Patent ID: 11937555
Assignee: VENTURE PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A stump grinding system, comprising:
a vehicle having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a longitudinal axis defined therebetween; and
a stump grinder adapted to engage with the vehicle, the stump grinder comprises:
a chassis operably engaged with the vehicle at the first end or the second end;
a body operably engaged with the chassis;
a grinder wheel operably engaged with the body and partially disposed outside of the body; and
a drive assembly operably engaged with the grinder wheel and the body, the drive assembly comprises:
a power takeoff (PTO) assembly operably engaged with a PTO of the vehicle, wherein the PTO assembly comprises:
a PTO pulley;
a PTO drive shaft operably engaged with the PTO pulley; and
a PTO belt operably engaged with the PTO pulley and the PTO of the vehicle;

a belt drive assembly operably engaged with the PTO drive shaft; and
a grinder drive shaft operably engaged with the belt drive assembly and the grinder wheel, the grinder drive shaft having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a longitudinal axis defined therebetween that is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle;

wherein the grinder wheel is configured to rotate in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.