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US3165162A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Motorized farm cart

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-11
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Granted: 1965-01-12
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Expires: 1983-03-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William A Ganguet

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 22:31
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D75/00; A01D75/002

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 272 words
A FARM CART ADAPTED TO TRANSPORT OBJECTS OVER A ROW CROP AND THE LIKE COMPRISING: (A) A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID OBJECTS, (B) AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF GENERALLY U-SHAPED MEMBERS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FRAME AND HAVING THE BASES THEREOF SECURED TO SAID FRAME IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID FRAME WITH THE LEGS THEREOF DEPENDING THEREFROM, (C) DISC-LIKE MEMBERS SECURING THE LOWER END PORTIONS OF THE LEGS OF SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER, (D) A SPINDLE ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LEGS ADJACENT SAID DISC-LIKE MEMBERS AND PROJECTING OUTWRDLY FROM SAID LEGS, (E) A LARGE DIAMETER GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL MOUNTED ON EACH SPINDLE IN POSITION TO SUPPORT SAID ONE END OF THE FRAME AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SAID CROP, (F) ANOTHER LARGE DIAMETER GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL MOUNTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME IN POSITION TO SUPPORT SAID OTHER END OF THE FRAME AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SAID CROP, (G) A POWER UNIT CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORTING FRAME, (H) MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID POWER UNIT TO SAID PAIR OF GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS TO DRIVE THE SAME, (I) STEERING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ANOTHER GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL TO PIVOT SAID ANOTHER WHEEL RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME, (J) RESILIENT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID SPINDLES AND SAID LEGS TO PERMIT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN AND (K) DEPENDING MEMBER CARRIED BY THE END OF SAID FRAME SUPPORTED BY SAID PAIR OF GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS DISPOSED TO ENGAGE THE GROUND UPON A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 272 words
A FARM CART ADAPTED TO TRANSPORT OBJECTS OVER A ROW CROP AND THE LIKE COMPRISING: (A) A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID OBJECTS, (B) AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF GENERALLY U-SHAPED MEMBERS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FRAME AND HAVING THE BASES THEREOF SECURED TO SAID FRAME IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID FRAME WITH THE LEGS THEREOF DEPENDING THEREFROM, (C) DISC-LIKE MEMBERS SECURING THE LOWER END PORTIONS OF THE LEGS OF SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER, (D) A SPINDLE ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LEGS ADJACENT SAID DISC-LIKE MEMBERS AND PROJECTING OUTWRDLY FROM SAID LEGS, (E) A LARGE DIAMETER GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL MOUNTED ON EACH SPINDLE IN POSITION TO SUPPORT SAID ONE END OF THE FRAME AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SAID CROP, (F) ANOTHER LARGE DIAMETER GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL MOUNTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME IN POSITION TO SUPPORT SAID OTHER END OF THE FRAME AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SAID CROP, (G) A POWER UNIT CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORTING FRAME, (H) MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID POWER UNIT TO SAID PAIR OF GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS TO DRIVE THE SAME, (I) STEERING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ANOTHER GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL TO PIVOT SAID ANOTHER WHEEL RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME, (J) RESILIENT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID SPINDLES AND SAID LEGS TO PERMIT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN AND (K) DEPENDING MEMBER CARRIED BY THE END OF SAID FRAME SUPPORTED BY SAID PAIR OF GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS DISPOSED TO ENGAGE THE GROUND UPON A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME.

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