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US 6,148,926 AGranted
Ground clearing apparatus and method for transporting same
AssigneeTechnion Research & Development Foundation Limited
InventorsGedalyahu Manor, Dan Wolf
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Abstract
Ground clearing apparatus (10) and a method for transporting the apparatus are provided. The ground clearing apparatus (10) includes a plurality of ground clearing tools (20) attached to a rotating shaft (18). The ground clearing tools include a chain (22) having a plurality of links and a hammer (24) attached to one end of the chain (22). The rotation of the shaft (18) causes the hammer (24) to strike objects in its path and generally mill the ground surface.
Claims17
Ground clearing apparatus comprising:
- a. a mounting unit attached to a vehicle, said mounting unit comprising:
- i. a support stanchion;
- ii. a pair of leg members, each of said pair of leg members attached to one end of said support stanchion;
- iii. a plurality of support arms connected to each pair of said leg members;
- and
- iv. a first pair of flange members connecting said support stanchion to each of said pair of leg members;
- b. a shaft attached to said mounting unit, said shaft including a second pair of flange members hingedly attached to said shaft;
- c. a plurality of ground clearing tools attached to said shaft;
- each of said plurality of ground clearing tools comprising:
- i. a chain comprising a plurality of links;
- and
- ii. a hammer attached to one end of said chain, for striking objects within its path;
- and
- d. means for rotating said shaft, wherein the rotation of said shaft causes said plurality of hammers to strike the ground thereby generally milling the ground surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.