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Spring tooth harrows

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-05-06
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Granted: 1963-09-17
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Expires: 1980-05-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert H Bronleewe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 23:12
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01B; A01B73/00; A01B73/02; A01B73/04; A01B73/044

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 321 words
IN A SPRING TOOTH HARROW, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, END BEAM SECTIONS ALIGNED WITH SAID CENTRAL TRANVERSE BEAM, HINGED TO AND EXTENDED FROM THE ENDS OF THE BEAM, AN ARM EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM THE CENTER OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND NORMAL THERETO, PARALLEL ARMS EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM THE ENDS OF THE CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND NORMAL TO SAID BEAM, AN ARM EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF EACH OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS AND NORMAL TO SAID SECTIONS, DIAGONAL BRACES EXTENDED FROM POINTS INTERMEDIATE OF THE LENGTH OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM TO POINTS SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY OF THE LENGTH OF SAID PARALLEL ARMS AT THE ENDS OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, STRUTS EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM INNER ENDS OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND PARALLEL TO SAID ARMS, DIAGONAL BRACES EXTENDED FROM INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS TO TRAILING ENDS OF SAID STRUTS, HINGES CONNECTING TRAILING ENDS OF THE STRUTS TO SAID PARALLEL ARMS AT THE ENDS OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, SPACED PARALLEL RODS EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, MEANS ON THE FORWARD ENDS OF SAID PARALLEL RODS FOR CONNECTING SAID FORWARD ENDS TO A VEHICLE, DEPENDING LEGS EXTENDED ANGULARLY FROM SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, A SIMILAR LEG EXTENDED ANGULARLY FROM EACH OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS, SPACED PARALLEL LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED RUNNERS POSITIONED BELOW SAID DEPENDING LEGS, FLEXIBLE MEANS INTERCONNECTING FORWARD ENDS OF SAID RUNNERS AND SAID DEPENDING LEGS TO PULL SAID RUNNERS, SPACED BEARING PLATES MOUNTED ON AND EXTENDED UPWARDLY FROM SAID RUNNERS, SPRING HARROW TEETH MOUNTED ON SAID BEARING PLATES BY MEANS COMPRISING U-SHAPED CLIPS AND CHANNEL BARS, AND MEANS COMPRISING ELONGATED FLEXIBLE MEANS CONNECTING TRAILING ENDS OF SAID RUNNERS TO TRAILING ENDS OF THE ARMS EXTENDED FROM SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND SAID END BEAM SECTIONS, AND MEANS FOR DRAWING SAID END BEAM SECTIONS, RUNNERS AND SPRING TEETH THEREOF UPWARDLY UPON THE HARROW.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 321 words
IN A SPRING TOOTH HARROW, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, END BEAM SECTIONS ALIGNED WITH SAID CENTRAL TRANVERSE BEAM, HINGED TO AND EXTENDED FROM THE ENDS OF THE BEAM, AN ARM EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM THE CENTER OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND NORMAL THERETO, PARALLEL ARMS EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM THE ENDS OF THE CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND NORMAL TO SAID BEAM, AN ARM EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF EACH OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS AND NORMAL TO SAID SECTIONS, DIAGONAL BRACES EXTENDED FROM POINTS INTERMEDIATE OF THE LENGTH OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM TO POINTS SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY OF THE LENGTH OF SAID PARALLEL ARMS AT THE ENDS OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, STRUTS EXTENDED REARWARDLY FROM INNER ENDS OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND PARALLEL TO SAID ARMS, DIAGONAL BRACES EXTENDED FROM INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS TO TRAILING ENDS OF SAID STRUTS, HINGES CONNECTING TRAILING ENDS OF THE STRUTS TO SAID PARALLEL ARMS AT THE ENDS OF SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, SPACED PARALLEL RODS EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, MEANS ON THE FORWARD ENDS OF SAID PARALLEL RODS FOR CONNECTING SAID FORWARD ENDS TO A VEHICLE, DEPENDING LEGS EXTENDED ANGULARLY FROM SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM, A SIMILAR LEG EXTENDED ANGULARLY FROM EACH OF SAID END BEAM SECTIONS, SPACED PARALLEL LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED RUNNERS POSITIONED BELOW SAID DEPENDING LEGS, FLEXIBLE MEANS INTERCONNECTING FORWARD ENDS OF SAID RUNNERS AND SAID DEPENDING LEGS TO PULL SAID RUNNERS, SPACED BEARING PLATES MOUNTED ON AND EXTENDED UPWARDLY FROM SAID RUNNERS, SPRING HARROW TEETH MOUNTED ON SAID BEARING PLATES BY MEANS COMPRISING U-SHAPED CLIPS AND CHANNEL BARS, AND MEANS COMPRISING ELONGATED FLEXIBLE MEANS CONNECTING TRAILING ENDS OF SAID RUNNERS TO TRAILING ENDS OF THE ARMS EXTENDED FROM SAID CENTRAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AND SAID END BEAM SECTIONS, AND MEANS FOR DRAWING SAID END BEAM SECTIONS, RUNNERS AND SPRING TEETH THEREOF UPWARDLY UPON THE HARROW.

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