Vine shredder

Claim 1

A VINE SHREDDER COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE GROUND, DRAFT MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT OF SAID BODY MEMBER TO A PROPELLING VEHICLE, SKID MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTIONS FIXED TO SAID BODY MEMBER AND FORWARDLY EXTENDING GROUND ENGAGING PORTIONS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE SAID BODY MEMBER RIGIDLY FIXED TO EACH DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION AND GENERALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND DEFINING WITH SAID BODY MEMBER A VINE RECEIVING SPACE OPENING TO THE FRONT AND THE SIDES OF THE SKID MEANS, EACH GROUND ENGAGING PORTION HAVING A DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTION AT THE FRONT THEREOF TO PICK UP VINES DISPOSED IN RANDOM DIRECTIONS ALONG THE GROUND AS THE DEVICE IS PULLED FORWARD TO LIFT THEM INTO THE SAID VINE RECEIVING SPACE ACROSS THE TOPS OF THE SKID MEANS FROM BEYOND THE OUTER SIDES OF THE SKID MEANS, AN UPRIGHT CUTTER SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BODY MEMBER BETWEEN THE FORWARDLY EXTENDING PORTIONS OF SAID SKID MEANS, A CUTTER MOUNTED ON SAID CUTTER SHAFT FOR ROTATION WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SKID MEANS AND SAID MEMBER AND IN A PATH WHICH INTERSECTS AN IMAGINARY VERTICAL PROJECTION OF EACH FORWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION OF SAID SKID MEANS, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE POWER TAKE-OFF OF THE PROPELLING VEHICLE FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT.