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Pipeline padding machine attachment for a vehicle

  • US 5,261,171 A
  • Filed: 03/23/1992
  • Issued: 11/16/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Self-contained padding vehicle attachment for attachment to a sub-frame of a vehicle for moving with the vehicle along one side of a ditch to pick up at least a portion of a pile of excavated material placed parallel to and along said one side of the ditch and processing the excavated material into padding material for placement in the ditch, the attachment apparatus comprising:

  • a padding attachment comprising means removably connecting said attachment to the vehicle sub-frame at a position whereby said attachment is located at the front end of said vehicle and said attachment can be raised and lowered as desired to accommodate the padding operation;

    a component part of said padding attachment having a moving framework with spaced openings, said openings being of a size to permit passage of suitable padding material therethrough while rejecting all other material as residual material, said framework further including a plurality of spaced excavated material engaging elements mounted to move with said framework whereby excavated material is scooped onto said framework;

    a conveyor mounted on said padding attachment in a position to receive the suitable padding material passing through said framework, said conveyor being of sufficient length to extend over said ditch whereby said suitable padding material can be placed in said ditch.

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