# US 2016/0257545 A1 · Implements and methods of manufacturing and using same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0257545 A1 - Document ID: US20160257545A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/062,752 - Filed: 2016-03-07 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-06 - Assignees: Js Innovations, LLC - Applicants: JS Innovations LLC - Inventors: John Baaske; Stacy Deming; Marc W. Pentecost - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160257545A1 ## CPC - B66F 9/18: Load gripping or retaining means - E02F 3/96: with arrangements for alternate {or simultaneous} use of different digging elements {(E02F3/7604, E02F3/769, E02F3/78 take precedence; quick-acting devices to connect tools to arms or booms E02F3/3609, for arms to tractors or the like E02F3/627)} - E02F 5/10: with arrangements for reinforcing trenches or ditches; with arrangements for making or assembling conduits or for laying conduits or cables (laying pipes per se F16L1/00, making pipes in situ F16L1/038; laying electric cables per se H02G1/06; {drainage device- laying apparatus E02B11/02}) - B66F: HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD ({invalid lifting devices A61G7/10; } mounting artificial islands on piles or like supports E02B17/00; scaffolding combined with lifting devices E04G1/22; lifting devices for sliding forms E04G11/24; lifting of buildings E04G23/06; shores or struts E04G25/00; lifts or other hoisting devices on ladders E06C7/12; props for mining E21D15/00) - E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00) ## Abstract Implements for moving a first body from atop a surface includes a body configured to be removably secured to a host machine, a leading edge of the body configured to be located within a gap between the first body and the surface, and a concave curved profile above the leading edge and having a shape such that as the leading edge is forced into the gap, the curved profile contacts the first body causing the first body to roll in a direction away from the implement. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An implement for moving a first body from atop a surface, the implement comprising: a body configured to be removably secured to a host machine; a horizontal leading edge of the body configured to be located below the first body or within a gap between the first body and the surface; and a concave curved profile above the leading edge and having a shape such that as the leading edge is forced below the first body or into the gap, the curved profile contacts the first body causing the first body to roll in a direction away from the implement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The implement of claim 1, wherein the concave curved profile extends farther in a lengthwise direction of the body at the leading edge. ### Claim 3 An implement comprising: a body having first and second ends oppositely disposed along a longitudinal axis of the body, the body comprising an upper flange, a lower flange, and a web therebetween that is transverse to and interconnects the upper and lower flanges, the lower flange extending farther in a lengthwise direction of the body at the second end thereof than the upper flange so as to define a leading edge of the body at the second end thereof, the lower flange having a surface that is perpendicular to the web and defines a lowermost extent of the leading edge; means at the first end of the body for removably coupling the body to a host machine; and a concave curved profile defined by the web at the second end of the body between the upper and lower flanges, the concave curved profile extending farther in the lengthwise direction of the body at the lower flange than at the upper flange. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The implement of claim 3, wherein the lower flange that defines the leading edge extends in the lengthwise direction beyond the web and the leading edge has a flat horizontal profile. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The implement of claim 3, wherein the coupling means includes a mounting plate connected to ends of the upper flange, the web, and the lower flange at the first end of the body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The implement of claim 3, further comprising at least one reinforcing member secured to the mounting plate and to the web. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) A method of fabricating the implement of claim 3, the method comprising: providing an elongated I-beam having first and second flanges and a web therebetween, a longitudinal axis, and oppositely-disposed ends along the longitudinal axis; securing a mounting plate to a first of the oppositely-disposed ends of the I-beam; and cutting a second of the oppositely-disposed ends to define a concave curved profile in the web and to remove a greater portion of the first flange of the I-beam than the second flange of the I-beam so that the second flange extends farther in a lengthwise direction of the I-beam than the first flange, the second flange defines a leading edge of the implement, and the concave curved profile extends farther in the lengthwise direction at the second flange than at the first flange. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the lower flange has a surface that is perpendicular to the web and defines a lowermost extent of the leading edge. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising securing at least one support member to the mounting plate and web of the I-beam. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) A method of using the implement of claim 3 to move a first body resting on a second body to define a gap therebetween, the method comprising: removably coupling the implement to a host machine; forcing the leading edge of the body into the gap such that the leading edge is positioned between an outermost edge of the first body and an outermost edge of the second body, and the outermost edge of the first body contacts the concave curved profile and slides along the concave curved profile in a direction towards the upper extent of the implement; and continuing to force the leading edge into the gap until the first body is rolled in a direction away from the implement thereby exposing a surface of the second body previously located beneath the first body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) A method of using the implement of claim 3 to move a first body out of a trench defined by at least a second body, the method comprising: removably coupling the implement to the host machine; forcing the leading edge of the implement between the first body and a surface on which the first body rests such that the leading edge is positioned directly below an outermost edge of the first body, and the outermost edge of the first body contacts the concave curved profile and slides along the concave curved profile in a direction towards the upper extent of the implement; and continuing to force the leading edge between the first body and the surface until the first body is rolled in a direction away from the implement and out of the trench. ### Claim 12 An implement comprising: a body having first and second ends oppositely disposed along a longitudinal axis of the body, the body comprising an upper flange, at least one lower flange, and a plate therebetween that is transverse to and interconnects the upper and lower flanges; a concave curved profile defined by the plate at the second end of the body between the upper and lower flanges, the concave curved profile extending farther in the lengthwise direction of the body at the at least one lower flange than at the upper flange; an elongated sleeve secured to the body and having a tip that extends away from the second end of the body; and means at the first end of the body for removably coupling the body to a host machine. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The implement of claim 12, wherein the sleeve is secured to a lowermost portion of the body and defines a leading edge having a flat horizontal profile that extends in the lengthwise direction beyond the plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The implement of claim 12, wherein the sleeve is removably secured to the body. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The implement of claim 12, wherein the sleeve includes at least one flange configured to be located through at least one passage in the at least one lower flange such that a portion of the at least one flange protrudes from a surface of the lat least one lower flange oppositely disposed the sleeve. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The implement of claim 15, wherein the at least one flange comprises means for removably securing the sleeve to the body ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The implement of claim 12, wherein the sleeve comprises means for reinforcing a lowermost portion of the concave curved profile of the plate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The implement of claim 12, wherein the concave curved profile comprises surface features thereon. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) A method of using the implement of claim 12 to move a first body resting on a second body to define a gap therebetween, the method comprising: removably coupling the implement to a host machine; forcing the leading edge of the body into the gap such that the leading edge is positioned between an outermost edge of the first body and an outermost edge of the second body, and the outermost edge of the first body contacts the concave curved profile and slides along the concave curved profile in a direction towards the upper extent of the implement; and continuing to force the leading edge into the gap until the first body is rolled in a direction away from the implement thereby exposing a surface of the second body previously located beneath the first body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) A method of using the implement of claim 12 to move a first body out of a trench defined by at least a second body, the method comprising: providing an implement comprising a concave curved profile at one end thereof, the concave curved profile extending farther in a lengthwise direction of the implement at a lower extent thereof than at an upper extent thereof, the lower extent of the implement defining a horizontal leading edge of the implement; removably coupling the implement to the host machine; forcing the leading edge of the implement between the first body and a surface on which the first body rests such that the leading edge is positioned directly below an outermost edge of the first body, and the outermost edge of the first body contacts the concave curved profile and slides along the concave curved profile in a direction towards the upper extent of the implement; and continuing to force the leading edge between the first body and the surface until the first body is rolled in a direction away from the implement and out of the trench.