Trench digging, cable laying and trench filling apparatus
First Claim
1. A trench digging, cable laying and trench filling apparatus which comprises a main frame, front and back wheels supporting said frame and rotatable about respective axles,a handle secured to said frame for moving said apparatus relative to a surface,a cutter blade secured to a rotary axle supported by said frame,a pulley means secured to said rotary axle for rotating said axle,drive means for driving said pulley means,control means for controlling rotation of said pulley means and said cutter blade,a safety shield secured to said frame relative to said cutter blade for protection from said cutter blade,said safety shield including inner and outer spaced plates on opposite sides of said cutter blade, a top enclosure for closing an area outwardly of said cutter blade and a front plate that closes a portion of an area in front of said cutter blade, andsaid front plate forming with said spaced plates and said top enclosure, an opening forming a safety shield chute which extends downwardly and forwardly of said front plate through which loose dirt is thrown by said cutter blade during use.
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Abstract
A trench digging apparatus which is provided with a safety shield shaped to direct dug dirt back into the trench. The trench digger is also provided with a cable laying device which lays the cable in the dug trench ahead of the refilling dirt. A pipe pulling attachment may also be provided for laying a pipe while digging and refilling the trench.
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1. A trench digging, cable laying and trench filling apparatus which comprises a main frame, front and back wheels supporting said frame and rotatable about respective axles,
a handle secured to said frame for moving said apparatus relative to a surface, a cutter blade secured to a rotary axle supported by said frame, a pulley means secured to said rotary axle for rotating said axle, drive means for driving said pulley means, control means for controlling rotation of said pulley means and said cutter blade, a safety shield secured to said frame relative to said cutter blade for protection from said cutter blade, said safety shield including inner and outer spaced plates on opposite sides of said cutter blade, a top enclosure for closing an area outwardly of said cutter blade and a front plate that closes a portion of an area in front of said cutter blade, and said front plate forming with said spaced plates and said top enclosure, an opening forming a safety shield chute which extends downwardly and forwardly of said front plate through which loose dirt is thrown by said cutter blade during use.
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