Brushed slip holder and operational mechanisms

An automated slip transplanter, comprising:

• a planter unit configured to plant a consistent row of evenly spaced slips in a field;
• a singulation unit having a plurality of automated grippers and a plurality of slip cartridges, the singulation unit configured to continuously singulate harvested slips that are stored in the plurality of slip cartridges;
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• a conveyor belt having a belt and a plurality of brushed slip holder assemblies pivotally coupled to and disposed on the belt, the plurality of brushed slip holder assemblies is configured to receive the singulated slips from the plurality of automated grippers, and the belt is configured to transfer the received slips to the planter unit using the plurality of brushed slip holder assemblies;
• wherein each of the plurality of brushed slip holder assemblies further comprises:
• a slip bristle holder having a first body, a plurality of first legs, and a first opening, wherein the first opening is disposed through a center section of the first body, and each of the plurality of first legs is disposed over one of four corner sections of the first body;
• a belt holder base disposed under the slip bristle holder, the belt holder base having a second body, a first hinged section, and one or more second openings, wherein the one or more second openings are disposed through a center section of the second body;
• and
• an intermediate double-sided hinge disposed between the slip bristle holder and the belt holder base, the intermediate double-sided hinge used to operably couple the slip bristle holder onto the belt holder base, wherein the intermediate double-sided hinge has a third body, a second hinged section, a third hinged section, and a fourth opening, wherein the fourth opening is disposed through a center section of the third body.