including at least one receiver detachably attachable to the bucket of earth moving machine. The receiver has a plate and an attachment member for engaging the bucket. The re... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6729051 | Front end loader retractable attachment An attachment for a front end loader that provides a method and apparatus for ripping solid ground that includes a hollow tube mounted between the arms of a front end loader directly behind the bucket. The hollow tube is slidably mounted on a solid shaft. Closely ma... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6701630 | Power shovel A power shovel (10) for use on a bucket (14) of a front end loader (12) includes no modifications are required to the bucket (14) other than several bolt holes to mount the upper support bracket (24) of the power shovel. Alternatively, the upper support b... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6671984 | Ripper attachment for an excavation device A ripper attachment (22) for an excavation device (20) includes first and second support members (50, 52) configured for connection to the excavation device (20). In particular, first and second support members (50, 52) are adapted to connect to a couplin... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6490815 | Excavator bucket with ripping implement An excavating bucket mountable on the handle of an excavating machine generally consisting of a pair of side walls; an upper wall interconnecting such side walls; a downwardly and forwardly curved rear wall merging into a forwardly curved bottom wall, int... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6401369 | Grubbing tool A grubbing tool is provided for attachment to an excavator or other earth working machine, of the type having extensions from the boom such as a dipper stick and dipper stick linkage. The tool is moved arcuately and vertically to pull rooted brush having ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6311417 | Excavator bucket assembly A bucket assembly mountable on the handle of an excavator machine and the like generally consisting of a bucket; a pair of ripper teeth mounted on the bucket for pivotal movement about a common axis; abutment surfaces disposed on the bucket for restrictin... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308440 | Excavation attachment for powered loader An excavation attachment for a powered loader, e. g., skid steer loader, front end loader, etc., provides considerably greater leverage for removal of stumps, large imbedded concrete blocks and stones, etc., from the underlying surface. The attachment inc... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6240662 | Snow plow having removable plow guard attachment A guard attachment for removably mounting to a plow blade having a blade edge. The guard attachment includes a guard member having an arcuate surface which is adapted to shield the blade of the plow such that the guard member may be brought into sliding e... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6113308 | Device for cutting filler material from concrete joints A device for cutting filler material from concrete joints comprises a blate attached to the front of an elongated arm, the elongated arm is pivotably joined to a mounting plate. The elongated arm is limited in its movement by a retention bar located on a ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6088938 | Implement adapter for an excavation tool assembly An implement adapter for providing improved excavation versatility that couples with and attaches to an excavation tool assembly for mounting a working implement thereon. The implement adapter comprises a frame for holding a working implement, wherein the... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088939 | Implement adapter for an excavation tool assembly An implement adapter for providing excavation versatility that couples with and attaches to an excavation tool assembly for mounting a working implement thereon. The implement adapter comprises a frame for holding a working implement, wherein the frame is... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6067733 | Ditch trenching device A ditch trenching device is adapted to be connected to earth moving equipment that use buckets. A dirt port is dimensioned in a lower portion of a bucket. A trencher is attached to the dirt port and is defined by two side members each with a front, back, ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6023863 | Frost hook attachment for back-hoe A frost hook attachment for fixed attachment of connection between a quick-coupler on the outer boom of a back-hoe and the back-hoe bucket, wherein force from the back-hoe boom is transmitted from the quick-coupler to the frost hook and thence to the buck... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5953839 | Excavating attachment for earth moving equipment An excavating attachment for conventional earth moving equipment that is capable of moving a shovel in generally horizontal, linear, non-arcuate, paths to dig and remove soil and other material from underneath a structure such as a series of pipes leading... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5943798 | Method of and apparatus for trenching An excavation apparatus adapted for connection to a tool of a construction vehicle comprises a framework having a proximal end and a distal end, the framework including a trenching device positioned intermediate the proximal end and the distal end for dig... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5901480 | Reinforced loader bucket structure An earthworking loader bucket has a specially designed bottom side reinforcement structure which includes a unitary base plate member extending rearwardly from the bottom side front bucket lip and having a front side edge welded to the rear side edge of t... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5819445 | Front-end loader accessory attachment with hydraulically actuated pivotal drum assembly An accessory attachment/conversion assembly is disclosed for use on a small front-end loader type of construction implement. One form of accessory would be a backhoe bucket. The attachment assembly includes a frame for detachable mounting to the implement... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5794370 | Tiered trenching backhoe apparatus A new Tiered Trenching Backhoe Apparatus for creating a dual tiered trench which allows one service utility to be elevated above another service utility thereby preventing contact of the two service utilities resulting in increased safety. The inventive d... | 08/18/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5775013 | Excavation bucket grading attachment A grading attachment for releasable attachment to an excavation bucket includes a generally V-shaped blade body portion and a blade/bucket attachment assembly, together defining a blade lateral axis and an equipment longitudinal axis. The attachment assem... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5732487 | Dredge head for dredging sludge by a trailing or pushing motion A dredge head for dredging sludge by a trailing and pushing motion thereby defining a trailing and pushing direction is configured to be fitted on a ladder of a stationary dredger. The ladder is movable in the trailing and pushing direction for moving the... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5615499 | Method of and apparatus for trenching An excavation apparatus adapted for connection to a tool of a construction vehicle comprises a framework having a proximal end and a distal end, the framework including a trenching device positioned intermediate the proximal end and the distal end for dig... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5596825 | Excavation bucket grading attachment A grading attachment for releasable attachment to an excavation bucket includes a generally V-shaped blade body portion and a blade/bucket attachment assembly, together defining a blade lateral axis and an equipment longitudinal axis attachment assembly p... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5490340 | Root grubber A root grubber tool for brush which is attached to the boom of an excavator, such as, a track excavator or backhoe. The tool includes a framework which has a pair of side members which support, at the lower end thereof, a cutting blade with its leading ed... | 02/13/1996 |
