Patent ID: 11872924
Assignee: DOT TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An implement operating apparatus comprising:
a frame configured for coupling with an agricultural implement, the frame includes:
a base member and opposed frame members extending from the base member, wherein the base member and opposed frame members form a frame profile;
an implement socket including the opposed frame members, the base member and an open end, wherein the implement socket includes a socket profile coextensive with the frame profile; and
wherein the implement socket surrounds an open implement area configured to receive the agricultural implement;

a plurality of ground engaging elements coupled with the frame;
a power source in communication with the plurality of ground engaging elements; and
wherein the frame having the implement socket is configured to transition between empty and operating configurations:
in the empty configuration the open implement area of the implement socket is empty; and
in the operating configuration the power source actuates the plurality of ground engaging elements to position the implement socket around the agricultural implement within the open implement area, the agricultural implement is coupled across the opposed frame members, and the opposed frame members extend along the agricultural implement.