Apparatus for laying subterranean plastic tape and pipe

• US 4,832,531 A
• Filed: 12/28/1987
• Issued: 05/23/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ferenc Paulovits
• Original Assignee: Ferenc Paulovits
• Inventors: Paulovits, Ferenc
• Primary Examiner(s): CORBIN, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US07/139,252
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 405/38, 405/156, 405/176, 405/179, 405/154, 405/174, 405/180, 405/183
• US Class Current: 405/176
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 5/102 operatively associated with mole-ploughs, coulters rippers E02F5/32

Abstract

Apparatus for simultaneously laying plastic tape and plastic pipe in an underground widened slit, wherein an earth slitting tool and wing type hollow laying head are attached to a frame for providing and underground widening a slit in the ground, means for dispensing plastic tape and plastic pipe, means for folding the plastic tape, and means for unfolding the plastic tape in the underground widened slit.

Claims

1. Apparatus for laying on the ground of plastic tape and pipe, which comprises:

(i) a frame for being moved over the surface of ground and for mounting the components of the apparatus;

(ii) one or more earth splitting tools attached to the frame for providing a slit in the ground as said frame is being moved;

(iii) a wing type hollow laying head attached to the frame, for widening underground said slit in the soil and for simultaneously laying plastic tape and pipe in said slit in the ground;

(iv) one or more dispensing drums each for the tape and for the pipe;

(v) guiding means for folding the plastic tape;

(vi) guiding means for unfolding the plastic tape within the underground widened slit; and

(vii) means in said laying head for laying the opened tape and the pipe thereon in the underground widened slit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more vibrators attached to said one or more earth splitting tools.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said one or more earth splitting tools and said laying head are removably attached to said frame.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more wheels for rollably supporting said frame, and means for adjusting the distance of said frame above said one or more wheels.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising means for vertically laying tape into the soil.