US 2023/0056067 A1 · PULLING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF

Abstract

A pulling apparatus for separating one or more objects from a surface is presented. The apparatus can include a frame, one or more support members, a gripping member, and an impactor member. The apparatus can be coupled with a vehicle, such as a loader bucket of a vehicle, and can further be configured to utilize a power source of the vehicle, such as hydraulics, electricity, or any other power source. In another embodiment, the present disclosure can include a tree pulling system including a vehicle and a pulling apparatus. In another embodiment, the present disclosure can include a method of pulling a tree from the ground that can maximize efficiency by positioning an object along a common axis with one or more support members, such that force vectors representing a driving force generated by the one or more support members can be aligned with the object being pulled.

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Dependent claims

A pulling apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a frame including a first side and a second side;
a first support member operably coupled to the first side of the frame, the first support member including a first shaft having a first end;
a second support member operably coupled to the second side of the frame, the second support member including a second shaft having a first end;
and
a gripping member coupled to the frame between the first and second support members,
wherein each of the first and second shafts are configured to extrude from the frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pulling apparatus and systems and methods thereof

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Abstract

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