Peat moss harvesting apparatus and method
AssigneeNCL Holding Inc.
InventorPhilippe Noël
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Abstract
A peat moss harvesting apparatus includes a conveyor mechanism and a cutting mechanism. The cutting mechanism is guided through a peat moss bed to cut a section of peat moss. The section of peat moss is progressively loaded onto the conveyor mechanism as the section of peat moss is being cut.
Claims23
A peat moss harvesting apparatus, comprising:
- a supporting structure attachable to a carrier vehicle, the supporting structure including a forward edge and a rearward edge;
- a conveyor mechanism mounted to the supporting structure, and configured to convey material from the forward edge to the rearward edge;
- a cutting mechanism mounted generally across the forward edge of the supporting structure, and guidable through a peat moss bed to cut a section of peat moss from the peat moss bed, the section of peat moss progressively loaded onto the conveyor mechanism as the section of peat moss is cut;
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- a pass guide element arranged generally underneath the cutting mechanism at the forward edge, and configured to engage the peat moss bed as the cutting mechanism is guided through the peat moss bed.
A peat moss harvesting apparatus, comprising:
- a supporting structure attachable to a carrier vehicle, the supporting structure including a forward edge and a rearward edge;
- a conveyor mechanism mounted to the supporting structure, the conveyor mechanism including at least one belt configured to convey material from the forward edge to the rearward edge;
- a transverse cutting mechanism mounted generally across the forward edge, the cutting mechanism including at least one guide bar and at least one cutting chain configured to be driven around the guide bar;
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- at least one upright cutting mechanism arranged at the forward edge and adjacent to an end of the transverse cutting mechanism, the at least one upright cutting mechanism including a side guide bar and a side cutting chain configured to be driven around the side guide bar.
A method of harvesting peat moss, comprising guiding a cutting mechanism along a generally arcuate path through a peat moss bed to cut a section of peat moss therefrom, and progressively loading the section of peat moss onto a supporting structure as the section of peat moss is being cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.