Excavating inventions 11/05

20050257406 - Mounting bracket for side blade: A frontward blade mounting bracket, for connecting the front end of a side blade to a vehicle side adjacent a road surface, includes a spacer and an elongate guide member. The spacer has opposed first and second spacer ends. The first spacer end is pivotally connected to the vehicle side...

20050252045 - Positioning device for side wing: A device for selectively positioning a side wing relative to the side of a motor vehicle it Is mounted on and to the adjacent road surface is disclosed. The device Includes first and second longitudinal end members pivotally connected to the vehicle side and to a rearward end of the...

20050252046 - Hydromechanical driving device: Disclosed is a hydromechanical driving device for generating forward-pushing movements of a band-shaped filter material according to the pressure which prevails in the fluid that is to be filtered in order to operate band filter devices. Said hydromechanical driving device comprises: a hydraulic accumulator (29) that is provided with a...

20050252047 - Submersible boom gate: A submersible boom that includes: a support system containing a substantially horizontal support member; a boom curtain formed of a flexible fabric material, the boom curtain being suspended from the substantially horizontal member; and means for raising and lowering the substantially horizontal support member between first (with the substantially horizontal...

20050252048 - Securing device: A device for attaching a first part in the form of an instrument or a tool to a second part in the form of a beam or such on a working machine comprising, on each of the part, one engagement means fixed thereto, which are designed to be driven into...

20050246925 - Method and system for removing snow: The present invention relates to a snowplow system. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for snowplowing with an all terrain vehicle. The system includes an all terrain vehicle, at least one control member, a latch, and a blade. The latch is configured to lock the blade...

20050246926 - Gate assembly and method for a snow plow blade: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a snow plow blade gate apparatus and method in which the gate is pivotably attached to an end of a snow plow blade. The gate can be pivotable between a deployed position in which the gate blocks snow from exiting the snow plow...

20050241190 - Auger for snow throwing machine: A snow throwing machine including a housing, an engine, an impeller and an auger for collecting snow and directing it to the impeller. The auger including an auger shaft disposed transversely in the housing and drivable by the engine, and a plurality of flytes mounted on the auger shaft. Each...

20050241191 - Object forming and launching apparatus and method: Disclosed is an apparatus, including a shaft; a scoop, coupled to a distal end of the shaft, for collecting and holding a bolus of a compressible medium, the compressible medium retaining a post-compressed shape when operated from a proximal end of the shaft; and a former, coupled to the scoop...

20050241192 - Dewatering system apparatus and method for dredging buckets: A dewatering apparatus for removing water from the interior volume of a closed, loaded clamshell dredging bucket. The dewatering system comprises at least one conduit adapted for support from a clamshell type dredging bucket. The conduit has a first end adapted for placement within the interior volume defined by a...

20050241193 - Self-orienting loader bucket mechanism: A mechanism for retaining a pre-selected orientation of a front-end loader bucket at all points throughout the working range of the lift arm assembly is presented in this submission. The linkage system is designed to allow rotation of the bucket from a tilted back position to a fully dumped position...

20050241194 - Lip assembly: A lip assembly is disclosed. The lip assembly comprises a lip having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front portion, and a rear portion. A plurality of holes is disposed between the front portion and the rear portion. The lip also includes support members. Each support member is disposed...

20050241195 - Lip assembly including side portions with projections: A lip assembly is disclosed and includes a lip having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a plurality of holes disposed between the front portion and the rear portion and extending from the upper surface...

20050241196 - Backhoe pivot joint: A backhoe coupling for joining members of a backhoe attachment is provided, the coupling having a pivot pin assembly that includes a pivot pin and a retaining plate. The pin has a groove for receiving the retaining plate. The retaining plate has an edge that is sized to fit into...