Patent ID: 6511260
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A plowing apparatus for installing multiple utility lined comprising:a plow adapted to be attached to a prime mover for cutting an opening in the ground from the top of the ground to a predetermined distance below the surface of the ground as the prime mover moves along the surface of the ground, said plow having a front and a rear; a utility line guide disposed rearwardly of said plow and operatively attached to said plow, said guide including a forward wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall on one side thereof and second side wall on the other side thereof operatively attached to said forward wall, and an at least partially open top being disposed between said first and second side walls for receiving utility lines to be installed into the ground; divider members disposed between said first and second side walls for guiding multiple utility lines in the top of said guide and out a lower rearward portion of said guide whereby said utility lines can be laid into the ground at predetermined depths in vertically spaced relationships with respect to each other as said plow and guide move forward, a plurality of said divider members being permanently affixed to said first side wall; and wherein said first side wall being substantially unitary while said second side wall is composed of separate removable parts, the shape of respective ones of said separate parts corresponding at least in part to the position of each of more than one respective utility line within said guide whereby said separate removable parts of said second wall can be selectively removed from said first side wall while said first side wall remains attached to said forward wall to facilitate removal of selected ones of said utility lines out said other side without removing other ones of said utility lines when it is desired to remove one or more of said utility lines and replace said one or more of said utility lines when it is desired to continue a utility line laying type plowing operation.