Soil stabilizer with track apparatus
US7156185B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F9/02
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A soil stabilizer treating earth includes a stabilizer frame, a rotor rotatably mounted thereon and including a cutting tool for cutting earth and being movable such that the rotor may engage various depths of earth, a rotatable axle, and a track apparatus mounted on the rotatable axle, the track apparatus supporting the stabilizer frame and providing for movement of the stabilizer frame and rotor across the ground surface. The track apparatus may include a continuous flexible track having an upper length and a ground-engaging lower length and including an inner surface, an axle wheel mountable to the rotatable axle for rotational movement therewith, the axle wheel engaging the inner surface of the flexible track along the upper length to drive the flexible track in response to rotation of the axle, and an apparatus frame for mounting the axle wheel.
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