GRASS TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220192109A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17693392

    申请日:2022-03-13

    申请人: MTD Products Inc

    摘要: A method of removing debris from an area of turf grass can include providing a grass treatment system including a comb having a leading edge comprising a plurality of comb teeth, wherein the comb is mounted transversely to a direction of travel, and a substantially cylindrical brush positioned above the comb and configured to engage at least a portion of a top surface of the comb, wherein the brush rotates relative to the comb. The method can include positioning the grass treatment system closely adjacent to the turf grass such that the comb engages debris on and around the turf grass surface, and moving the grass treatment so that (i) the comb engages the debris, (ii) the rotating brush removes at least a portion of the debris from the surface of the comb, and (iii) the rotating brush does not come into contact with the turf grass.

    ARTIFICIAL TURF MAINTENANCE ROBOT
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200337201A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16757065

    申请日:2018-11-02

    申请人: Melos GmbH

    发明人: Jorg SIEKMANN

    IPC分类号: A01B45/00 A01G20/47

    摘要: The invention provides for a method of maintaining artificial turf using a turf maintenance robot. The artificial turf comprises an artificial turf carpet, wherein the artificial turf carpet comprises turf fibers which form an artificial turf surface. The artificial turf fibers have a grain. The artificial turf comprises artificial turf infill distributed between the artificial turf fibers. The turf maintenance robot is a self driving robot, wherein the turf maintenance robot comprises a memory for storing turf grain data, descriptive the grain of the artificial turf fibers. The method comprises brushing the artificial turf surface by the turf maintenance robot. The turf maintenance robot performs the brushing dependent upon the turf grain data.

    Sod positioning machine
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10368500B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15633265

    申请日:2017-06-26

    申请人: Sidekick USA, LLC

    发明人: Paul Carlson

    IPC分类号: A01G20/18 A01B45/00

    摘要: 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. The pushing plate slides in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the straight ahead driving direction of the vehicle.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOOSENING SOIL
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190208694A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US16242339

    申请日:2019-01-08

    申请人: Andrew Niemczyk

    发明人: Andrew Niemczyk

    IPC分类号: A01B45/00

    摘要: A device and method for loosening compacted soil, a plurality of tubular devices made from a resiliently compressible material having a hollow hub with a series of radially and circumferentially curving blades extending from the hub, a plurality of devices arranged in an array in soil to cause loosening of the soil as it seasonally expands and contracts and causes compression and subsequent expansion of the devices which in turn loosens the soil sufficiently to aerate the soil.

    Gimbal for connecting implements to a tow vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10123471B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US14931944

    申请日:2015-11-04

    发明人: Eric Merkt

    摘要: A gimbal is provided for attaching an implement to a three-point hitch. The gimbal has an implement plate comprising a first side and a second side wherein attached to the first side is an upper implement bracket for coupling to an upper implement arm and a lower bracket for coupling to a lower implement arm wherein the second side comprises a retaining cavity. A tow plate is received in the retaining cavity and is rotational relative to the implement plate. The tow plate comprises lower brackets arranged to connect to lift arms of the three point hitch and an upper bracket arranged to connect to a stabilizer arm of the three point hitch.

    Top surface mover and method of use

    公开(公告)号:US09848538B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-26

    申请号:US15386940

    申请日:2016-12-21

    申请人: Steve Bush

    发明人: Steve Bush

    IPC分类号: A01G1/00 B66F19/00 A01B45/00

    摘要: An illustrative embodiment of a top surface mover generally comprises a vertical portion engaged with a horizontal portion and an engagement pad. The horizontal portion may include a mounting member to engage the top surface mover with a prime mover. The vertical portion and horizontal portion may be of variable length so that the position of the engagement pad with respect to the prime mover may be variable in at least two dimensions. The illustrative embodiment of a top surface mover is complimentary to an illustrative embodiment of a method of use wherein the top surface mover is configured to position top surface pieces accurately.

    Reseeding device
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09814177B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-14

    申请号:US15029315

    申请日:2014-10-17

    申请人: Eliet NV

    发明人: Frederic Lietaer

    摘要: The present invention relates to a reseeding device (1) configured for introducing grass seeds into an existing turf, comprising a rotatable shaft (2) which is provided with a number of blades (3) along its length which are at right angles to the shaft (2) and which are configured for cutting furrows into the turf and loosening and removing parts of the turf, a seed distributor (4) configured for spreading grass seeds at least in the furrows produced, in which the device (1) is configured, in use, to discharge the material loosened by the blades (3) over the shaft (2) and the seed distributor (4), along a direction (A) opposite to the direction of travel, so that the scattered grass seeds are at least partly covered by the loosened material. A reseeding device (1) of such design has the significant advantage that the loosened material does not form an impediment during reseeding.

    Lift Attachment System
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170208733A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-27

    申请号:US15004386

    申请日:2016-01-22

    CPC分类号: A01G20/30 A01B63/102

    摘要: A lift attachment system for providing adjustment such as lifting and lower to various attachments being towed by a vehicle. The system generally includes a base frame which is removably connected to a vehicle, such as at its rear frame. A support frame is pivotally connected to the base frame. An actuator is connected between the support frame and the base frame such that the support frame may pivotally adjust with respect to the base frame. The support frame includes a width-adjustable attachment mount which is adapted to removably receive one of a plurality of different attachments. By removably connecting the attachment to the support frame, the attachment may be pivotally adjusted (such as lifted or lowered) via activation of the actuator. By connecting the base frame to a vehicle, one may adjust an attachment while in use on a vehicle to improve efficiency and prevent constant manual adjustments.