| Agri-Fab, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20120018546 | LAWN SPREADER HOPPER FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS - A control mechanism for a lawn spreader controls output flow of granular material out of the spreader hopper by adjusting the position of a control cable anchor point. The control mechanism includes a clamping portion for clamping to a tubular handle of the spreader. A top surface of the clamp portion, adjacent to the handle, provides a slide for a slideable cable anchor shuttle, which internally provides the anchor point for a control cable. The shuttle may be made from a plastic material. A dial housed within a dial housing, adjacent to the slide portion of the clamp, may be rotated to various indicated positions which in turn controls the position of the shuttle on the metal slide portion of the clamp, thereby adjusting the position of the control cable anchor point. The control cable extends from the end of the shuttle anchor mechanism to a hopper spring-loaded aperture cover. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110181061 | Bumper Assembly For A Plurality Of Different Vehicles - A bumper assembly is disclosed for selective securement to one of a plurality of different vehicles, each having a different mounting point pattern. A bumper mounting plate includes a first portion for connection to one of the vehicles and a second portion connected to a bumper. The first portion includes a plurality of discrete sets of mounting opening patterns that are not shared in connection with the mounting point patterns. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20100283272 | Pivoting Brush Guard with Latch Mechanism for Providing Quick Engine Access - A brush guard used on a vehicle, for example, on a lawn tractor. The brush guard includes a latch mechanism that allows the brush guard to be closely mounted to the vehicle's engine cover for esthetic reasons. When an operator needs to open the vehicle's front engine cover, which typically tilts forward, the operator may release a latch mechanism and pivot the brush guard forward and away from the engine cover such that the engine cover is not blocked and may be opened. A tension spring returns a latch pin to the latched position such that no manipulation of the latch mechanism is needed when the brush guard is repositioned in an upright operating position. To reposition the brush guard into the operating position, the operator may lift the brush guard upwardly toward the vehicle engine cover, and the latch pin will reengage into its latching position. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100230507 | Lawn Spreader Hopper Flow Control Apparatus - A control mechanism for a lawn spreader controls output flow of granular material out of the spreader hopper by adjusting the position of a control cable anchor point. The control mechanism includes a clamping portion for clamping to a tubular handle of the spreader. A top surface of the clamp portion, adjacent to the handle, provides a slide for a slideable cable anchor shuttle, which internally provides the anchor point for a control cable. The shuttle may be made from a plastic material. A dial housed within a dial housing, adjacent to the slide portion of the clamp, may be rotated to various indicated positions which in turn controls the position of the shuttle on the metal slide portion of the clamp, thereby adjusting the position of the control cable anchor point. The control cable extends from the end of the shuttle anchor mechanism to a hopper spring-loaded aperture cover. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100051729 | REAR IMPLEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF EXCHANGING REAR IMPLEMENTS - This disclosure relates to a rear-removable attachment for a lawn and garden vehicle such as a residential zero-turn rider, and more specifically, to an attachment system made with two parallel fixation plates with a two-point hook-up where one point is locked in position and the second is slideably connected in the plates before the first point is locked. The attachment interface allows for the connection and removal of different attachments such as a bumper, a spreader, or any other lawn and garden equipment. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20090241382 | Snow Removal Accessory for a Vehicle and Method of Use Thereof - This disclosure relates to a snow removal accessory and method of use thereof for a vehicle. The accessory has a translation assembly for rotating an axle through action upon a lever connected via the axle to a leg and a wheel. The axle moves under the influence of an extendible cylinder moving from a retracted configuration to an extracted configuration until the wheel and ultimately the accessory is moved from an operative configuration in contact with the ground to a transport configuration where the wheels only are in contact with the ground. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090241275 | Lawn Sweeper Assembly with Tilt-Able Hopper and Latch Assembly and Method of Use Thereof - The present disclosure relates to a lawn sweeper designed to collect debris, such as grass clippings and leaves, from a surface such as a lawn, and more particularly to a lawn sweeper with a tilt-able hopper frame and hopper bag that includes a handle such that an operator may tilt the hopper frame and hopper bag, using the handle, to empty the hopper bag contents. The hopper bag and hopper frame are connected to a lawn sweeper unit using a hopper rod which is inserted into two slots at the ends of two hopper support bars and secured within the slots by two corresponding latch plates, one latch plate at each end of the two hopper support bars. The latching mechanism allows the hopper frame and hopper bag to be easily removed from the lawn sweeper unit for storage. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090235472 | Lawn Sweeper Assembly with Adjustable Brush Assembly and Hopper Assembly and Method of Use Thereof - The present disclosure relates to a lawn sweeper designed to collect debris, such as grass clippings and leaves, from a surface such as a lawn, and more particularly to a lawn sweeper with an adjustable brush assembly and characteristics associated with improved storage of such a device. A user may adjust the brush assembly with respect to the housing without needing to move the wheels. The hopper assembly may include a panel movable to be placed in at least two orientations, thereby allowing a user to change the volume within which the hopper assembly may collect debris. Methods are also disclosed for adjusting the brush assembly and for storing a lawn sweeper unit. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090134599 | Swivel Hitch and Method of Using Same - A swivel multi-hitch includes a tongue with a first end adapted to be connected to a vehicle and a second end extending therefrom. The swivel multi-hitch also includes a swivel plate that is configured to be selectively mountable between a work orientation and a storage orientation. Furthermore, a fixation plate is connected to the tongue. When the swivel plate is disposed in the storage orientation, the hitch opening is disposed adjacent to the vehicle. When the swivel plate is disposed in the work orientation, the hitch opening is disposed extended from the ball. A method for using a swivel multi-hitch on a vehicle is also disclosed. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20080314300 | Spreader Disengagement Plate and Method of Use Thereof - The present disclosure relates to the spreading system of broadcast spreaders, and in particular, to a spreader disengagement plate and method of use thereof for selectively engaging a rotatable spreader plate by coupling and uncoupling the different elements of a drive mechanism. A folded, U-shaped metal disengagement plate having a central pivot is connected to an axle. By pushing on either end of the pivoting disengaging plate, a user rotates the disengagement plate from an open configuration to a locked configuration and back. When in an open configuration, the disengagement plate remains immobile while the broadcast spreader is moved. When in the locked configuration, the disengagement plate rotates in conjunction with the wheel. In one embodiment, a lock nut is placed on the external surface of the wheel hub and must be inserted within the folded, U-shaped metal disengagement plate in the locked configuration. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080271281 | Loose Material Collecting Device and Method - The present disclosure relates generally to a device for collecting and transporting loose material, and in particular, to a device pulled by a vehicle equipped with a turbine, a conduit, an enclosure, and a foldable accordion-type top. This device is equipped with a top made of a plurality of foldable rectangular ribs over which a flexible sheet and air opaque or mesh-line panels are used to regulate the flow of air through the enclosure. At one end the sheet is secured to the loose material conduit where loose material enters the enclosure and at an opposite end the sheet is secured to the tailgate or to the back section of the enclosure. To open the enclosure with a tailgate equipped with this disclosure, a user unlocks the tailgate of the enclosure, flips the back section of the accordion-type roof up toward the front section, and secures the tailgate to the folded accordion-type roof. To open the enclosure without a tailgate equipped with this disclosure, a user unlocks the back section of the accordion-type roof from the back of the enclosure and flips the back section of the accordion-type roof up toward the front section, and secures the locking mechanism to the roof. | 11-06-2008 |
