Boom assembly for a hose drag system
AssigneeTom Schottler
InventorTom Schottler
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Abstract
An apparatus for application of a liquid or liquid-solid solution to soil includes an articulating tractor, a frame, a pivot point, a boom and a drag hose. The articulating tractor has a front portion and a rear portion connected to an articulation point. The rear portion has a rear wheel axle. The frame is adapted to mount on the rear portion of the articulating tractor. The frame has a front frame end located between the rear wheel axle and the articulation point. The pivot point is on the front frame end and positioned about 12 inches or more from the rear wheel axle. The boom pivotally attaches to the pivot point. The drag hose has a distal end in fluid communication with a source of liquid or solid-liquid solution and a proximal end coupled to the boom.
Claims19
An apparatus for application of a liquid or liquid-solid solution to soil, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame adapted to mount on a tractor, the frame having a front frame end and a rear frame end;
- a pivot point at the front frame end;
- a boom having a first end and a second end, the first end pivotally attached to the pivot point so that the boom can pivot along a substantially horizontal plane about a vertical axis and the second end adapted to attach to a drag hose, wherein the boom further comprises pivotably connected boom segments forming a knuckle;
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- a fluid flow path through the center of the boom segments.
An apparatus for application of a liquid or liquid-solid solution to soil, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame adapted to mount on a tractor, the frame having a front frame end and a rear frame end;
- a pivot point at the front frame end;
- a boom having a first end and a second end, the first end pivotally attached to the pivot point so that the boom can pivot along a substantially horizontal plane about a vertical axis and the second end configure to attach to a drag hose, wherein the boom further comprises:
- a first boom segment;
- a second boom segment;
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- a tow gauge connecting the first boom segment and the second boom segment;
- a fluid flow path extending through the centers of the first boom segment and the second boom segment;
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- a tow gauge display connected to the tow gauge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.