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US 6,550,406 B2Granted
Sod roll installation device
OwnerAnthony C. Bass, Luther C. Bassinventors
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Abstract
A sod roll installation device for mounting to a mini skid steer utility loader, wherein a steel frame, having extended, braced arms with integrally defined locking wells therein, secures an elongated rod having a large roll of sod mounted thereon, thereby enabling one individual to quickly move, unload and install large rolls of sod.
Claims15
A sod roll installation device, comprising:
- a substantially rectangular shaped frame having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting means carried by said frame for mounting said frame to a utility vehicle;
- a first elongated arm carried by and extending from said frame proximate to said first end, said first arm having at least an upper side and an inner side, said first arm having a first well integrally formed therein;
- a second elongated arm carried by and extending from said frame proximate to said second end thereof, said second arm having at least an upper side and an inner side, and said second arm having a second well integrally formed therein;
- a first support means extending at least from said frame to said first elongated arm;
- a second support means extending at least from said frame to said second elongated arm;
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- a rod having a first end and a second end, said first end dimensioned to be removably received within said first well in said first elongated arm, said second end dimensioned to be removably received within said second well in said second elongated arm.
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An accessory device for a mini-skid steer loader, comprising:
- a substantially rectangular shaped support structure having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting means carried by said support structure for securing said device to a mini-skid steer loader;
- a bar having a first end and a second end;
- a first elongated beam extending from said first end of said support structure, said first beam having at least an upper side and an inner side, and said first beam having a first recessed bar holder defined therein;
- a second elongated beam extending from said second end of said support structure, said second beam having at least an upper side and an inner side, and said second beam having a second recessed bar holder defined therein;
- a first reinforcement support carried by said support structure and said first beam;
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- a second reinforcement support carried by said support structure and said first beam.
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A sod roll installation device for use with a compact utility loader, comprising:
- a steel support frame having a first end and a second end;
- a mounting bracket carried by said frame for securely positioning said sod roll installation device on a compact utility loader;
- an elongated, substantially cylindrical support member having a first end and a second end, said support member dimensioned to be positioned within and to bear the weight of a roll of sod;
- a first extended member carried by said support frame proximate to said first end thereof, said first extended member having at least an upper surface and an inner surface, said upper surface having a substantially rectangular shaped aperture defined therein and said inner surface having an inverted “T” shaped aperture defined therein, wherein said substantially rectangular shaped aperture enables positioning of said first end of said support member therein, thereby enabling access to said inverted “T” shaped aperture, and wherein said inverted “T” shaped aperture enables limited movement of said first end of said support member therein;
- a second extended member carried by said support frame proximate to said second end thereof, said second extended member having at least an upper surface and an inner surface, said upper surface having a substantially rectangular shaped aperture defined therein and said inner surface having an inverted “T” shaped aperture defined therein, wherein said substantially rectangular shaped aperture enables positioning of said second end of said support member therein, thereby enabling access to said inverted “T” shaped aperture, and wherein said inverted “T” shaped aperture enables limited movement of said second end of said support member therein;
- a first brace, said first brace reinforcing the connection between said first end of said support frame and said first extended member;
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- a second brace, said second brace reinforcing the connection between said second end of said support frame and said second extended member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.