Patent ID: 6659190
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
An aerator sulky comprising:a frame having a front portion and side portions that are oppositely disposed from each other portions; wheels mounted to support the frame above a surface; means for pivotably connecting the sulky to a towing vehicle; a first platform mounted to the frame for supporting an operator of the sulky while in a standing position, the first platform being located on the frame to enable the operator to step forward onto the first platform to ride the sulky and to step rearward off of the first platform to walk behind the sulky; a second platform pivotably attached to the frame and configured to enable the operator to stand thereon while performing an aerating operation with the sulky, to enable the operator to step forward onto the second platform to ride the sulky, to enable the operator to step rearward off of the second platform to walk behind the sulky, and to step to and from the first and second platforms, the second platform being pivotably attached to the frame so as to enable the operator to shift his/her weight in order to selectively raise and lower the second platform between a ground-engaged position and a ground-disengaged position thereof; at least one aerator tine assembly rotatably mounted to and beneath the second platform so as to engage the surface beneath the sulky when the second platform is in the ground-engaged position and to be out of contact with the surface beneath the sulky when the second platform is in the ground-disengaged position; and means for affecting motion of the second platform between the ground-engaged and ground-disengaged positions thereof.