Patent ID: 7066275
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: A01B,E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Implement for separating rocks from soil including a bucket, a hitch for pivotally connecting said bucket to a drive vehicle for moving said implement relative to soil from which rocks are to be removed, said bucket having an open side, a closed side, and a floor connecting the open and closed sides of the bucket, said bucket including a grating assembly having a ground engaging member separately mounted on said grating assembly, said grating assembly defining openings sized to retain rocks on the grating assembly while permitting soil to drop through the grating assembly, said ground engaging member extending along said grating assembly for removing rocks from the soil and depositing the rocks on the grating assembly, said ground engaging member includes multiple spaced tines projecting from said grating assembly for penetrating soil as the implement is moved, said tines engaging rocks on the soil, whereby movement of the implement forces rocks to move along said tines and onto said grating assembly.