Excavating inventions 05/06

20060107555 - Universal snow plow adapter: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for allowing the use of a common lift assembly with both trip edge snow plow blades and full moldboard trip snow plow blades. A bracket is interposed between a lift assembly, which is adapted to attach directly to a trip edge blade,...

20060107556 - Dragline bucket: The invention provides for the design of a dragline bucket of the type where there are separate front and rear hoist ropes attached to front mounting points and rear mounting points respectively. The front and rear hoist ropes can be independently operated to vary the horizontal attitude of the bucket....

20060107557 - Arm assembly for excavation apparatus and method of using same: An arm assembly for an excavator includes an arm comprising a first hook including a first open mouth. The arm further includes a first pin capturing system that selectively obstructs the first open mouth. A link is movable relative to said arm and comprises a second hook including a second...

20060101675 - Snow disposal unit: This unit is based on the removal of snow from highways, streets, and city sidewalks. It is placed on a seventy foot truck trailer and is self sufficient. It is equipped with a full size compressor, two high powered steamers, an electrical outlet for power outages and a five hundred...

20060096131 - Railway ballast excavator having inclined portion: A railway ballast excavating apparatus comprising a guide frame having an endless excavating chain mounted thereon, the guide frame having a first portion for insertion beneath the railway tracks and a second portion parallel and inclined with respect to the first portion, the first portion for excavating ballast and the...

20060096132 - Manual ice and snow melting device: A manual ice and snow melting device comprising a container assembly and a handle assembly. Ice and/or snow is broken up by pegs attached to the container assembly. An ice and snow melting substance, like salt, is inserted into the container assembly and disbursed into the broken pieces of ice...

20060096133 - Snow plow and attachment system for zero turning radius mower: The specification discloses an attachment system for a zero turning radius mower. According to one aspect of the invention, the attachment system includes a zero turning radius mower having a chassis, a plurality of selectively engagable rear drive wheels, and a plurality of forwardly projecting arm members connected to said...

20060096135 - Adjustable handle for portable tool: A handle having an adjustable shaft wherein the overall length of the shaft and/or the angular relationship of portions of the shaft can be varied by a user of an associated tool. In one embodiment, the handle includes a first tube, a second tube connected to a working unit of...

20060096136 - Convertible yard tool: A convertible yard tool is disclosed having an implement connected for rotation within a housing, wherein the implement and housing are operated relative to a ground surface in either a snow throwing orientation or a sweeping orientation. When operated in the snow throwing orientation and with the implement being a...

20060096134 - Snow thrower discharge chute: A snow thrower having a discharge chute rotation and locking device. The snow thrower includes a discharge chute rotatable about a chute axis with respect to the snow thrower housing to discharge in a selected direction snow under the influence of the auger. The snow thrower also includes a rod...

20060096137 - Coordinated linkage system for a work vehicle: A work vehicle with a tool pivotally attached to a linkage, an actuator for controllably moving the tool about its pivot, and a tilt angle sensor for sensing the absolute angle of the work tool relative to the earth. A controller is adapted to perform an auto-hold function for the...

20060090379 - Autonomous loading shovel system: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a processor adapted to determine a profile of a surface responsive to a scan of the surface. The processor can be adapted to identify a predetermined profile from a plurality of predetermined profiles, the identified predetermined profile a closest match of the...

20060090378 - Method for an autonomous loading shovel: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method for controlling a machine. The method can comprise a plurality of activities that can comprise determining a profile of a surface responsive to a scan of the surface. The method can comprise identifying a predetermined profile from a plurality of predetermined profiles, the...