Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Including plural operating units and drive
Patent
1995-12-13
1997-12-09
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Including plural operating units and drive
56 121, 56 127, 56 169, 56DIG9, A01D 3466, A01D 3482
Patent
active
056947526
ABSTRACT:
A utility expansion system (100) to be retrofitted onto a ground vehicle (10) is provided. The utility expansion system (100) expands the range of ground working functions that may be performed with the aid of the given ground vehicle (10) by enabling various ground working equipment (20) to be operably coupled to the ground vehicle (10) for concurrent operation therewith. The utility expansion system (100) includes a deck member (110) mounted to the ground vehicle (10), an apparatus support member (120) coupled to the deck member (110) for pivotally supporting a given ground working apparatus (20) in spaced relation to the ground vehicle (10), apparatus securing mechanism (200) coupled to the ground working apparatus (20) and to the apparatus support member (120) to secure the ground working apparatus (20) to the apparatus support member (120), and apparatus manipulation mechanism (130) coupled to the ground working apparatus (20) by which a user may manipulate that ground working apparatus (20) while he or she is operating the ground vehicle (10). In one embodiment, the deck member (110) is hingedly mounted to the ground vehicle (10) and supported at its outer end by a deck member support mechanism, the two features enabling the deck member (110) to be inclined relative to the ground vehicle (10) responsive to any irregularity in the ground contour, so as to realize optimal ground tracking. A ground working apparatus (20) such as a portable line-fed power weed trimmer or a heavier duty walk-behind power weed trimmer may thus be operably coupled to the ground vehicle (10).
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Klein David I.
Melius Terry Lee
Rosenberg Morton J.
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