Top surface mover and method of use
OwnerSteve Bushinventor
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Abstract
An illustrative embodiment of a top surface mover generally comprises a vertical portion engaged with a horizontal portion and an engagement pad. The horizontal portion may include a mounting member to engage the top surface mover with a prime mover. The vertical portion and horizontal portion may be of variable length so that the position of the engagement pad with respect to the prime mover may be variable in at least two dimensions. The illustrative embodiment of a top surface mover is complimentary to an illustrative embodiment of a method of use wherein the top surface mover is configured to position top surface pieces accurately.
Claims7
A method of positioning a top surface piece, said method comprising:
- a. placing a first top surface piece on a ground surface wherein said first top surface piece is further defined as a pre-cut portion of sod;
- b. unrolling a second top surface piece on said ground surface adjacent said first top surface piece such that a top surface gap exists between a first edge of said first top surface piece and a first edge of said second top surface piece;
- c. sliding said second top surface piece toward said first top surface piece with a top surface mover until said top surface gap reaches a predetermine value defined as 0-2 inches, said top surface mover comprising:
- i. a horizontal portion comprising:
- 1. a horizontal receiver;
- 2. a horizontal beam slideable with respect to and extendable from said horizontal receiver;
- 3. a horizontal/vertical interface at a distal end of said horizontal beam;
- ii. a vertical portion cooperatively engaged with said horizontal portion about said horizontal/vertical interface;
- iii. an engagement pad cooperatively engaged with a first end of said vertical beam, wherein said engagement pad comprises:
- 1. a connector portion on a top surface thereof;
- 2. a surface engager on a bottom surface thereof;
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- 3. at least one engagement protrusion extending downward from said surface engager, and wherein said engagement pad directly engages said second top surface piece
- d. sliding said second top surface piece toward said first top surface piece with a top surface mover wherein sliding step further comprises:
- i. positioning said engagement pad so it is over the interior portion of said second top surface piece;
- ii. extending said vertical beam until said at least one engagement protrusion is positioned within said second top surface piece;
- and,
- iii. extending said horizontal beam
- e. disengaging said top surface mover from said second top surface piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.