Earth grooming device
AssigneeCountry Home Products, Inc.
InventorMichael T. Grosberg
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Abstract
An earth grooming device for attachment to a vehicle includes a rectangular frame having a plurality of teeth secured to the front thereof to form a rake and a scraper blade secured to the rear of the frame. A side rail is attached to each side of the frame with each side rail having a bottom edge tapered forwardly and upwardly beginning from a point intermediate both ends of the side rail where a bottom edge of the scraper blade is positioned and tapered rearwardly and upwardly from the point to form a fulcrum about which the side rail pivots. A pair of rear wheels are mounted adjacent the ends of the side rail and a pair of adjustable wheels are mounted intermediate of the frame. Actuator means are also provided for adjusting a height of the pair of adjustable wheels relative to the frame.
Claims6
An earth grooming device for attachment to a vehicle comprising:
- a) a frame having a front beam, a rear beam and a pair of opposed side beams connecting said front and rear beams;
- b) a plurality of teeth secured to said front beam;
- c) a scraper blade secured to said rear beam;
- d) a side rail secured to each side beam, each said side rail having a bottom edge tapered forwardly and upwardly beginning from a point intermediate both ends of said side rail where a bottom edge of said scraper blade is positioned and taped rearwardly and upwardly from said point to form a fulcrum about which said side rail pivots;
- e) a rear wheel mounted adjacent a rear end of each of said side rails;
- f) a pair of adjustable wheels mounted intermediate of said front and rear beams;
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- g) means for adjusting a height of said pair of adjustable wheels relative to said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.