| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 172019000 | SOD CUTTER | 17 |
| 20080236848 | Turf Cutter/De-Compactor/Trencher - An apparatus for cutting turf, for soil de-compacting and for soil drainage and irrigation. The apparatus has a chassis with a ground engaging means, an adjustable working arm having a chassis-engaging end movably mounted on the chassis and a tool-engaging end having means for receiving a tool. The apparatus also has means for oscillating the tool-engaging end of the adjustable working arm. The oscillating means comprises a drive means mounted on the chassis and a connecting means mounted intermediate the drive means and the adjustable working arm. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090025945 | Sod harvesting apparatus - A sod harvesting apparatus is disclosed. The sod harvesting apparatus comprises at least two different configurations. In at least one configuration, the sod harvesting apparatus is set up to harvest sod from a field. In at least one configuration, the sod harvesting apparatus is set up for transportation, storage, or the like, by reducing the overall size of the sod harvesting apparatus. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090120655 | Power cup cutter - There is provided an improved, simple and effective, powered hole-cutting apparatus, otherwise referred to as a power cup cutter, comprised of a USGA approved cutting cylinder modified with an internal plunger and an elongated threaded rod, whereby the cutting cylinder is driven into the soil by the rotation of the rod which is attached to an electric drill for easy and effortless cutting of a hole on golf course greens. With a straightforward reversal of the drill rotation, extraction of the soil plug from the newly formed hole and subsequent insertion of the soil plug into the previous hole will restore the golf course greens for golf play. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100193204 | TURF CUTTER/DE-COMPACTOR/TRENCHER - An apparatus for cutting turf, for soil de-compacting and for soil drainage and irrigation. The apparatus has a chassis with a ground engaging means, an adjustable working arm having a chassis-engaging end movably mounted on the chassis and a tool-engaging end having means for receiving a tool. The apparatus also has means for oscillating the tool-engaging end of the adjustable working arm. The oscillating means comprises a drive means mounted on the chassis and a connecting means, preferably a single connecting rod, mounted intermediate the drive means and the adjustable working arm. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100252286 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AND PICKING UP SOD - A method of harvesting and handling sod includes cutting an elongated sod slab and cutting said sod slab into two sod sections, but leaving uncut at least one small sod connection between said two sod sections, thereby to tie together said sod sections in a stack containing said sod sections. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110042111 | RIDING SOD REMOVAL MACHINE - A riding sod cutting machine may decrease the manual labor and reduce the possibility of bodily harm at home or in the work place as compared to conventional walk behind sod cutting machines. The riding sod cutting machine may result in greater productivity with less work. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110042112 | EARTHWORKING MACHINE - An assembly for an earthworking machine includes a head portion, a frame secured to the head portion, a handle assembly, an enclosure which houses at least a portion of a plurality of components for driving the earthworking machine, a first plate secured to a first side of the enclosure and a second plate secured to a second side of the enclosure, and a first set of isolating members. The first and second plates extend from the enclosure along at least a portion of the length of the frame. One of the first set of isolating members is positioned between the frame and the first plate, and another one of the first set of isolating members is positioned between the frame and the second plate. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120241179 | Rollerhoe - A multi-purpose dual blade tool with a hitch pin system that allows the operator to adjust the tool to serve as a sod cutter, scuffle hoe, or lightweight pick-ax which allows the operator to use the tool in an upright standing position. This tool is comprised of a base structure or assembly having points of attachment for a wheel or wheels, a cutting blade, an additional kick blade which mounts on a handle directly above the base structure or can be used independently as a lightweight pick ax, and a wooden handle with composite grip and multiple attachment holes. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120261147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AND PICKING UP SOD - A sod harvester includes a sod cutting knife, a sod carrier, and an inclined conveyor for carrying a sod piece from the sod cutting knife to a horizontal conveyor, where the inclined conveyor moves at faster than ground speed. The sod carrier is movable between a first location above the horizontal conveyor and a second location. In the first location, the sod piece is removably secured to the sod carrier when the sod piece is on the horizontal conveyor. In the second location, the said sod carrier releases the said sod piece. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120318542 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AND PICKING UP SOD - A sod harvester for cutting sod strips from a ground surface while leaving an uncut strip between at least two sod strips The sod harvester includes a mounting frame and a number of cutting heads connected to the mounting frame. The cutting heads are positioned transversely to the path of travel for cutting the sod strips. At least two cutting heads are spaced apart by the width of the uncut strip. A conveyor is located behind the cutting heads for transporting the strips upwardly and rearwardly from the cutting heads. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130092406 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AND PICKING UP SOD - A sod harvester for cutting sod strips from a ground surface while leaving an uncut strip between at least two sod strips The sod harvester includes a mounting frame and a number of cutting heads connected to the mounting frame. The cutting heads are positioned transversely to the path of travel for cutting the sod strips. At least two cutting heads are spaced apart by the width of the uncut strip. A conveyor is located behind the cutting heads for transporting the strips upwardly and rearwardly from the cutting heads. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130255978 | Articulated Cutting Head And Conveyor Mount For Sod Harvesting Machines - The present invention extends to an articulated cutting head and conveyor mount for sod harvesting machines. The invention provides a linkage design that can provide many benefits including: allowing the operator to see the cutting operation, enabling the high lifting of the cutting head for service and maneuvering, managing the vertical bending load of the ground reference roller, providing high transverse stiffness, maintaining the position of the conveyor relative to the cutting head. The linkage design can include fewer parts than previous designs while still being robust and durable. As such, cutting heads employing the linkage design of the present invention can produce higher quality slabs with less service and maintenance than when using current designs. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130306336 | SOD ROLL COUNT SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A sod harvester comprising a roll count switch assembly that is maintained in a fixed position relative to the support frame and the conveyor belt assembly and that is not attached to and does not move with the ladder. The roll count switch assembly remains in a first position relative to the support frame and the conveyor belt assembly even while the ladder frame is translated between a first longitudinal position and a second longitudinal position. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140305669 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING FILLING MATERIAL AND FOR WINDING OF USED ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS - The invention refers to a device for removing filling material from a stripe-shaped band material, in particular from an artificial turf, having a transport system for conveying the band material comprising at least one transport means, and having a diverting means for widening and folding of the band material, so that the filling material can fall off the band material, as well as an emptying means for the band material arranged in a region of the band material being folded, wherein the device has at least one of a pressure roller arranged when viewed three-dimensionally underneath the transport system. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20160014950 | SHARE TIP AND TOOL COMBINATION HAVING A SHARE TIP - A tool combination, including a share tip and an adjoining guide element, wherein the share tip and the guide element have threaded receptacles for fastening to a tine. An easy and secure fastening of both the share tip and the guide element is achieved according to this invention if the guide element has a threaded receptacle which is covered in the tool advancement direction by a cover portion of the share tip. | 01-21-2016 |
| 172020000 | With means for vertical transverse cutting while moving | 2 |
| 20140238709 | SOD HARVESTING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISPOSING OF A DEFECTIVE SOD ROLL - A system for disposing of a defective sod roll from a sod harvester is disclosed. The system includes: (i) a transport conveyor; (ii) an accumulator located behind the transport conveyor, such that a gap is defined between a rear end of the transport conveyor and a front end of the accumulator; and (iii) a movable tray located proximate to the gap. The tray moves between a retracted position and an extended position. When the tray is in the retracted position, the gap is open and a receiving surface of the tray is in a generally horizontal orientation. When the tray is in the extended position, the tray is located within the gap to receive the sod roll from the transport conveyor. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150122515 | SOD ROLL LAYER COMPACTOR - A sod harvester comprising a sod cutter assembly that shaves slabs of sod material from a field and cm them into lengths; a sod rolling assembly that rolls the sod slabs as they are conveyed to a sod roll array forming station; a pick-and-place apparatus comprising a pick head that picks up arrays of sod rolls and places them in layers onto a first location: a layer compactor that is in a retracted position while the pick head deposits the arrays of sod rolls and that pushes against a layer of sod rolls while the pick head moves to pick up an array of sod rolls; and a side compactor that pushes against the sod rolls In a direction orthogonal to that of the layer compactor. | 05-07-2015 |
