Skid steer rake with variable scarifiers and clod-cleaving wheels
OwnerBrian Craiginventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a skid steer rake capable of adjustment and modulation during use, without any need to halt operation of attached machinery. The skid steer rake is configured with a plurality of scarifiers capable of deployment and retraction during course of use of the device, as well as a landscape rake and a plurality of clod-cleaving wheels. The scarifiers can be latched in various positions depending on the user's needs. The skid steer rake can be operated in a push or pull configuration, if necessary. Another embodiment of the skid steer rake is configured to have clod-cleaving wheels adjustable to the uneven terrain while maintaining contact of the scarifiers and the skid steer rake with the ground surface.
Claims24
A skid steer rake comprising:
- a. a main body having a rake plate, an attachment plate, and at least two lateral plates;
- b. a landscape rake coupled to the rake plate and configured to engage a ground surface;
- c. a plurality of scarifier mounts coupled to the attachment plate;
- d. at least one scarifier axle rotationally coupled to and retained by the plurality of scarifier mounts;
- e. a plurality of scarifiers coupled to the at least one scarifier axle;
- f. at least one scarifier latch coupled to the attachment plate, the at least one scarifier latch comprising a bracket and a lever;
- g. the lever of the at least one scarifier latch comprising a plurality of ridges configured to engage and retain at least one scarifier of the plurality of scarifiers;
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- h. a clod-cleaver axle rotatably coupled to the at least two lateral plates, the clod-cleaver axle further comprising a plurality of clod-cleaving wheels coupled thereto.
A method for using a skid steer rake with adjustable scarifiers, comprising the following steps:
- a. positioning the skid steer rake in a push configuration;
- b. rolling the skid steer rake within close proximity to an attached power unit;
- c. rotating a scarifier axle and plurality of scarifiers such that at least one scarifier latch is rotated into a latching position;
- d. engaging the at least one scarifier latch with the plurality of scarifiers via a plurality of ridges disposed upon the at least one scarifier latch thereby configuring the plurality of scarifiers into a latched position.
A skid steer rake comprising:
- a. a main body having a rake plate, an attachment plate, and at least two lateral plates;
- b. a landscape rake coupled to the rake plate and configured to engage a ground surface;
- c. a plurality of scarifier mounts coupled to the attachment plate;
- d. at least one scarifier axle rotationally coupled to and retained by the plurality of scarifier mounts;
- e. a plurality of scarifiers coupled to the at least one scarifier axle;
- f. at least one scarifier latch coupled to the attachment plate, the at least one scarifier latch comprising a bracket and a lever;
- g. the lever of the at least one scarifier latch comprising a plurality of ridges configured to engage and retain at least one scarifier of the plurality of scarifiers;
- h. a clod-cleaver axle rotatably coupled to the at least two lateral plates, the clod-cleaver axle further comprising a plurality of clod-cleaving wheels coupled thereto;
- i. a cultipacker subframe pivotally coupled with the clod-cleaver axle and connected to at least two brackets;
- j. the at least two brackets pivotally coupled to the at least two lateral plates through two adjustable limits on each bracket;
- k. the adjustable limits having a plurality of hinge points and removable latches allowing the at least two brackets to be secured against the at least two lateral plates at different angles relative to a ground surface.
A method for using a skid steer rake with adjustable clod-cleaving wheels, comprising the following steps:
- a. rolling the skid steer rake within close proximity to an attached power unit;
- b. unlatching the at least one adjustable limit of a cultipacker subframe pivotally coupled with a clod-cleaver axle, allowing a cultipacker subframe to pivot about axes created by the at least one adjustable limit, changing the pitch of the clod-cleaver axle in relation to the rest of the skid steer rake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.