Material and/or manure shredder/spreader

• US 20050279850A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Linda M. Stabler, Michael L. Stabler
• Original Assignee: Linda M. Stabler, Michael L. Stabler
• Inventors: Stabler, Michael L., Stabler, Linda M.
• Application Number:
  US11/146,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20050279850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 3/06 Manure distributors, e.g. dung distributors

Abstract

A spreader for spreading an agricultural material which includes a frame and a rotatable porous container connected to the frame.

Claims

1. A spreader for spreading an agricultural material, comprising:

a frame; and

a rotatable porous container connected to said frame.

2. The spreader of claim 1, wherein said rotatable porous container is in the form of a drum which has a cylindrical periphery, said cylindrical periphery including an expanded metal screen.

3. The spreader of claim 2, wherein said expanded metal screen includes a plurality of diamond-shaped apertures, each of said diamond-shaped apertures includes a maximum peripheral dimension between approximately 0.25 inches and 2.5 inches.

4. The spreader of claim 1, further including a container axle connected to said frame, said rotatable porous container rotatably connected to said container axle.

5. The spreader of claim 4, further including a trough connected longitudinally along said container axle.

6. The spreader of claim 1, further including an agitation element connected to said rotatable porous container.

7. The spreader of claim 6, further including a container axle connected to said frame, said rotatable porous container rotatably connected to said container axle, said agitation element rotatably connected to said container axle.

8. The spreader of claim 1, further including at least one drive wheel rotatably connected to said frame, at least one said drive wheel engagable with a periphery of said rotatable porous container.

9. The spreader of claim 8, wherein said rotatable porous container includes at least one non-slip coating on said periphery, said at least one drive wheel engagable with said at least one non-slip coating.

10. The spreader of claim 8, further including a pivoting axle connected to said frame and said at least one drive wheel, said at least one drive wheel rotatable about said pivoting axle, said pivoting axle movable between a first position wherein said at least one drive wheel disengages said periphery of said rotatable porous container and a second position wherein said at least one drive wheel engages said periphery of said rotatable porous container.

11. The spreader of claim 10, further including a linkage assembly connected to said frame, said linkage assembly inhibiting rotation of said rotatable porous container when said pivoting axle is in said first position, said linkage assembly disengaging from, and allowing rotation of, said rotatable porous container when said pivoting axle is in said second position.

12. The spreader of claim 1, wherein said rotatable porous container includes a rotatable door and at least one low profile latch to lock said rotatable door in a closed position.

13. An agricultural system, comprising:

a motive element;

a spreader connected to said motive element, said spreader including a frame, and a rotating porous container connected to said frame.

14. The agricultural system of claim 13, wherein said rotatable porous container is in the form of a drum which has a cylindrical periphery, said cylindrical periphery including an expanded metal screen.

15. The agricultural system of claim 14, wherein said expanded metal screen includes a plurality of diamond-shaped apertures, each of said diamond-shaped apertures includes a maximum peripheral dimension between approximately 0.25 inches and 2.5 inches.

16. The agricultural system of claim 13, further including a container axle connected to said frame, said rotatable porous container rotatably connected to said container axle.

17. The agricultural system of claim 16, further including a trough connected longitudinally along said container axle.

18. The agricultural system of claim 13, further including an agitation element connected to said rotatable porous container.

19. The agricultural system of claim 18, further including a container axle connected to said frame, said rotatable porous container rotatably connected to said container axle, said agitation element rotatably connected to said container axle.

20. The agricultural system of claim 13, further including at least one drive wheel rotatably connected to said frame, at least one said drive wheel engagable with a periphery of said rotatable porous container.

21. The agricultural system of claim 20, wherein said rotatable porous container includes at least one non-slip coating on said periphery, said at least one drive wheel engagable with said at least one non-slip coating.

22. The agricultural system of claim 20, further including a pivoting axle connected to said frame and said at least one drive wheel, said at least one drive wheel rotatable about said pivoting axle, said pivoting axle movable between a first position wherein said at least one drive wheel disengages said periphery of said rotatable porous container and a second position wherein said at least one drive wheel engages said periphery of said rotatable porous container.

23. The agricultural system of claim 22, further including a linkage assembly connected to said frame, said linkage assembly inhibiting rotation of said rotatable porous container when said pivoting axle is in said first position, said linkage assembly disengaging from, and allowing rotation of, said rotatable porous container when said pivoting axle is in said second position.

24. The agricultural system of claim 13, wherein said rotatable porous container includes a rotatable door and at least one low profile latch to lock said rotatable door in a closed position.

25. A method of spreading an agricultural material, comprising the steps of:

providing a spreader including a frame and a rotatable porous container connected to said frame;

loading said rotating porous container with the agricultural material;

simultaneously motivating said spreader and rotating said rotatable porous container; and

expelling the material onto a ground.