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US 12,677,717 B1Granted
Equine footing conditioning tools
AssigneeABI Attachments, Inc.
InventorsNathaniel Lee Smith, Joshua James Forbess Rix
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Abstract
Am equine footing conditioning tool includes a chassis, a tow hitch a first ground-conditioning basket rotatably coupled with the chassis, a second ground-conditioning basket rotatably coupled with the chassis A first tool adjustment and a second tool adjustment assembly are adjustably coupled with the chassis. A tow hitch assembly coupled with the chassis and configured to couple the equine footing conditioning tool with a vehicle.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a chassis extending along a width in an X-axis direction, a length in a Y-axis direction, and a height in a Z-axis direction;
- a first ground-conditioning basket rotatably coupled with the chassis and extending downward in the Z-axis direction to support the chassis on an underlying ground surface;
- a second ground-conditioning basket rotatably coupled with the chassis and extending downward in the Z-axis direction to support the chassis on the underlying ground surface;
- a first tool adjustment assembly comprising a first axle rotatably coupled with the chassis and comprising a first axis of rotation extending in the X-axis direction, a first actuator coupled with the first axle and the chassis, a first transfer bar coupled with the first axle, a first tool carrier bar coupled with the first transfer bar, a first ground engaging tool coupled with the first tool carrier bar, and a first guide bar coupled with the first tool carrier bar extending in the Z-axis direction through a first guide aperture coupled with the chassis, the first actuator being adjustable to rotate the first axle to raise and lower the first tool carrier bar and first guide bar in the Z-axis direction;
- a second tool adjustment assembly comprising a second axle rotatably coupled with the chassis and comprising a second axis of rotation extending in the X-axis direction, a second actuator coupled with the second axle and the chassis, a second transfer bar coupled with the second axle, a second tool carrier bar coupled with the second transfer bar, a second ground engaging tool coupled with the second tool carrier bar, and a second guide bar coupled with the second tool carrier bar extending in the Z-axis direction through a second guide aperture coupled with the chassis, the second actuator being adjustable to rotate the second axle to raise and lower the second tool carrier bar and second guide bar in the Z-axis direction;
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- a tow hitch assembly coupled with the chassis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a chassis extending along a width in an X-axis direction, a length in a Y-axis direction, and a height in a Z-axis direction;
- a first ground-conditioning basket rotatably coupled with the chassis and extending downward in the Z-axis direction to support the chassis on an underlying ground surface;
- a second ground-conditioning basket rotatably coupled with the chassis and extending downward in the Z-axis direction to support the chassis on the underlying ground surface;
- a tool adjustment assembly operatively coupled with the chassis and comprising a first lever arm coupled with a first axle, the first axle being rotatably coupled with the chassis, a first plurality of ground engaging projections coupled with and extending outward from the first axle, a link rotatably coupled with the first lever arm, a second lever arm rotatably coupled with the link, a second axle coupled with the second lever arm, the second axle being rotatably coupled with the chassis, and a second plurality of ground engaging projections coupled with and extending outward from the second axle, wherein the first lever arm is adjustable to a plurality of positions to raise and lower the first plurality of ground engaging projections and the second plurality of ground engaging projections relative to the underlying ground surface;
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- a tow hitch assembly coupled with the chassis.
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