Rotating flexible implement for soil erosion control
OwnerBruce W. Smallacombeinventor
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Abstract
An agricultural implement having a mobile mounting frame for moving across an area to be treated, and a soil working assembly co-operating with the mounting frame. The soil working assembly includes a flexible chain of interconnected links, the chain being rotatable about its axis and having blades extending from the chain. The blades are adapted to penetrate gravitationally, scoop hollows from, the soil as the implement is advanced rotating the chain over the soil. The implement reduces undesirable consequences of rapid and unimpeded run-off of rain water by upturning the soil in such a manner that run-off is impeded.
Claims8
An agricultural implement for soil erosion control, of the type having a mobile mounting frame capable of being moved across an area to be treated, and a soil working assembly connected to carrier means to the mounting frame transversely of the direction of travel, wherein the soil working assembly comprises:
- a flexible chain of interconnected links connected at its opposite ends to the carrier means for rotation of the chain about its axis, the axis of the chain being transverse to the direction of travel;
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- a pair of blades fixed to and extending in opposite directions from opposite sides of each link, said blades being adapted to penetrate gravitationally and scoop hollows from the soil as the implement is advanced, rotating the chain over the soil.
An agricultural implement for soil erosion control of the type having a mobile mounting frame adapted to be moved across an area to be treated, and comprising a central section flanked by a pair of wing sections connected to the sides of the central section and with wheel mounting means at their outer ends, a soil working assembly being connected by carrier means to each mounting frame section, wherein:
- each soil working assembly comprises a flexible chain of interconnected links connected at its opposite ends to the carrier means for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the chain, the axis of the chain being transverse to the direction of travel;
- a pair of blades fixed to and extending in opposite directions from opposite sides of the middle of each link, said blades being adapted to penetrate gravitationally and scoop hollows from the soil as the implement is advanced, rotating the chain over the soil;
- said wing sections of the mounting frame being connected by universal joints to the central section and each being wheel-mounted at its outer end;
- staying means releasably holding the three mounting frame sections in lateral alignment;
- actuating means connected with the frame sections for rotating about a transverse axis and simultaneously lifting the interconnected mounting frame sections, causing the carrier means to lift the soil work assemblies clear of the ground;
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- the wing sections, when the mounting frame sections have been rotated and lifted, the staying means have been released and the implement is advanced, being trailed behind the sides of the central section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.