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US 11,297,782 B1Granted
Stump cutter and wood chipper with novel braking mechanism
AssigneeD.A.F., Inc.
InventorsDaniel R. Falatok, Mark D. Thompson, Hugo Whetsell Hayden, Robert Wyatt
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Abstract
A stump cutter includes an engine and a cutting wheel. A drive assembly is disposed between the engine and the cutting wheel. The drive assembly comprises at least one pulley. The at least one pulley defines a cylindrical recess therein. A drum brake assembly is configured to engage the cylindrical recess of the at least one pulley.
Claims8
A stump cutter comprising:
- an engine having an output shaft;
- a cutting wheel;
- a drive assembly between the engine and the cutting wheel, wherein the drive assembly comprises a first pulley and a second pulley and a first belt engaging an outer surface of said second pulley so as to be in driving relationship therewith, and wherein the second pulley defines a cylindrical recess therein having a cylindrical interior surface that is radially inward of the outer surface engaged by the first belt and wherein the first pulley is attached to the output shaft of the engine by a clutch and wherein said second pulley being connected to said first pulley by said first belt so as to be rotatably driven by the first pulley;
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- a drum brake assembly configured to engage the cylindrical interior surface of the cylindrical recess of the at least one pulley.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.