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US 2019/0335652 A1Published application
Sprig plugger device, system and method
OwnerGabriel Luceinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method that provides a sprig plugger that inserts sprigs into soil using a movable tine in conjunction with an aerator or purpose-built mechanical sprig plugger.
Claims20
A sprig plugger for inserting sprigs into soil of a desired area comprising:
- an aerator;
- a tine holder coupled to the aerator;
- and
- a sprig tine coupled to the tine holder, wherein the sprig tine is comprised of an elongated member with a proximal end to provide a surface area for forcibly inserting a sprig into the soil and an opposed distal end to provide a mating surface for connection of the sprig tine to the tine holder,
- wherein the tine holder is movable about and between a first holder position, in which the sprig tine is spaced from the soil a predetermined distance, and a second holder position, in which at least a portion of the proximal end of the tine is inserted into the soil.
2 more elements
A method of using a sprig plugger for inserting sprigs into soil of a desired area, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an aerator;
- providing a tine holder coupled to the aerator;
- providing at least one sprig tine coupled to the tine holder, wherein each sprig tine is comprised of an elongated member with a proximal end to provide a surface area for forcibly inserting sprigs into soil and an opposed distal end to provide a mating surface for connection of the tine holder,
- wherein the tine holder is movable about and between a first holder position, in which the sprig tine is spaced from the soil a predetermined distance, and a second holder position, in which at least a portion of the proximal end of the tine is inserted into the soil;
- and
- operating said aerator to forcibly insert sprigs into soil.
3 more elements
A purpose-built sprig plugger for inserting sprigs into soil of a desired area comprising:
- a tine holder movable about and between a first holder position and a second holder position;
- a sprig tine coupled to the tine holder, wherein the sprig tine is comprised of an elongated member with a proximal end to provide a surface area for forcibly inserting the sprigs into the soil and an opposed distal end to provide a mating surface for connection of the sprig tine to the tine holder, and wherein in the first holder position the sprig tine is spaced from the soil a predetermined distance, and in the second holder position at least a portion of the proximal end of the tine is inserted into the soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.