Landscape preparation apparatus
OwnerTimothy J. Stevensinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for raking and cleaning topsoil of undesired materials has a frame supporting a scoop and a rake or comb of multiple tines on a shaft that is rotatable about the shaft's longitudinal axis. Rotation of the shaft can then be used to raise or lower the rake into a raking or combing engagement with the top soil. The scoop is also rotatably supported to allow it to be activated to accumulate undesirable materials. Hydraulic cylinders or equivalent apparatus are provided to activate alternately the rake or scoop as desired by the operator.
Claims18
A landscape preparation apparatus for mounting to the manipulator arms of a vehicle, said landscape apparatus comprising:
- a frame positionable in a ground engaging position and a non-ground engaging position, said frame comprising a pair of side walls in spaced apart relation, each said side wall having a substantially, planar configuration with a thickness substantially less than each said side wall's height and width;
- a rake supported by said frame and movable between operational and non-operational positions relative to said frame and the ground when said frame is in a ground engaging position;
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- a scoop supported by said frame and movable between operational and non-operational positions relative to said frame and the ground when said apparatus is in a ground engaging position,
- wherein said rake and scoop are alternately movable between their respective operational and non-operational positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.