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US 4,076,314 AGranted
Pavement cutting wheel mounting for earth moving equipment
AssigneeOver-Lowe Company, Inc.
InventorNicholas Anthony Dodich
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Abstract
A pavement cutting wheel assembly is arranged to be secured to the earth engaging tool of a motorized earth moving vehicle by a clamping device, and an element of the clamping device is arranged to use the force on the cutting wheel during its cutting operation to increase the clamping effort of the clamping device.
Claims10
A pavement cutting assembly for attachment to the earth engaging tool of a power driven earth working machine or the like, comprising:
- a. a cutter wheel,
- b. a supporting structure including means for mounting said wheel for free rotation about a horizontal axis,
- c. means for detachably securing said structure to the earth engaging tool or the like of a power driven earth working machine,
- d. said securing means including clamping means having portions relatively movable with respect to one another and into engagement with opposite faces of the earth engaging tool for gripping the tool therebetween, and
- means movable relatively to said structure and positioned for engagement with the tool and tending to move upon forward movement of the tool during the cutting of pavement and to increase the effective gripping force of said clamping means.
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A pavement cutting assembly for attachment to the earth engaging tool of a power driven earth working machine or the like, comprising:
- a. a cutter wheel,
- b. a supporting structure including means for mounting said wheel for free rotation about a horizontal axis,
- c. means for detachably securing said structure to the earth engaging tool or the like of a power driven earth working machine,
- d. said securing means including clamping means for gripping engagement with the opposite faces of the earth engaging tool, and
- means movable relatively to said structure and positioned for engagement with the tool and tending upon forward movement of the tool during the cutting of pavement to increase the effective gripping force of said clamping means, and said clamping means further including a member pivoted on said structure for rocking movement for urging the face of the tool against said structure, and an arm rigidly secured to said member for engaging the tool and on forward movement of the tool for cutting pavement urging said member forcibly against the tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.