Patent ID: 6092606
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
A stone gathering apparatus adaptable for use with a front end loader-type vehicle, comprising:(a) a receptacle having a generally horizontally disposed bottom when in a stone gathering position, spaced vertical end walls, and a back wall extending between said end walls and connected thereto, said back wall having a lower vertical section and a large substantially planar section inclined forwardly as viewed in side elevation;(b) vertically disposed barrier means adaptable for retaining stones in said receptacle and extending continuously between said end walls forwardly of said back wall and spaced therefrom, said retaining means projecting upwardly of said bottom;(C) a plurality of horizontally supported, spaced, parallel tines extending from said lower vertical section of said back wall through said barrier means and forwardly and outwardly from said barrier means, thereby forming said bottom as an open arrangement of said parallel tines, and adaptable for engaging the ground and for functioning as a sieve; and(d) means for attaching said apparatus to a front end loader.