Patent ID: 7243691
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. In combination with a prime mover including a pair of boom arms having rearward and forward ends with the rearward ends of the boom arms pivotally secured to the prime mover, comprising: a tree shear frame having rearward and forward ends; said rearward end of said tree shear frame being secured to the forward ends of said boom arms for movement therewith and being pivotally secured to the forward ends of said boom arms about a horizontal axis transverse to the boom arms; a pair of tree shear blades, having forward and rearward ends, and an inner shearing surface, secured to the forward end of said tree shear frame in a non-movable fixed manner; said inner shearing surface of said blades defining a V-shaped opening therebetween for receiving a tree therebetween; said V-shaped opening decreasing in width from the forward end of said blades to the rearward end of said blades whereby the rearward ends of said inner shearing surfaces of said blades are positioned closely adjacent one another.