Shoulder haus for laterally positioning a roller to a side of a skid steer

Abstract

A shoulder haus for laterally positioning a roller to a side of a skid steer or similar vehicle is provided. The should haus is mounted to the skid steer and includes a mounting bracket connected to a front end of the skid steer, a main frame assembly connected to the mounting bracket and a roller frame assembly pivotably connected to the main frame assembly. A cylindrical roller is supported by the roller frame assembly. The roller frame assembly is movable from a first retracted position aligned in front of the main frame assembly and a second extended position extending laterally outward to a side of the skid steer.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A shoulder haus for laterally positioning a roller to a side of a skid steer comprising:
 a main frame assembly connected to a front portion of a skid steer; and,   a roller frame assembly pivotably connected to the main frame assembly wherein the roller frame assembly is movable from a first retracted position aligning in front of the main frame assembly and a second extended position extending laterally outward to a side of the skid steer.   
     
     
         2 . The shoulder haus of  claim 1  further comprising a mounting bracket connected to the front portion of the skid steer and to the main frame assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The shoulder haus of  claim 1  further comprising a roller mounted on the roller frame assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The shoulder haus of  claim 1  further comprising a swivel attachment for pivotably connecting the roller frame assembly to the main frame assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The shoulder haus of  claim 4  wherein the swivel attachment is connected to the main frame assembly by a clevis pin. 
     
     
         6 . The shoulder haus of  claim 1  further comprising a first locking bar extending forward from the main frame assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The shoulder haus of  claim 6  wherein the roller frame assembly is secured to the main frame assembly when in a retracted position by the first locking bar extending forward from the main frame assembly. 
     
     
         8 . The shoulder haus of  claim 7  wherein the roller frame assembly is connected to the first locking bar by a first clevis pin. 
     
     
         9 . The shoulder haus of  claim 8  further comprising a second locking bar extending forward from the main frame assembly for securing the roller frame assembly when in a retracted position wherein the second locking bar is spaced from the first locking bar. 
     
     
         10 . The shoulder haus of  claim 9  wherein the roller frame assembly is connected to the second locking bar by a second clevis pin. 
     
     
         11 . The shoulder haus of  claim 1  further comprising a first roller support bar extending forward from the main frame assembly for supporting the roller frame assembly when in a retracted position. 
     
     
         12 . The shoulder haus of  claim 11  further comprising a second roller support bar extending forward from the main frame assembly wherein the second roller support bar is spaced from the first roller support bar. 
     
     
         13 . The shoulder haus of  claim 3  wherein the roller is rotatably mounted to the roller frame assembly for rotation about an axis of the roller. 
     
     
         14 . The shoulder haus of  claim 1  wherein the main frame assembly and the roller frame assembly is formed from steel. 
     
     
         15 . A shoulder haus for laterally positioning a roller to a side of a skid steer comprising:
 a mounting bracket attachable to a front end of a skid steer;   a roller frame assembly pivotably coupled to the mounting bracket wherein the roller frame assembly is positionable from a first retracted location at the front end of the skid steer to a second location extending laterally to a side of the skid steer.   
     
     
         16 . The shoulder haus of  claim 15  further comprising a cylindrical roller coupled to the roller frame assembly. 
     
     
         17 . The shoulder haus of  claim 16  wherein the roller is mounted to roller frame assembly for rotational motion about an axis of the roller. 
     
     
         18 . The shoulder haus of  claim 15  further comprising a main frame assembly connected to the mounting bracket and the roller frame assembly. 
     
     
         19 . The shoulder haus of  claim 18  further comprising a locking bar extending forward from the main frame assembly to the roller frame assembly for locking the roller frame assembly to the main frame assembly when the roller frame assembly is in the retracted location. 
     
     
         20 . The shoulder haus of  claim 18  further comprising a support bar extending forward from the main frame assembly to the roller frame assembly for supporting the roller frame assembly when the roller frame assembly is in the retracted location.