Patent ID: 9161487
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A horizontal auger tilling apparatus comprising: an inner frame having a left side, a right side, and a bottom side; and said inner frame pivotally mated and retained with an outer frame; and a gear box mounted with said inner frame, said gear box having an input shaft and an output shaft; and an auger having one or more flights and an auger shaft; and a bearing mount assembly mounted with said inner frame toward said bottom side relative to said gear box and having one or more bearing assemblies; and said auger shaft rotationally held with said bearing assemblies and said bearing mount assembly and coupled with said output shaft of said gear box thereby limiting any movement of said auger shaft relative to said inner frame; and said auger shaft and said auger flights extending past said bottom side of said inner frame; and said input shaft of said gear box capable of receiving a rotational torque from a rotational power source and transferring said rotational torque to said output shaft and thereby said auger; and said outer frame having a base having a shape capable of mounting with a movable carriage and said outer frame formed to allow a movement of said outer frame to move said auger laterally through one or more soils and said rotational torque on said auger capable of loosening the one or more soils; and said inner frame retained with said outer frame in a fashion that should said auger encounter an obstruction said inner frame pivots relative to said outer frame and thereby said auger rides over the obstruction; and said inner frame is retained with said outer frame with one or more pivot shafts; and a release mechanism between said inner frame and said outer frame holding said inner frame with said outer frame and allowing said release mechanism to release said inner frame from said outer frame should said auger encounter the obstruction and allowing said inner frame to pivot relative to said outer frame.