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US 5,488,788 AGranted
Groundworking attachments for an outrigger stabilizer pad
OwnerRicky L. Durbininventor
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Abstract
Flexibility of operation is added to a vehicle (10) having a vehicle frame (12) with an operator area (18) and front and rear wheels (14), (16), a power tool (32), a pair of outrigger arms (48) pivoted to the frame (12) and hydraulic cylinders (62) extending between the frame (12) and the arms (48) by providing a ground engaging tool (70), (168), (172), (192) mounted on at least one of the arms (58).
Claims15
A backhoe comprising a vehicle frame having sides and front and rear ends;
- means defining an operator location on said frame;
- front and rear wheels on said frame;
- a backhoe mounted on the rear end of said frame and operable from said operator location;
- a pair of outrigger arms, one on each side of said frame near said rear end, and pivoted thereto for rotation about a generally horizontal axis;
- hydraulic cylinders extending between said frame and said arms and operable to move said arms about said horizontal axis;
- stabilizing shoes connected to each of said arms at their ends remote from said frame, and adapted to firmly engage the underlying terrain outboard of said rear wheels to provide support for said frame against tipping;
- mounting means on at least one of said stabilizing shoes whereby a ground engaging tool may be coupled to said one shoe and thus the associated outrigger arm and be powered by the hydraulic cylinder connected to the associated outrigger arm;
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- a ground engaging tool having mounting means complementary to said mounting means on said at least one stabilizing shoe for mounting on said one stabilizing shoe.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame having sides and front and rear ends;
- means defining an operator location on said frame;
- front and rear wheels on said frame;
- a power tool mounted on said frame between said rear wheels and operable from said operator location;
- a pair of outrigger arms having opposed ends, one arm on each side of said frame near said rear end, and having one end pivoted thereto for rotation about a generally horizontal axis;
- hydraulic cylinders extending between said frame and said arms and operable to move said arms about said horizontal axis;
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- a ground engaging tool means mounted on the other end of at least one of said arms for engaging the surrounding terrain, said tool means being selected from the group consisting of a moldboard, a box scraper and a scarifier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.