Extractor device for crop production systems
AssigneeTheodore B Hinton
InventorTheodore B. Hinton
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a no-till stem and root extractor system that has directionality, extracting the root ball from the soil. A conveyor chain crop remnant extractor assembly has a pair of flexible conveyor chains, a pair of coupling conveyor arms, two pairs of rotatable wheels, a pinch cylinder, and a plurality of cross-slat bars. As the device moves along the crop remnants, the pair of flexible conveyor chains, guided and retained by the two pairs of rotatable wheels, pull the stalks and root balls from the earth, pinch, and pulverize the complete crop remnants.
Claims20
A stem and root extractor device comprising:
- a crop remnant extraction assembly having, a pair of flexible conveyor chains having a first and second flexible conveyor chain, a pair of coupling conveyor arms having a first and second coupling conveyor arm, at least two pairs of rotatable wheels, a pinch cylinder, and a plurality of cross-slat bars positioned perpendicularly between the coupling conveyor arms;
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- wherein at least two rotatable wheels are connected to the first coupling conveyor arm and two rotatable wheels are connected to the second coupling conveyor arm.
A stem and root extractor device comprising:
- a crop remnant extraction assembly having a pair of flexible conveyor chains having a first and second flexible conveyor chain, a pair of coupling conveyor arms having a first and second coupling conveyor arm, at least two pairs of rotatable wheels, a pinch cylinder, and a plurality of cross-slat bars positioned perpendicularly between the coupling conveyor arms;
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- wherein the pinch cylinder is formed by a plurality of rollers.
A stem and root extractor device comprising:
- a crop remnant extraction assembly having a pair of flexible conveyor chains having a first and second flexible conveyor chain, a pair of coupling conveyor arms having a first and second coupling conveyor arm, at least two pairs of rotatable wheels, a pinch cylinder, and a plurality of cross-slat bars positioned perpendicularly between the coupling conveyor arms;
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- wherein one of the at least two rotatable wheels are connected to internal sides of the first and second coupling conveyor arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.