Combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A01B-033/02
A01B-033/00
출원번호
US-0900932
(2004-07-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Toto,Remo
출원인 / 주소
Remo's Mushroom Services, Inc.
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피인용 횟수 :
5인용 특허 :
4
초록▼
A combined digger and compost compacting assembly comprises a digger unit and a compacting unit. The digger unit has a drive shaft which includes a plurality of outwardly extending digger tines for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as the assembly is moved longitudinally from one end of the
A combined digger and compost compacting assembly comprises a digger unit and a compacting unit. The digger unit has a drive shaft which includes a plurality of outwardly extending digger tines for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as the assembly is moved longitudinally from one end of the bed to the opposite of the bed. The compacting unit includes at least one roller for compacting the compost after the digging tines have dug through the compost. The digger unit and the compacting unit are detachably mounted together for joint movement during the compost treating operation. The units can be separated from each other and moved independently of each other to a different mushroom bed after the compost treating operation has been completed.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly comprising a digger unit, said digger unit comprising a digger housing having at least one side wall, a drive shaft mounted at said side wall, a digger drive motor in said digger housing operatively connected to said
What is claimed is: 1. A combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly comprising a digger unit, said digger unit comprising a digger housing having at least one side wall, a drive shaft mounted at said side wall, a digger drive motor in said digger housing operatively connected to said shaft, a plurality of digger tines mounted around and extending outwardly from said shaft for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as said assembly is moved longitudinally from one end of the mushroom bed to an opposite end of the bed, a compacting unit, said compacting unit comprising a compacting housing having at least one side wall, at least one compacting roller rotatably mounted to said side wall for compacting the compost after said digger tines have dug into the compost as said assembly is moved longitudinally from the one end of the mushroom bed to the opposite end, and detachable mounting structure detachably securing said digger unit to said compacting unit to create two conditions of said digger unit and said compacting unit with respect to each other, one of said conditions being when said digger unit and said compacting unit are connected together and move jointly during operation of said assembly when said assembly is moved longitudinally on the bed and the other of said conditions being when said digger unit and said compacting unit are completely separated from each other and can be manually moved separately one at a time to a different mushroom bed and then be reconnected to each other back to said one condition for further operation on the different mushroom bed, in combination with a mushroom bed, a drive mechanism mounted to said mushroom bed and engaged with one of said digger unit and said compacting unit, said drive mechanism jointly moving both said digger unit and said compacting unit in said one condition, and said drive mechanism solely moving said one of said digger unit and said compacting unit in said second condition. 2. The assembly of claim 1 including a transporter wheel mounted to said digger unit at a location to permit said digger unit to be rotated out of said first condition and thereby dispose said transporter wheel to the lowermost position of said digger unit to facilitate the rolling and transportation of said digger unit after said digger unit has been detached from said compacting unit. 3. The assembly of claim 1 including a plurality of longitudinally extending cleats mounted on the outer surface of and extending transversely across and outwardly from said compacting unit roller. 4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said detachable mounting structure is mounted to adjacent side walls of said digger unit and said compacting unit. 5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein there are two sets of said detachable mounting structure. 6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said compacting unit includes at least two spaced transversely parallel compacting rollers. 7. A combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly comprising a digger unit, said digger unit comprising a digger housing having at least one side wall, a drive shaft mounted at said side wall, a digger drive motor in said digger housing operatively connected to said shaft, a plurality of digger tines mounted around and extending outwardly from said shaft for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as said assembly is moved longitudinally from one end of the mushroom bed to an opposite end of the bed, a compacting unit, said compacting unit comprising a compacting housing having at least one side wall, at least one compacting roller rotatably mounted to said side wall for compacting the compost after said digger tines have dug into the compost as said assembly is moved longitudinally from the one end of the mushroom bed to the opposite end, detachable mounting structure detachably securing said digger unit to said compacting unit to create two conditions of said digger unit and said compacting unit with respect to each other, one of said conditions being when said digger unit and said compacting unit are connected together and move jointly during operation of said assembly when said assembly is moved longitudinally on the bed and the other of said conditions being when said digger unit and said compacting unit are completely separated from each other and can be manually moved separately one at a time to a different mushroom bed and then be reconnected to each other back to said one condition for further operation on the different mushroom bed, including a chain drive having a first end extending outwardly beyond said digger unit for being mounted to one end of a mushroom bed, said chain drive having a second end extending outwardly beyond said compacting unit for being mounted to an opposite end of the mushroom bed, said chain drive being mounted to said compacting unit, a motor driven sprocket engaged with said chain drive to control the direction of movement of said compacting unit for moving said compacting unit in a longitudinal direction whereby said compacting unit and said digger unit are moved jointly during the treatment of compost in the mushroom bed and whereby said compacting unit alone may be moved in a reverse direction when said compacting unit has been detached from said digger unit. 8. The assembly of claim 7, in combination with a mushroom bed having one end and an opposite end, said first end of said chain drive being mounted to said one end of said mushroom bed, and said second end of said chain drive being mounted to said opposite end of said mushroom bed. 9. A combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly comprising a digger unit, said digger unit comprising a digger housing having at least one side wall, a drive shaft mounted at said side wall, a digger drive motor in said digger housing operatively connected to said shaft, a plurality of digger tines mounted around and extending outwardly from said shaft for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as said assembly is moved longitudinally from one end of the mushroom bed to an opposite end of the bed, a compacting unit, said compacting unit comprising a compacting housing having at least one side wall, at least one compacting roller rotatably mounted to said side wall for compacting the compost after said digger tines have dug into the compost as said assembly is moved longitudinally from the one end of the mushroom bed to the opposite end, detachable mounting structure detachably securing said digger unit to said compacting unit whereby said digger unit and said compacting unit are connected together and move jointly during operation of said assembly when said assembly is moved longitudinally on the bed and whereby said digger unit and said compacting unit may be completely separated from each other and moved separately to a different mushroom bed and then be reconnected to each other for further operation on the different mushroom bed, wherein there are two of said rollers in said compacting unit, and said cleats of one of said rollers being longer than said cleats of the other of said rollers. 10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein there are two sets of said detachable mounting structure, each of said sets of said detachable mounting structure including a keeper having an outer wall spaced from said side wall of said unit to which said keeper is mounted and an end wall, a hole extending through said outer wall in line with a hole extending through said side wall to which said keeper is mounted, a tongue secured to the side wall of the other of said units, said tongue having a hole in line with said holes in said outer wall and in said side wall, and a fastener extending through said aligned holes. 11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein said keeper of one of said sets of detachable mounting structure is located on said side wall of said digging unit and said keeper in the other of said sets of detachable mounting structure is located on said side wall of said compacting unit. 12. The assembly of claim 11 wherein each of said detachable mounting structure includes aligning structure for aligning said holes in said side wall and in said tongue and in said outer wall. 13. The assembly of claim 9 wherein there are two sets of said detachable mounting structure, one set of said detachable mounting structure being located generally near the top of said side walls and the other set of said detachable mounting structure is located generally at a central portion of said side walls. 14. The assembly of claim 9 wherein there are two sets of detachable mounting structure located on the same side walls of said digger unit and said compacting unit. 15. A combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly comprising a digger unit, said digger unit comprising a digger housing having at least one side wall, a drive shaft mounted at said side wall, a digger drive motor in said digger housing operatively connected to said shaft, a plurality of digger tines mounted around and extending outwardly from said shaft for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as said assembly is moved longitudinally from one end of the mushroom bed to an opposite end of the bed, a compacting unit, said compacting unit comprising a compacting housing having at least one side wall, at least one compacting roller rotatably mounted to said side wall for compacting the compost after said digger tines have dug into the compost as said assembly is moved longitudinally from the one end of the mushroom bed to the opposite end, detachable mounting structure detachably securing said digger unit to said compacting unit whereby said digger unit and said compacting unit are connected together and move jointly during operation of said assembly when said assembly is moved longitudinally on the bed and whereby said digger unit and said compacting unit may be completely separated from each other and moved separately to a different mushroom bed and then be reconnected to each other for further operation on the different mushroom bed, said detachable mounting structure including a keeper having an outer wall spaced from said side wall of said unit to which said keeper is mounted and an end wall, a hole extending through said outer wall in line with a hole extending through said side wall to which said keeper is mounted, a tongue secured to the side wall of the other of said units, said tongue having a hole in line with said holes in said outer wall and in said side wall, and a fastener extending through said aligned holes. 16. The assembly of claim 15 wherein there are two sets of said detachable mounting structure, and one set of said detachable mounting structure being located generally near the top of said side walls and the other set of said detachable mounting structure is located generally at a central portion of said side walls. 17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein said keeper of one of said sets of detachable mounting structure is located on said side wall of said digging unit and said keeper in the other of said sets of detachable mounting structure is located on said side wall of said compacting unit. 18. The assembly of claim 15 wherein each of said detachable mounting structure includes aligning structure for aligning said holes in said side wall and in said tongue and in said outer wall. 19. The assembly of claim 17 wherein said sets of detachable mounting structure are located on the same side walls of said digger unit and said compacting unit.
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