Claims
- 1. In combination, an air cushion mount system and a vibrating attachment, said air cushion mount system having an annular cylindrical rim means positioned horizontally on top of said vibrating attachment with its axial direction extending vertically, an inflatable annular tire means positioned on the inside of said annular cylindrical rim means, means for coupling said annular tire rim means and said inflatable annular tire means together so that said inflatable annular tire means cannot be moved from said annular cylindrical rim means during operation, said vibrating attachment operatively connected to an implement and being positioned vertically between said air cushion mount system and said implement, and means for coupling said air cushion mount system to an upwardly disposed carrying link arm or cable.
- 2. An air cushion mount system as recited in claim 1, wherein said annular cylindrical rim means includes a cylindrical pipe-shaped member positioned concentrically around of said inflatable annular tire means.
- 3. An air cushion mount system as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable annular tire means includes a tire-shaped member.
- 4. In combination, a cushion mounting arrangement for absorbing vibrations and a vibrating attachment, said mounting arrangement comprising an annular rim means positioned horizontally on top of said vibrating attachment with its axial direction extending vertically, a tire-shaped member having a hub, means for securing said tire-shaped member inside of said annular rim means, and means for attaching said mounting arrangement between a carrying member and said vibrating attachment.
- 5. A cushion mounting arrangement as recited in claim 4, and means for positioning said tire-shaped member horizontally between said carrying member and said vibrating attachment so that the vibrating motion is generally vertical and parallel to the axial direction of said hub of said tire-shaped member.
- 6. A cushion mounting attachment for absorbing vibrations as recited in claim 4, and means for positioning said tire-shaped member so that the up and down movement of said vibrating attachment is vertical and parallel to the axial direction of said hub and said annular rim means.
- 7. A cushion mounting attachment for absorbing vibrations as recited in claim 4, wherein said tire-shaped member is arranged so that when a downward force is placed against said vibrating attachment by the weight of an external weight source, the downward force of said external weight source is at a right angle to side-walls of said tire-shaped member.
- 8. A cushion mounting arrangement for absorbing vibrations as recited in claim 4, said tire-shaped member comprising a tube having horizontal layers of rubber membrane filled with air pressure such that the vibrating motion generated by said vibrating attachment is at right angles to the horizontal layers of said rubber membrane.
- 9. A cushion mounting arrangement for absorbing vibrations as recited in claim 4, and additionally an earth tamping plate attachment attached to said vibrating attachment, with the vibrating motion being applied to said earth tamping plate attachment without vibrating said carrying member.
- 10. A cushion mounting arrangement for absorbing vibrations as recited in claim 4, and means for applying different amounts of air pressure to said tire-shaped member.
Parent Case Info
This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/440,077 filed 11/22/89, now abandoned, for "Air Cushion Mount" invented by the applicants.
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