Gerald G Martin

US Patent:

20060248754, Nov 9, 2006

Filed:

Mar 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/374778

Inventors:

Gerald Martin - Dry Prong LA, US

International Classification:

A01G 23/06

US Classification:

037302000

Abstract:

An excavator stump shearing device which is characterized by a blade assembly carried by various mount devices for attachment to an excavator bucket or to an excavator boom or bucket arm. In a first preferred embodiment the blade assembly is fixed to a blade mount drum which is removably gripped by the bucket and thumb of an excavator bucket to position the blade elements of the blade assembly for shearing a stump. In other embodiments the blade assembly mount devices are characterized by mount blocks, various blade mount boxes, a bucket tooth and tooth mount assembly and a bucket-engaging pad apparatus. The blade elements of the blade assembly include a bevelled shearing blade and a companion transverse wedge or stinger blade for engaging, splitting and shearing a stump responsive to operation of the excavator boom or arm and in some embodiments, the excavator bucket. In a preferred embodiment the blade assembly is designed for removably mounting on the excavator bucket boom or arm using a blade assembly housing or mount box having pins that removably engage a pin coupler mounted on the excavator boom or arm.

US Patent:

20090211120, Aug 27, 2009

Filed:

Apr 29, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/387205

Inventors:

Gerald G. Martin - Dry Prong LA, US

International Classification:

A01G 23/06

US Classification:

37302

Abstract:

An excavator stump shearing device which is characterized by a blade assembly carried by various mount devices for attachment to an excavator bucket or to an excavator boom or bucket arm. In a first preferred embodiment the blade assembly is fixed to a blade mount drum which is removably gripped by the bucket and thumb of an excavator bucket to position the blade elements of the blade assembly for shearing a stump. In other embodiments the blade assembly mount devices are characterized by mount blocks, various blade mount boxes, a bucket tooth and tooth mount assembly and a bucket-engaging pad apparatus. The blade elements of the blade assembly include a bevelled shearing blade and a companion transverse wedge or stinger blade for engaging, splitting and shearing a stump responsive to operation of the excavator boom or arm and in some embodiments, the excavator bucket. In a preferred embodiment the blade assembly is designed for removably mounting on the excavator bucket boom or arm using a blade assembly housing or mount box having pins that removably engage a pin coupler mounted on the excavator boom or arm.