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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2010
Josh Lenth, Manchester, IA (US);
Jay Koester, Manchester, IA (US);
Josh Lenth, Manchester, IA (US);
Jay Koester, Manchester, IA (US);
Paladin Brands Group, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A device and method for cutting and mulching material such as trees, bushes, roots, stumps, vegetation, and other debris. The device includes a frame adapted to be combined with a prime mover vehicle. The frame supports a rotating cutting element having a plurality of rotating cutters. The cutting element is actuated by a motor to spin at a speed and with a force suitable for cutting trees and other material. The frame further includes a supporting surface that helps to support the material and guide it toward the cutting element as the device is moved downward to cut and mulch the material.