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US3161240A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Agricultural implement provided with an overload protection

Assignee: Herbert Vissers BV
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Filing: 1962-10-23
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Granted: 1964-12-15
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Expires: 1982-10-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Horowitz Alexandre

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 06:30
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D43/00; F16D43/02; F16D43/20; F16D43/202; F16D43/2022; F16D43/2024; A; A01; A01B; A01B9/00; A01B9/003; F16H; F16H35/00; F16H35/10; G; G05; G05G; G05G15/00; G05G15/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
A DIGGING IMPLEMENT FOR ATTACHMENT TO A TRACTOR OR LIKE POWER SOURCE COMPRISING A NUMBER OF ROTATABLE DIGGING ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN AN ANNULAR CONFIGURATION AROUND A COMMON AXIS OF ROTATION, MEANS FOR TILTING SAID DIGGING ELEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR PLANES OF ROTATION AS THEY ROTATE, A DRIVING MECHANISM INCLUDING CLUTCH MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DIGGING ELEMENTS FOR DRIVING SAME AND OPERATING SAID TILTING MEANS, A FIRST IMPULSE SENDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CLUTCH MEANS AND TO SAID DRIVING MECHANISM AND OPERATIVE TO DISCONNECT SAID CLUTCH MEANS UPON RECEIPT OF AN OVERLOAD FORCE IN SAID DRIVING MECHANISM, AND A SECOND IMPULSE SENDING MEANS OPERABLE TO RECEIVE OVERLOAD FORCES FROM SAID TILTING MEANS AND OPERATIVELY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
A DIGGING IMPLEMENT FOR ATTACHMENT TO A TRACTOR OR LIKE POWER SOURCE COMPRISING A NUMBER OF ROTATABLE DIGGING ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN AN ANNULAR CONFIGURATION AROUND A COMMON AXIS OF ROTATION, MEANS FOR TILTING SAID DIGGING ELEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR PLANES OF ROTATION AS THEY ROTATE, A DRIVING MECHANISM INCLUDING CLUTCH MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DIGGING ELEMENTS FOR DRIVING SAME AND OPERATING SAID TILTING MEANS, A FIRST IMPULSE SENDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CLUTCH MEANS AND TO SAID DRIVING MECHANISM AND OPERATIVE TO DISCONNECT SAID CLUTCH MEANS UPON RECEIPT OF AN OVERLOAD FORCE IN SAID DRIVING MECHANISM, AND A SECOND IMPULSE SENDING MEANS OPERABLE TO RECEIVE OVERLOAD FORCES FROM SAID TILTING MEANS AND OPERATIVELY

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