Apparatus and container for enabling lifting and manipulation of nursery stock by an adjustable lift
OwnerPaul J. Pagliaruloinventor
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Abstract
A plant transportation system is disclosed. At a high level, the system includes specially-designed pots which include lift-fixtures, such as eyebolts, which are specially-oriented and aligned to receive poles or tines from a lifting mechanism. In this way, each of at least two tines of a lifting attachment can pass through two lift-fixtures on the pot. In this way, when the lifting attachment rises, the plant in the container remains stable and vertical. Moreover, it also allows the lifting attachment to potentially pass through and hold multiple pots. A vehicle having such a lifting attachment may then transport the plants to a planting site, or to another transportation vehicle such as a flat-bed truck.
Claims20
1) A plant container comprising:
- a body formed of a flexible material, the body sized to receive a quantity of soil and a root base of a plant;
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- four eyebolts attached to a top of the body, the eyebolts structured to receive a lifting tine through two of the four eyebolts, and capable of supporting a weight of the body, soil, and root base of the plant when lifted by the lifting tine.
10) An adjustable lift attachment connectable to a tractor comprising:
- an attachment plate having a rectangular shape;
- two tines extending from a front of the attachment plate, the tines sized and configured to pass through two eyebolts of a plant container, wherein the tines are laterally moveable along a width of the attachment plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.