Patent ID: 6546650
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A device providing a combined bucket and scarifier comprising:a bucket having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and two side walls coupled to the bottom wall and the rear wall to define an interior space, the bucket having an open front end, a scarifier operatively associated with the bucket, the scarifier having a plurality of teeth constructed and arranged to be rotated with respect to the bucket between an inoperative position so as not to obstruct the bottom wall of the bucket, and an operative position with portions of the teeth extending outwardly with respect to the bottom wall of the bucket, and an actuating structure mounted with respect to the bucket and being constructed and arranged to move the teeth between the inoperative and operative positions, wherein the bucket has a cutout portion at an underside of the bucket generally adjacent to the rear and bottom walls of the bucket, the cutout portion being constructed and arranged to accommodate therein, the plurality of teeth of the scarifier when in the inoperative position thereof so that the planar edges of the teeth are generally flush with the bottom wall, the teeth being constructed and arranged to extend outwardly from the cutout portion in the operative position thereof.