Sod positioning machine
US9028199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01B45/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for a vehicle used for positioning sod strips includes a structure for mounting on the vehicle frame and a pushing plate slidably mounted to the structure. The pushing plate is arranged to be abuttable to an edge of a sod strip. A pair of cylinders are operatively mounted between the structure and the pushing plate to slide the pushing plate away from the structure to laterally shift a sod strip to tighten up seams between adjacent sod strips. A pushing frame provides arms that are slidable into base tubes of a base frame and the cylinders are connected between the arms and the base tubes to slide the pushing frame with respect to the base frame. Further cylinders are employed to pivot the base frame, the pushing frame and the pushing plate between deployed and non-deployed positions.
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