IMPLEMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLACING GROUND MATERIAL

摘要

An implement may be configured to displace ground material. For example, an implement may include roller apparatus (e.g., a cylindrical portion and a plurality of ground displacing elements) configured to engage a ground surface and form a plurality of reservoirs in the ground surface.

主权项

1. An implement couplable to a vehicle configured to traverse a ground surface, wherein the implement comprises:
a mount portion couplable to a vehicle; an extension member extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion is pivotably coupled to the mount portion about a pivot axis; and a roller apparatus rotatably coupled to the distal end portion of the extension member about a roller axis, wherein the roller apparatus comprises:
a cylindrical portion lying along the roller axis configured to roll over a ground surface, wherein the cylindrical portion defines an outer surface configured to engage the ground surface when the cylindrical portion is rolled over the ground surface; anda plurality of ground displacing elements coupled to the cylindrical portion and extending from the outer surface of the cylindrical portion, wherein each ground displacing element of the plurality of ground displacing elements comprises a ground lifting surface configured to engage and lift ground material to disperse the ground material and form a plurality of reservoirs in the ground surface when the outer surface is engaged with the ground surface as the cylindrical portion is rolled over the ground surface, wherein the mount portion is configured to transmit force to the roller apparatus to maintain engagement between the outer surface of the cylindrical portion and the ground surface when the cylindrical portion is rolled over the ground surface.