Auger stabilizer
OwnerStanley M. Paskarinventor
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Abstract
An auger stabilizer includes a rigid elongated body having a first end and a second end. The length of the body is adjustable between a retracted transport position and an extended drilling position. A pair of spaced apart wheels are attached at the second end of the body. A split body with two halves connected by fasteners is used to pivotally attach the first end of the body to a handle of an auger. When the body is in the extended drilling position, the pair of spaced apart wheels roll along a ground surface away from the auger as the handle of the auger descends and the pair of spaced apart wheels act to stabilize the handle of the auger against reactive torque.
Claims20
An auger stabilizer, comprising:
- a first rigid elongated body having a first end and a second end;
- a second rigid elongated body having a first end and a second end, the second body being connected to the first body at a point intermediate the first end and the second end of the first body such that the first end extends outward from the first body;
- a counterweight positioned toward the second end of the first body relative to the intermediate point, the counterweight balancing a combined weight of an auger power supply and an auger rotating component of an auger having the auger rotating component depending from the auger power supply;
- a pair of spaced apart wheels attached at the first end of the second body;
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- an attachment configured to pivotally attach the first end of the first body to a one or two man motor driven portable auger, such that when the first end of the body descends, the pair of spaced apart wheels rolls along a ground surface away from the auger, the pair of spaced apart wheels acting to stabilize a handle of the auger against reactive torque.
An auger stabilizer, comprising:
- a first rigid elongated body having a first end and a second end;
- a second rigid elongated body having a first end and a second end, the second body being connected to the first body at a point intermediate the first end and the second end of the first body such that the first end extends outward from the first body;
- a counterweight positioned toward the second end of the first body relative to the intermediate point;
- a pair of spaced apart wheels attached at the first end of the second body;
- a cross bar that is transversely positioned at the first end of the second body, the pair of spaced apart wheels being mounted at opposed ends of the cross bar, wherein the first end of the second body is offset from a center of the cross bar to provide a mechanical advantage against torque transmitted from the auger to the wheels;
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- an attachment configured to pivotally attach the first end of the first body to a one or two man motor driven portable auger, such that when the first end of the body descends, the pair of spaced apart wheels rolls along a ground surface away from the auger, the pair of spaced apart wheels acting to stabilize a handle of the auger against reactive torque.
An auger stabilizer, comprising:
- a first rigid elongated body having a first end and a second end, wherein at least one of the first end and the second end of the first body is a tapered pilot hole punch;
- a second rigid elongated body having a first end and a second end, the second body being connected to the first body at a point intermediate the first end and the second end of the first body such that the first end extends outward from the first body;
- a counterweight positioned toward the second end of the first body relative to the intermediate point;
- a pair of spaced apart wheels attached at the first end of the second body;
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- an attachment configured to pivotally attach the first end of the first body to a one or two man motor driven portable auger, such that when the first end of the body descends, the pair of spaced apart wheels rolls along a ground surface away from the auger, the pair of spaced apart wheels acting to stabilize a handle of the auger against reactive torque.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.