Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A soil sample device comprising: (a) an upper hydraulic cylinder provided with a casing and a rod movable from said casing, the casing thereof being anchored; (b) a rotary motor fixedly mounted at the end of said rod of said hydraulic cylinder and adapted for vertical movement relative to said anchored casing of said hydraulic cylinder together with said rod of said hydraulic cylinder; (c) an auger secured to, and rotatably driven by, said motor, said motor and auger being cooperatively vertically movable by said rod between an inoperative position, in which said auger is out of contact with the soil, and an operative position, in which said auger passes through, and a predetermined distance into, the soil; (d) a lower soil sample box positioned below said motor and mounted to said rod of said hydraulic cylinder at a location above said rotary motor for vertical movement with respect to said anchored casing of said hydraulic cylinder, said soil sample box including a pair of vertically aligned apertures therethrough for the passage of said auger therethrough, said soil sample box being thus vertically movable between a rest position out of contact with the soil and an operative position positioned atop the soil; and (e) guide means to guide said rotary motor and said auger, for said vertical movement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A soil sample device comprising: (a) an upper hydraulic cylinder provided with a casing and a rod movable from said casing, the casing thereof being anchored; (b) a rotary motor fixedly mounted at the end of said rod of said hydraulic cylinder and adapted for vertical movement relative to said anchored casing of said hydraulic cylinder together with said rod of said hydraulic cylinder; (c) an auger secured to, and rotatably driven by, said motor, said motor and auger being cooperatively vertically movable by said rod between an inoperative position, in which said auger is out of contact with the soil, and an operative position, in which said auger passes through, and a predetermined distance into, the soil; (d) a lower soil sample box positioned below said motor and mounted to said rod of said hydraulic cylinder at a location above said rotary motor for vertical movement with respect to said anchored casing of said hydraulic cylinder, said soil sample box including a pair of vertically aligned apertures therethrough for the passage of said auger therethrough, said soil sample box being thus vertically movable between a rest position out of contact with the soil and an operative position positioned atop the soil; and (e) guide means to guide said rotary motor and said auger, for said vertical movement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
The soil sampling device of claim 1 wherein said soil sample box includes a fixed component comprising a top wall and a front wall secured to said guide means, and a removable component including a bottom wall, two opposed side walls and a rear wall, for selective removal from said fixed component when said soil sample box contains soil sample, and when said auger is in its inoperative position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The soil sample device of claim 2 wherein said bottom wall includes a bottom aperture surrounded by a cylinder, whereby to retain soil sample in said box.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The soil sample device of claim 1 wherein said casing of said hydraulic cylinder is also provided with a pair of lower, spaced-apart, fixed guide rods.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The soil sample device of claim 4 wherein said rotary motor is provided with a casing, said casing being captured within a cage having hollow guide tubes encasing said guide rods.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The soil sample device of claim 5 wherein said soil sample box is secured a fixed distance below said cage to upstanding rods, each of which being secured, at its upper end to a yoke which itself is secured to said rod of said hydraulic cylinder a predetermined fixed distance above said cage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The soil sample device of claim 6 wherein said upstanding rods are slidable within guide sleeves secured to said casing of said hydraulic cylinder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The soil sample device of claim 1 wherein said auger is pinned to said drive shaft by at least one shear pin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The soil sample device of claim 1 mounted on a pick-up truck by means of a universal mounting comprising: (i) a first arm extending along the longitudinal length of the bed of said truck; and (ii) a second arm extending along the transverse width of the bed of said truck.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The soil sample device of claim 9 wherein said arms are angle irons.