US3145488A
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Vibrating bucket
Assignee: Deere and Co
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1964-08-25
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Expires: 1982-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John L French
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:14
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02F; E02F3/00; E02F3/04; E02F3/28; E02F3/36; E02F3/40; E02F3/413; E02F3/4133; E02F3/401; E02F3/402; E02F3/405; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S37/00; Y10S37/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
IN A POWER LOADER HAVING A LOADER BUCKET COMPOSED OF OPPOSED UPRIGHT TRANSVERSELY SPACED SIDES WITH FRONT EDGE PORTIONS AND LOWER EDGE PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY AND A FLOOR HAVING A FRONT EDGE AND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER EDGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDES AND DEFINING THEREWITH A BUCKET SECTION OF U-SHAPED CROSS SECTION, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A U-SHAPED CUTTER HAVING A HORIZONTAL CUTTING PORTION ADJACENT TO AND CONTINUING FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT EDGE OF THE FLOOR AND A PAIR OF UPRIGHT SIDES LYING ADJACENT THE FRONT EDGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDES; MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE CUTTER SIDES TO THE FRONT EDGE PORTIONS OF THE BUCKET SIDES WHEREBY SAID CUTTER MAY MOVE FORE AND AFT; AN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORTED ON THE BUCKET AND HAVING A RAM EXTENDING TOWARD THE CUTTER; VALVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CYLINDER EFFECTING CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED RECIPROCATION OF THE RAM; MEANS CONNECTING THE RAM TO THE CUTTER WHEREBY THE HORIZONTAL CUTTING PORTION WILL VIBRATE BETWEEN A CLOSELY PROXIMATE ABUTTING POSITION RELATIVE THE FRONT EDGE OF THE BUCKET AND A POSITION SPACED FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT EDGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
IN A POWER LOADER HAVING A LOADER BUCKET COMPOSED OF OPPOSED UPRIGHT TRANSVERSELY SPACED SIDES WITH FRONT EDGE PORTIONS AND LOWER EDGE PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY AND A FLOOR HAVING A FRONT EDGE AND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER EDGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDES AND DEFINING THEREWITH A BUCKET SECTION OF U-SHAPED CROSS SECTION, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A U-SHAPED CUTTER HAVING A HORIZONTAL CUTTING PORTION ADJACENT TO AND CONTINUING FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT EDGE OF THE FLOOR AND A PAIR OF UPRIGHT SIDES LYING ADJACENT THE FRONT EDGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDES; MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE CUTTER SIDES TO THE FRONT EDGE PORTIONS OF THE BUCKET SIDES WHEREBY SAID CUTTER MAY MOVE FORE AND AFT; AN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORTED ON THE BUCKET AND HAVING A RAM EXTENDING TOWARD THE CUTTER; VALVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CYLINDER EFFECTING CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED RECIPROCATION OF THE RAM; MEANS CONNECTING THE RAM TO THE CUTTER WHEREBY THE HORIZONTAL CUTTING PORTION WILL VIBRATE BETWEEN A CLOSELY PROXIMATE ABUTTING POSITION RELATIVE THE FRONT EDGE OF THE BUCKET AND A POSITION SPACED FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT EDGE.
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