Geo-strap pulling apparatus for building mechanically stabilized earth walls

A geo-strap pulling apparatus for building mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, comprising:

• a free-standing frame having
• a stationary lower section secured to a support surface, said stationary lower section having a central longitudinal axis,
• a proximal end configured to receive a geo-strap from an exterior of said frame, and
• a distal end configured to discharge the geo-strap at an unwound configuration;
• and
• a dynamic upper section operably coupled to said stationary lower section;
• a drive wheel rotatably attached to said frame;
• a powered actuated implement removably and operably coupled to said drive wheel for spinning said drive wheel about a first fulcrum axis;
• a driven wheel rotatably attached to said frame and being selectively and operably engaged with said drive wheel for creating a wedge therebetween;
• and
• a top handle rotatably attached to said dynamic upper section and being directly coupled to said driven wheel, wherein said top handle and said dynamic upper section are contemporaneously and selectively pivoted about a second fulcrum axis and configured to adjust a vertical position of said driven wheel relative to said drive wheel;
• wherein said powered actuated implement is portable and hand-operated and located externally of said frame;
• wherein said top handle remains spaced from the geo-strap;
• wherein said second fulcrum axis is located approximately midway between said proximal end and said distal end of said frame.

A geo-strap pulling apparatus for building mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, comprising:

• a free-standing frame configured to be positioned on a support surface and having
• a stationary lower section secured to the support surface, said stationary lower section having a central longitudinal axis,
• a proximal end configured to receive a geo-strap from an exterior of said frame;
• and
• a distal end configured to discharge the geo-strap at an unwound configuration;
• and
• a dynamic upper section operably coupled to said stationary lower section;
• a drive wheel rotatably attached to said frame;
• a powered actuated implement removably and operably coupled to said drive wheel for spinning said drive wheel about a first fulcrum axis;
• a driven wheel rotatably attached to said frame and being selectively and operably engaged with said drive wheel for creating a wedge therebetween;
• and
• a top handle rotatably attached to said dynamic upper section and being directly coupled to said driven wheel, wherein said top handle and said dynamic upper section are contemporaneously and selectively pivoted about a second fulcrum axis and configured to adjust a vertical position of said driven wheel relative to said drive wheel;
• wherein said drive wheel and said driven wheel are elevated above the support surface;
• wherein said powered actuated implement is portable and hand-operated and located externally of said frame;
• wherein said top handle remains spaced from the geo-strap;
• wherein said second fulcrum axis is located approximately midway between said proximal end and said distal end of said frame.