# US 2017/0284035 A1 · Articulating Rolling Compactor Attachment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0284035 A1 - Document ID: US20170284035A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/319,543 - Filed: 2015-12-22 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-23 - Assignees: Road Widener LLC - Applicants: Road Widener LLC - Inventors: Duane A. Neumann; Devin Wolf; Michael Schutte - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170284035A1 ## CPC - E01C 19/266: {fitted to vehicles, road-construction or earth-moving machinery, e.g. auxiliary roll readily movable to operative position (E01C19/268, E01C19/4806, E01C19/488, E01C19/52, E01C21/00, E01C23/065 take precedence); provided with means for facilitating transport; Means for transporting rollers; Arrangements or attachments for converting vehicles into rollers, e.g. rolling sleeves for wheels} - E01C 19/25: propelled by animals or vehicles ({E01C19/235} , E01C19/26 - E01C19/29 take precedence) - E01C 19/268: {designed for rolling surfaces not situated in the plane of the riding surface of the apparatus, e.g. stepped-down surfaces, sloping edge of surfacing (trench rollers E02D3/032; slope rollers E02D3/039)} - E02D 3/039: Slope rollers - E02F 3/3695: {Arrangements for connecting dipper-arms to loaders or graders} - E02F 3/967: {of compacting-type tools (compacting tools in combination with special-purpose dredges or soil-shifting machines E02F5/30)} - E01C 19/26: self-propelled or fitted to road vehicles ({E01C19/231, E01C19/235} , E01C19/27 - E01C19/29 take precedence) - E01C: CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR (forming roads or like surfaces by compacting or grading snow or ice E01H) - E02D: FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES {(tunnels, tunnelling, mining E21)} - E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00) ## Abstract A skid steer rolling compactor attachment may include a universal attachment plate configured to attach to the skid steer. A boom extending from the attachment plate may pivot about at least one articulating hinge attached to the boom. The boom may be configured to move a roller to compact a ground surface as the skid steer travels in a forward direction. In order to prevent roll-overs on uneven surfaces, the skid steer may be operated on a level surface and articulate the boom such that the roller contacts the ground parallel to the direction of travel. The skid steer may then compact inclined surfaces while travelling on level surfaces thus improving worker safety. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A skid steer rolling compactor attachment comprising: an attachment plate configured to attach to the skid steer; a boom configured to attach to the attachment plate; a pivot hinge attached to the boom configured to allow the boom to pivot about a vertical axis; a lift hinge attached to the boom configured to allow the boom to lift about a horizontal axis; a roller attached to the boom opposite the attachment plate configured to compact a ground surface; a tilt hinge joining the roller to the boom configured to tilt the roller with respect to a level road; and a twist hinge configured to twist the roller about a vertical axis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim 1, further comprising: an adjustable scraper extending a length of the roller configured to scrape a debris off of the roller as the roller revolves about a bearing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim 1, further comprising a hydraulic lift cylinder attached to the attachment plate and the boom configured to lift and lower the boom about the lift hinge. ### Claim 4 The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim further Comprising: a frame attached to the boom supporting the roller; and a hydraulic twist cylinder attached to the frame and the boom configured to twist the roller about the twist hinge. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim 1, further comprising: a frame attached to the boom supporting the roller; and a hydraulic tilt cylinder attached to the frame and the boom configured to tilt the roller about the tilt hinge. ### Claim 6 A skid steer rolling compactor attachment comprising: an attachment plate configured to attach to the skid steer; a pivot hinge attached to the attachment plate; a lift hinge attached to the attachment plate; a boom attached to the pivot hinge configured to move about the pivot hinge in a horizontal direction and the boom attached to the lift hinge configured to move about lift hinge in a vertical direction; a twist hinge attached to the boom opposite the attachment plate; a tilt hinge attached to the boom opposite the attachment plate; a roller attached to the twist hinge and configured to twist in a horizontal direction about the twist hinge and the roller attached to the tilt hinge and configured to tilt in a vertical direction about the tilt hinge; and wherein the roller is configured to compact a ground surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim 6, further comprising: a frame attached to the boom and configured to support the roller on a bearing; and an adjustable scraper mounted to the frame and extending a length of the roller configured to scrape a debris off of the roller as the roller revolves about the bearing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim 6, further comprising: a hydraulic lift cylinder attached to the attachment plate and the boom configured to lift and lower the boom about the lift hinge; a hydraulic twist cylinder attached to the frame and the boom configured to twist the roller about the twist hinge; a hydraulic tilt cylinder attached to the frame and the boom configured to tilt the roller about the tilt hinge; and a hydraulic pivot cylinder attached to the attachment plate and the boom configured to pivot the boom about the pivot hinge. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim 6, further comprising: a pair of side plates attached to the frame surrounding the roller; and a guide attached to each one of the side plates. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The skid steer rolling compactor attachment according to claim 6, wherein each one of the hydraulic cylinders of the rolling compactor attachment are configured to be remotely and hydraulically controlled from within a skid steer. ### Claim 11 A method of operating a skid steer comprising: attaching a mounting plate to a skid steer; attaching a boom to a pivot hinge on the mounting plate; attaching a frame to the boom opposite the mounting plate; attaching a roller to the frame; articulating the roller to a side of the skid steer; lowering the roller to contact a sloped surface; maintaining the skid steer on a level ground; and compacting the inclined sloped as the skid steer is driven on the level ground. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of operating a skid steer according to claim 11, further comprising pivoting the boom about a pivot hinge with a pivot cylinder operated from within the skid steer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of operating a skid steer according to claim 11, further comprising lifting the boom about a lift hinge with a lift cylinder operated from within the skid steer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of operating a skid steer according to claim 11, further comprising twisting the roller about a twist hinge with a twist cylinder operated from within the skid steer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of operating a skid steer according to claim 11, further comprising tilting the roller about a tilt hinge with a tilt cylinder operated from within the skid steer.