Sod roller terminal attachment for excavator
OwnerPaul E. Schmelzinventor
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Abstract
A terminal attachment for use with an excavator jointed arm. The terminal attachment supports a sod roll on a shaft connected to the end of an excavator jointed arm. Embodiments allow the sod roll to be unrolled by moving the jointed arm or by moving the excavator. The terminal attachment allows sod rolls to be unrolled on an incline.
Claims27
A terminal attachment, configured to be operably attached to a stick of an extendable, jointed arm of an excavator, the terminal attachment comprising:
- a connector plate, configured to be operably connectable to couplers on the extendable jointed arm of the excavator, the connector plate comprising a front face, a back side, and a side edge;
- an angle arm comprising a proximal end that is fixedly attached to the connector plate, at or near the side edge, and a distal end that extends away from the front face of the connector plate;
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- a rigid elongated shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is fixedly attached at or about the distal end of the angle arm, wherein the shaft extends from a side of the angle arm and the distal end is directed away from the connector plate;
- wherein the terminal attachment is configured such that when the terminal attachment is operably attached to the stick, the shaft extends approximately in parallel to a longitudinal axial direction of a pin or bolt used to connect the connector plate to a coupler of the excavator.
A terminal attachment, configured to be operably attached to an extendable, jointed arm of an excavator, the terminal attachment comprising:
- a connector plate, configured to be operably connectable to couplers on the extendable jointed arm of the excavator, the connector plate comprising a front face, a back side, and a side edge;
- an angle arm comprising a proximal end fixedly attached to the connector plate, between the side edge and a center of the connector plate, and a distal end, wherein the angle arm extends approximately perpendicular to the front face of the connector plate;
- a rigid elongated shaft comprising a proximal end fixedly attached to or extending from a side of the angle arm, wherein the shaft extends approximately perpendicular to the side of the angle arm and extends past the side edge of the connector plate, terminating at a first shaft distal end;
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- a flange cap comprising a tubular body and a flange plate, the flange plate having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the tubular body and larger than a diameter of the shaft, such that the flange plate radiates around the tubular body and has a circumference that is greater than a circumference of the shaft.
A terminal attachment, configured for attachment to a stick of a single, extendable, jointed arm of an excavator, comprising:
- a connector plate having a front face and a back side, wherein the back side is configured to be operably connected to the single, extendable, jointed arm of the excavator, and
- a shaft comprising a proximal end that is fixedly attached to the connector plate, such that the shaft is non-pivotal and immovable relative to the connector plate;
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- wherein the terminal attachment is configured such that when the back side of the connector plate is operably connected to the jointed arm of the excavator, the shaft extends approximately in parallel to a longitudinal axial direction of a pin or bolt used to connect the connector plate to a coupler of the excavator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.