Patent ID: 7086216
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A01D,E01H

Abstract:
1. A machine for removing articles such as debris and the like strewn on a tract of ground, comprising: a wheel unit; a support frame mounted on said wheel unit, having means for advancing said machine along said tract of ground; an endless conveyor mounted on said support frame, having means for gathering articles deposited on said tract of ground, said gathering means being mounted to said conveyor and positioned to touch the ground, and a flight extending from a front end disposed adjacent ground level, upwardly and rearwardly to an elevated rear end, wherein a lower-most portion of said endless conveyor is positioned proximal said advancing means and an upper-most portion of said endless conveyor is positioned distal said advancing means; a receptacle mountable on said support frame, positioned to receive articles gathered by said gathering means, carried upwardly and rearwardly on said conveyor and discharged therein; a moldboard disposed forwardly of a lower front end of said conveyor, pivotally connected to said support frame, wherein said moldboard is positioned to push the articles; and means for driving said conveyor.