Combination tillage apparatus
First Claim
1. A combination soil tilling apparatus for connecting to and towing behind a tractor and for tilling underlying soil, comprising:
- (a) at least one mounting mechanism having a pair of parallel and spaced apart frame sleeves rigidly secured together by an interconnecting platform;
at least one of said pair of frame sleeves having a substantially vertically oriented pinhole;
said platform having a generally centrally spaced aperture and an angular adjustment platform throughbore;
(b) a frame having a trunk member positioned along the direction of travel of said apparatus;
said frame further having a pair of branch members rigidly secured substantially perpendicularly to said trunk member;
each one of said pair of branch members aligned parallel to one another and spaced apart such that said pair of branch members are slidably receivable in and through said pair of frame sleeves;
said branch members having a plurality of frame throughbores spaced for selective alignment with said pinhole;
(c) a frame pin for transitional adjustment of said mounting mechanism relative to said frame;
said frame pin adapted to be slidably insertable through said pinhole and a selected one of said plurality of frame throughbores;
(d) at least one implement for tilling the soil;
said implement having attachment means including a post for operably attaching said implement to said mounting mechanism;
(e) a stabilizing mechanism for stabilizing said post relative to said mounting mechanism;
said stabilizing mechanism including a stabilizing plate and a post sleeve dimensioned to slidably telescope over the distal end of said post;
said stabilizing plate rigidly perpendicularly secured to an end of said post sleeve such that said stabilizing plate operably abuts said platform;
said stabilizing plate having a plurality of angular adjustment throughbores spaced for selective alignment with said platform throughbore;
(f) an angular adjustment pin for angular adjustment of said stabilizing mechanism relative to said platform;
said angular adjustment pin adapted to be slidably insertable through a selected one of said plurality of angular adjustment throughbores and said platform throughbore;
(g) securement means for operably securing the relative spacing of said mounting mechanism, said implement, and said stabilizing mechanism; and
(h) support means for generally maintaining the spacing of said implement relative to the underlying soil.
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Abstract
A combination tillage apparatus for towing behind a tractor comprises an extended frame having a trunk member oriented along the direction of travel of the apparatus and at least one pair of parallel and spaced apart branch members oriented perpendicularly to the trunk member. Each one of a pluralilty of implements is mounted in a mounting mechanism and a stabilizing mechanism which provide independent angular, translational, and vertical adjustment of each of the implements relative to the frame. A first modified embodiment of the combination tillage apparatus allows angular adjustment of the implement relative to the stabilizing mechanism independently from the angular adjustment of the stabilizing mechanism relative to the frame. A second modified embodiment of the combination tillage apparatus comprises a compact frame for towing behind a garden tractor, a yoke in combination with a wheel and a strut for providing either fixed angular orientation of the implement relative to the frame or fixed angular orientation of the implement relative to the direction of travel of the apparatus, and a motor and a shaft for driving a hydraulically powered implement. A third modified embodiment of the combination tillage apparatus provides mounting mechanisms of each of the other embodiments mounted on a plurality of the compact frames connected in tandem.
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9 Claims
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1. A combination soil tilling apparatus for connecting to and towing behind a tractor and for tilling underlying soil, comprising:
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(a) at least one mounting mechanism having a pair of parallel and spaced apart frame sleeves rigidly secured together by an interconnecting platform;
at least one of said pair of frame sleeves having a substantially vertically oriented pinhole;
said platform having a generally centrally spaced aperture and an angular adjustment platform throughbore;(b) a frame having a trunk member positioned along the direction of travel of said apparatus;
said frame further having a pair of branch members rigidly secured substantially perpendicularly to said trunk member;
each one of said pair of branch members aligned parallel to one another and spaced apart such that said pair of branch members are slidably receivable in and through said pair of frame sleeves;
said branch members having a plurality of frame throughbores spaced for selective alignment with said pinhole;(c) a frame pin for transitional adjustment of said mounting mechanism relative to said frame;
said frame pin adapted to be slidably insertable through said pinhole and a selected one of said plurality of frame throughbores;(d) at least one implement for tilling the soil;
said implement having attachment means including a post for operably attaching said implement to said mounting mechanism;(e) a stabilizing mechanism for stabilizing said post relative to said mounting mechanism;
said stabilizing mechanism including a stabilizing plate and a post sleeve dimensioned to slidably telescope over the distal end of said post;
said stabilizing plate rigidly perpendicularly secured to an end of said post sleeve such that said stabilizing plate operably abuts said platform;
said stabilizing plate having a plurality of angular adjustment throughbores spaced for selective alignment with said platform throughbore;(f) an angular adjustment pin for angular adjustment of said stabilizing mechanism relative to said platform;
said angular adjustment pin adapted to be slidably insertable through a selected one of said plurality of angular adjustment throughbores and said platform throughbore;(g) securement means for operably securing the relative spacing of said mounting mechanism, said implement, and said stabilizing mechanism; and (h) support means for generally maintaining the spacing of said implement relative to the underlying soil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tillage apparatus adapted for towing behind a tractor and for tilling underlying soil, comprising:
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(a) frame means having at least one cooperating pair of parallelly spaced branch members oriented substantially transversely to the direction of travel of the tractor;
said pair of branch members rigidly secured to at least one trunk member oriented substantially along the direction of travel of the tractor;
said pair of branch members extending substantially outwardly from said trunk member;(b) support means for maintaining said pair of branch members substantially parallel with the underlying said during operation of the apparatus;
said support means includes a yoke in combination with a wheel and a wheel strut which provide a first configuration and a second configuration wherein said first configuration provides a fixed angular orientation of said implement relative to said frame means and said second configuration provides an angular orientation of said implement relative to the direction of travel of the apparatus;(c) mounting means for securement to said pair of branch members;
said mounting means being selectively translationally adjustable relative to said pair of branch members;(d) stabilizing means for securement to said mounting means;
said stabilizing means being selectively angularly adjustable relative to said mounting means; and(e) a tilling implement for tilling the underlying soil;
said implement mounted on said branch members by said mounting means and said stabilizing means.
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