Grouser-cage attachment for equipment
OwnerMarlon Lane Curtisinventor
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Abstract
A grouser-cage attachment for equipment is an apparatus that imprints troughs into the soil. The apparatus includes a main frame, a roller, and a grouser cage. The main frame connects the roller with a piece of equipment or large machinery such as a skid steer. The roller presses the grouser cage into the soil. The grouser cage further includes a cylindrical frame, a plurality of holes, and a plurality of cleats. The cylindrical frame supports and positions the plurality of cleats around the roller. The cylindrical frame freely rotates around and with the roller. The plurality of holes and the plurality of cleats imprints troughs into the soil. The roller presses the plurality of cleats into the soil.
Claims19
A grouser-cage attachment for equipment comprising:
- a main frame;
- a roller;
- a grouser cage;
- a pair of first rollers;
- the main frame comprising a first lateral member and a second lateral member;
- the first lateral member and the second lateral member being positioned parallel and offset from each other;
- a first circular base of the roller being rotatably mounted with the first lateral member;
- a second circular base of the roller being rotatably mounted with the second lateral member;
- a diameter of the grouser cage being larger than a diameter of the roller;
- and
- the grouser cage being configured to eccentrically rotate around a lateral portion of the roller;
- the pair of first rollers being rotatably mounted into the first lateral member;
- the pair of first rollers being positioned opposite with each other about the grouser cage;
- and
- the grouser cage being pressed against the pair of first rollers.
A grouser-cage attachment for equipment comprising:
- a main frame;
- a roller;
- a grouser cage;
- a main shaft;
- a first bearing;
- a second bearing;
- a hydraulic motor;
- a plurality of weights;
- the main frame comprising a first lateral member and a second lateral member;
- the hydraulic motor comprising a stator and a rotor;
- the first lateral member and the second lateral member being positioned parallel and offset from each other;
- a first circular base of the roller being rotatably mounted with the first lateral member;
- a second circular base of the roller being rotatably mounted with the second lateral member;
- the main shaft being coaxially positioned with the roller;
- the main shaft being rotatably mounted through the roller;
- the main shaft being rotatably mounted to the first lateral member by the first bearing;
- the main shaft being rotatably mounted to the second lateral member by the second bearing;
- a diameter of the grouser cage being larger than a diameter of the roller;
- the grouser cage being configured to eccentrically rotate around a lateral portion of the roller;
- the stator being mounted onto the first lateral member, opposite to the roller;
- the rotor being torsionally connected to the main shaft,
- the plurality of weights being positioned in between the first lateral member and the first circular base;
- and,
- the plurality of weights being laterally connected about the main shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.