Appeal No. 2004-0839 Page 4
Application No. 09/347,695
Berquist states (column 2, lines 11-20) that one object of his invention is to
provide an apparatus and method for implanting a geophone into the earth without
separately digging or forming a hole to receive the geophone and that another object is
to provide an apparatus and method for implanting geophones into the earth in which a
geophone is mounted on the lower end of a push member such as a tube which is
mechanically pushed a predetermined depth into the earth for implanting the geophone.
As shown in Figures 1-5, the apparatus 10 includes a geophone implanting
device 12 pivotally mounted on the rear end of a tractor 14. Implanting device 12
includes a main support frame 16 and a vibratory frame 18 which is supported on main
frame 16 by a plurality of rubber or elastomeric pads 20. Lower frame members or
arms 22 have inner ends pivotally connected at 24 to the rear end of the frame of
tractor 14. A rear trailer 26 is pivotally connected at 28 to the rear end of frame
member 22 on main support frame 16 and has supporting wheels 29. A pair of
hydraulic cylinders 30 are pivotally connected at 32 to main support frame 16 and at 34
to the rear of tractor 14 for raising and lowering main frame 16. Hydraulic cylinder 36 is
pivotally connected at 38 to the rear end of tractor 14 and at 40 to main support
frame 16 for tilting of vibratory frame 18 in a generally vertical plane. Pivots at 24, 32,
34, 38, and 40 form a suspension system for pivotally connecting implanting device 12
to the rear end of tractor 14.
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