IP Library Granted Patent US 8,322,947
Granted Patent B2
US 8,322,947 · App. 12/813,770 · Granted Dec 4, 2012

Flexible skid steer attachment device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,322,947
App. No.
12/813,770
Granted
Dec 4, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a flexible skid steer road widening and shouldering attachment device with an adjustable spreader system which gives the operator precise control over the placement of debris.

Claims (32)

1. A highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer comprised of:

a support frame supported by at least two support brackets;

a hopper having four angled walls for receiving debris at an angle of deflection which minimizes the impact of debris on a conveyer belt;

wherein one of said four angled walls is vertical relative to a horizontal plane;

wherein three of said four angled walls further include a vertical deflection component for directing debris downward;

a conveyor system comprised of a conveyer belt and a pulley, said pulley being at least two inches wider than said conveyer belt;

at least one hydraulic system for powering said conveyor system;

a spreader system;

a plurality of tandem casters rotatably attached at a first end of said support frame, said plurality of tandem casters comprised of steel polyurethane plastic;

at least one contact roller rotatably attached to said first end of said support frame; and

a universal mounting plate attached at a second end of the support frame in a manner that allows said mounting plate to be engaged by a skid steer.

2. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 further including a second spreader system.

3. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein said angled walls have varying slopes.

4. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein said angled walls have angles ranges from 90 to 170 degrees relative to a horizontal plane.

5. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein at least one of said angle walls is vertical relative to a horizontal plane.

6. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 further including a width ranging from 100 inches to 170 inches, a length ranging from 75 inches to 175 inches, and a height ranging from 28 inches to 58 inches.

7. The highly resilient skid steer attachment for a skid steer of claim 1 wherein said spreader system is comprised of two walls formed at a right angle.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 which further includes a spreader system angular adjustment for adjusting the slope of said spreader system when extended.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said spreader system is capable of creating shoulders ranging from 0 to 7 feet wide.

10. A skid steer attachment device comprising:

a support frame;

a hopper with a plurality of angled walls wherein at least one of said plurality of angled walls is vertical relative to a horizontal plane and further includes a vertical deflection component configured to direct debris downward;

a conveyor system including a conveyer belt and at least one pulley wherein the at least one pulley is wider than said conveyer belt;

at least one system for powering said conveyor system;

a spreader system comprising a first wall extending at a first angle from the support frame and a second wall extending at a second angle from the first wall;

a plurality of tandem casters rotatably attached at a first end of said support frame;

at least one contact roller rotatably attached to said first end of said support frame configured for engagement with at least one rear wheel of a vehicle; and

a universal mounting plate attached at a second end of the support frame configured for attachment to a skid steer.

11. The skid steer attachment device of claim 10 wherein said plurality of angled walls has angles ranging from 90 to 170 degrees relative to a horizontal plane.

12. The skid steer attachment device of claim 11 wherein the spreading system includes a slope and an extendable spreader for angular adjustment configured to adjust the slope of said spreader when extended.

13. The skid steer attachment device of claim 12 further including a width ranging from 100 inches to 170 inches, a length ranging from 75 inches to 175 inches, and a height ranging from 28 inches to 58 inches.

14. The skid steer attachment device of claim 10 wherein said at least one system for powering said conveyor system comprises a hydraulic system.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2022
From: IXONIA BANK
To: ROAD WIDENER LLC
Reel/Frame 058805/0390 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2018
From: NEUMANN, DUANE A.
To: ROAD WIDENER LLC
Reel/Frame 047068/0148 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 17, 2018
From: ROAD WIDENER LLC
To: IXONIA BANK
Reel/Frame 047822/0908 →
Continuity (1)
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