Auger aid holding stand
OwnerDaniel Milton Timmons, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The auger stand includes a vertical cavity (a “holding container”) adapted to receive the auger, and to hold it in a substantially vertical position which facilitates the connection and disconnection to and from a tractor. When the auger is held upright in a vertical position, a single operator may connect the boom assembly and the drive shaft of the auger assembly to appropriate connections carried by the tractor. This can be done without lifting the weight of the auger as would be necessary if the auger is placed in a horizontal position when disconnected. After use, the auger may be disconnected from the tractor and maintained in an upright position, relieving the operator from the task of having to lower the auger to the ground.
Claims8
An auger stand comprising:
- a base plate;
- an auger holding container hingedly coupled to the base plate the auger holding container having side walls and a bottom plate, the side walls having a cut away portion and an opposing backstop portion;
- and
- at least one spring for biasing the auger holding container in an upright position;
- and
- wherein the cut away portion is disposed on a front side of the auger holding container, the backstop portion is located on a back side of the auger holding container, and the hinge is disposed such that the auger holding container tilts generally in a direction from the front side to the back side, and vice versa.
An auger stand comprising:
- a base plate;
- an auger holding container hingedly coupled to the base plate, the auger holding container having side walls and a bottom plate, the side walls having a cut away portion and an opposing backstop portion;
- at least one spring for biasing the auger holding container in an upright position;
- and
- a safety chain adjustably coupled to the auger holding container, the safety chain being disposed so as to extend across the cut away portion.
An auger stand comprising:
- a base plate;
- an auger holding container hingedly coupled to the base plate, the auger holding container having side walls and a bottom plate, the side walls having a cut away portion and an opposing backstop portion;
- at least one spring for biasing the auger holding container in an upright position;
- and
- an inclined slide disposed within the auger holding container for biasing an auger against the backstop portion.
An auger stand comprising:
- a base plate;
- an auger holding container hingedly coupled to the base plate, the auger holding container having side walls and a bottom plate, the side walls having a cut away portion and an opposing backstop portion;
- at least one spring for biasing the auger holding container in an upright position;
- and
- a stop coupled to the auger holding container for limiting the forward tilt of the auger holding container relative to the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.