Vibrating subsoil tool
OwnerRandal Tomichinventor
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Abstract
A subsoil tool for ameliorating soil compaction having a shank attached to a toolbar of a tractor, wings on forward wing links pivotally engaged to the shank, and following wings on a wing rod pivotally engaged with the forward wing link. The forward wing links are positioned near the bottom of the shank in front of the rear of the shank. The wing rod is positioned behind the shank. A power link is engaged to the toolbar, a hydraulic drive cylinder, and the wing rod for enabling oscillation of the wing rod relative to the shank.
Claims30
A subsoil tool comprising:
- a) a shank;
- b) a forward wing link comprising a forward wing and pivotally engaged with said shank;
- c) a wing rod comprising a following wing and pivotally engaged with said forward wing link;
- d) a hydraulic drive cylinder having a cylinder rod;
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- e) a power link pivotally engaged with said wing rod and pivotally engaged with said cylinder rod of said drive cylinder.
A system for ameliorating soil compaction, comprising:
- a) a tractor comprising a toolbar;
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- b) a subsoil tool, said subsoil tool comprising:
- i) a shank engaged with said toolbar of said tractor;
- ii) a forward wing link comprising a forward wing and engaged with said shank;
- iii) a wing rod comprising a following wing, said wing rod engaged with said forward wing link;
- iv) a hydraulic drive cylinder engaged with said toolbar of said tractor;
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- v) a generally rectangular power link engaged with said wing rod, said toolbar of said tractor, and a cylinder rod of said drive cylinder.
A system for ameliorating soil compaction, comprising:
- a) a tractor comprising a toolbar;
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- b) a subsoil tool, said subsoil tool comprising:
- i) a shank engaged with said toolbar of said tractor;
- ii) a forward wing link comprising a forward wing and engaged with said shank;
- iii) a wing rod comprising a following wing, said wing rod engaged with said forward wing link;
- iv) a hydraulic drive cylinder engaged with said toolbar of said tractor;
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- v) a generally triangular power link engaged with said wing rod, said toolbar of said tractor, and a cylinder rod of said drive cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.