US 11,805,738 B2
Sod roller terminal attachment for excavator
Paul E. Schmelz, High Springs, FL (US)
Filed by Paul E. Schmelz, High Springs, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/857,370.
Prior Publication US 2021/0329854 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. A01G 20/18 (2018.01); E02F 3/96 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 20/18 (2018.02) [E02F 3/963 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for unrolling a sod roll on a surface, the method comprising:
obtaining an excavator with a single, extendable, jointed arm having attached thereto a sod roller terminal attachment that comprises:
a connector plate with a front face and a back side, wherein the backside is configured for operable attachment to the excavator jointed arm,
an angle arm fixedly attached to the front face of the connector plate and comprising a one side and a second side, and
a shaft comprising a proximal end fixedly attached to the angle arm;
inserting the shaft into the sod roll, so as to support the sod roll on the shaft with the jointed arm;
positioning the sod roll, utilizing the jointed arm, on or near the surface on which the sod roll is to be unrolled; and
moving the jointed arm, with the sod roll supported thereon, while the excavator remains stationary, so as to unroll the sod roll on the surface.