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US 4,223,515 AGranted
Tree shaker mounting
AssigneeM.B.P. (S.A.) Pty. Limited
InventorLeslie J. Borchard
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Abstract
Mounting for a tree shaker having a pair of mounting brackets secured to respective sides of the tractor, a guide extending transversely beneath the tractor chassis, and supporting a slide which is coupled to the near side mounting bracket by means of a piston/cylinder assembly whereby the slide is movable in a transverse direction with respect to the tractor, the slide carrying on it a tree shaker.
Claims4
A mounting for securing a tree shaker to a tractor, comprising:
- a pair of brackets,
- securing means which secure said brackets to respective sides of the tractor,
- a guide extending beneath the chassis of the tractor transversely with respect to the direction of tractor travel,
- connecting means joining the guide to one of the brackets,
- a slide projecting from one side of the tractor,
- inter-engaging surfaces on the slide and guide guiding the slide for transverse movement,
- a piston/cylinder assembly coupling the slide and a mounting means which is fixed with respect to one of the brackets, and operative to effect said transverse movement,
- and means coupling the tree shaker to the projecting end of the slide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.