Collection and Distribution of Plant Material
OwnerLeonard Leskiwinventor
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Abstract
A method of reclaiming disturbed land including designating an area of land with propagules as a source area and collecting a portion of the propagules from the area. A portion of the propagules are distributed on disturbed land. Propagules are collected by taking cores or elongate sections of material from the source area using cutting elements such as core tubings or cutting discs.
Claims26
A method of reclaiming disturbed land, comprising the steps of:
- designating an area of land comprising propagules as a source area;
- collecting a portion of the propagules from the source area;
- distributing the portion of the propagules on the disturbed land.
An apparatus for collecting propagules, comprising:
- a plurality of coring tubes carried by a tube carrier, the tube carrier introducing the coring tubes into a ground surface to collect propagules from the ground surface;
- a receiver for receiving the propagules collected by the coring tubes.
An apparatus for collecting propagules, comprising:
- one or more pairs of cutting discs comprising a first disc and a second disc, the first disc and the second disc being angled relative to the other disc such that each pair of cutting discs cuts an elongate section of material from a ground surface and lifts the elongate section of material above ground, the elongate section comprising propagules;
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- a receiver for receiving the propagules collected by the one or more pairs of cutting discs.
An apparatus for collecting propagules, comprising:
- a plurality of cutting elements spaced in a direction perpendicular to a direction of travel, the cutting elements cutting an elongate section of material from a ground surface while leaving the ground surface outside the elongate section of material and between cutting elements undisturbed, the cutting elements being shaped to lift the cut elongate section of material out from the ground;
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- a receiver for receiving the elongate section of material cut by the cutting elements.
The apparatus of 20, wherein each cutting element comprises two or more cooperating elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.