US 12,290,017 B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a digging machine
Soren James Plante, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Soren James Plante, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by James R. Plante, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/781,650.
Prior Publication US 2024/0381807 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A01C 5/04 (2006.01); A01B 69/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 5/04 (2013.01) [A01B 69/008 (2013.01); A01C 5/045 (2013.01); A01C 7/002 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A digging machine comprising:
a body having an exterior surface and an at least partially hollow interior;
four wheels attached to the body and extending from the exterior surface such that the body is balanced and support on the four wheels, wherein each of the four wheels comprises four radially extending arms, wherein each of the four radially extending arms is arranged at an approximately 90-degree angle relative to adjacent arms, each arm having a distal radial end, wherein each of the distal radial ends comprises one or more digging members disposed thereat and/or extending therefrom, wherein at least one of the one or more digging members at each distal radial end of each arm comprises a skewer configured for digging into soil to produce a hole in the soil; and
four motors disposed inside the body, each motor being configured to independently power rotation of one of the wheels, wherein rotation of each of the wheels causes one of the skewers of each of the one or more digging member to simultaneously dig into the soil, thereby displacing a volume of the soil and creating the hole.