Pipe and/or cable laying device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR LAYING PIPE AND THE LIKE FOR USE WITH A TRACTION ELEMENT HAVING A DRAW BAR THEREON, WHICH DEVICE COMPRISES; (A) A FIRST FRAME CONNECTED WITH THE DRAW BAR OF THE TRACTION ELEMENT FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FRAME ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, (B) A SECOND FRAME PORTION, (1) SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION HAVING AN APERTURE FORMED HORIZONTALLY THERETHROUGH AT THE REAR END THEREOF NEAR THE BOTTOM, AND AN UPRIGHT HOLE FORMED AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF, (C) A PIVOT PIN PIVOTALLY CONNECTING SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION TO SAID FIRST FRAME FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION ABOUT AN UPRIGHT AXIS, (D) A POINTED PLOW MOUNTED ON THE LOWER, FORWARD PORTION OF SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, (E) A THIRD FRAME PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, (1) SAID REARWARDLY EXTENDING FRAME PORTION BEING HORIZONTALLY APERTURED ON THE FORWARD END THEREOF NEAR THE BOTTOM, WHICH APERTURE IS ADAPTED TO REGISTER WITH SAID HORIZONTAL APERTURE IN SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, (G) A PIVOT PIN EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH SAID REGISTERING APERTURES IN SAID SECOND AND THIRD FRAME PORTIONS TO CONNECT SAID FRAME PORTIONS TOGETHER IN END TO END PIVOTAL RELATION, (G) SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION HAVING A HORIZONTAL OPENING EXTENDING INTO THE FORWARD END THEREOF A SPACED DISTANCE ABOVE SAID POINTED PLOW AND ABOVE THE NORMAL GROUND LEVEL WHEN SAID PLOW IS IN PLOWING POSITION WITHIN THE TERRAIN, (1) SAID OPENING EXTENDING DOWNARDLY AND LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, WHICH OPENING TERMINATES ON THE REAR FACE THEREOF, (H) SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION HAVING AN OPENING EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THERETHROUGH WITH THE FORWARD END OF THE OPENING BEING IN REGISTER WITH THE OPENING WHICH TERMINATES ON THE REAR END OF SAID SECOND FRAME, WHEN SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION IS IN ONE POSITION, (1) SAID OPENING IN SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION TERMINATING AT THE REAR END OF SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF SO PIPE AND THE LIKE MAY BE DIRECTED INTO THE OPENING ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION AT A POINT ABOVE THE GROUND AND WILL BE DIRECTED OUT OF THE OPENING IN THE REAR END OF SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF TO ENABLE A PIPE OR THE LIKE TO BE DIRECTED AND LAID BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE TERRAIN AS THE TRACTION ELEMENT DRAWS THE PLOW THROUGH THE TERRAIN.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR LAYING PIPE AND THE LIKE FOR USE WITH A TRACTION ELEMENT HAVING A DRAW BAR THEREON, WHICH DEVICE COMPRISES; (A) A FIRST FRAME CONNECTED WITH THE DRAW BAR OF THE TRACTION ELEMENT FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FRAME ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, (B) A SECOND FRAME PORTION, (1) SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION HAVING AN APERTURE FORMED HORIZONTALLY THERETHROUGH AT THE REAR END THEREOF NEAR THE BOTTOM, AND AN UPRIGHT HOLE FORMED AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF, (C) A PIVOT PIN PIVOTALLY CONNECTING SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION TO SAID FIRST FRAME FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION ABOUT AN UPRIGHT AXIS, (D) A POINTED PLOW MOUNTED ON THE LOWER, FORWARD PORTION OF SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, (E) A THIRD FRAME PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, (1) SAID REARWARDLY EXTENDING FRAME PORTION BEING HORIZONTALLY APERTURED ON THE FORWARD END THEREOF NEAR THE BOTTOM, WHICH APERTURE IS ADAPTED TO REGISTER WITH SAID HORIZONTAL APERTURE IN SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, (G) A PIVOT PIN EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH SAID REGISTERING APERTURES IN SAID SECOND AND THIRD FRAME PORTIONS TO CONNECT SAID FRAME PORTIONS TOGETHER IN END TO END PIVOTAL RELATION, (G) SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION HAVING A HORIZONTAL OPENING EXTENDING INTO THE FORWARD END THEREOF A SPACED DISTANCE ABOVE SAID POINTED PLOW AND ABOVE THE NORMAL GROUND LEVEL WHEN SAID PLOW IS IN PLOWING POSITION WITHIN THE TERRAIN, (1) SAID OPENING EXTENDING DOWNARDLY AND LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION, WHICH OPENING TERMINATES ON THE REAR FACE THEREOF, (H) SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION HAVING AN OPENING EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THERETHROUGH WITH THE FORWARD END OF THE OPENING BEING IN REGISTER WITH THE OPENING WHICH TERMINATES ON THE REAR END OF SAID SECOND FRAME, WHEN SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION IS IN ONE POSITION, (1) SAID OPENING IN SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION TERMINATING AT THE REAR END OF SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF SO PIPE AND THE LIKE MAY BE DIRECTED INTO THE OPENING ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID SECOND FRAME PORTION AT A POINT ABOVE THE GROUND AND WILL BE DIRECTED OUT OF THE OPENING IN THE REAR END OF SAID THIRD FRAME PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF TO ENABLE A PIPE OR THE LIKE TO BE DIRECTED AND LAID BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE TERRAIN AS THE TRACTION ELEMENT DRAWS THE PLOW THROUGH THE TERRAIN.