Patent ID: 9121144
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: E01B,E01C,E02D,E02F

Abstract:
1. A soil compacting device, comprising: a frame supporting a heel having a convex surface, from a front to a rear of the device in an advance direction of the device, with a convexity toward soil depth in a working position of the device, the frame including a vertical post, wherein a front wedge-shaped tool is on a front part of the heel, an edge of the wedge-shaped tool forming a leading edge provided at the front of the frame and parallel to a surface of soil, the leading edge having the same width as the heel, the front wedge-shaped tool being disposed closer to the vertical post of the frame than the convex surface of the heel such that a part or the entire convex surface of the heel is configured to be disposed below the surface generated by the leading edge when the tool is advanced parallel to the soil, the heel compacting the soil as the device is advanced, the soil compacting device is configured to compact the soil through forward advancement of the device parallel to the soil, and the heel is formed with a smooth surface.