Sprig planting apparatus
OwnerWillard W. Duffyinventor
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Abstract
A sprig planting apparatus adapted to press sprigs such as bermuda into the surface of the earth has a frame, wheels mounted on the rear of the frame, a sprig hopper mounted on top of the frame, and a conveyor adapted to convey sprigs placed into the hopper to an opening in the front of the frame. At the opening is mounted a sprig separating and distributing device which lifts the sprigs from the conveyor and separates the bermuda sprigs and drops them through the opening onto the ground. Directly behind the opening and having the same width as the opening is mounted a plurality of discs journaled in a shaft to each side of the frame. These discs roll over the bermuda sprigs forcing them into the ground to a prescribed depth.
Claims16
In a device for planting sprigs into the surface of the earth said device having a frame having a forward and a rear end, a sprig storage bin mounted on top of said frame, a sprig outlet, a conveyer means for moving material in said sprig storage bin to and through said outlet and onto the surface of said ground, and means at said outlet for separating and distributing said sprigs along said outlet, an improved device comprising:
- a. a shaft means mounted under said frame behind said outlet;
- b. a plurality of disc sprig planting means axially mounted to and spaced along said shaft means by a distance substantially equal to the width of said outlet to roll said sprigs into said ground;
- c. wheel support means mounted behind said shaft and journaled to the rear end of said frame;
- d. draw bar means attached to the forward end of said frame;
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- e. means on said device for controlling penetration of said disc sprig planting means into said surface of the earth.
A device for planting sprigs in the surface of the earth comprising:
- a. a frame having sides, front and back;
- b. wheel means journaled under the back portion of said frame means;
- c. sprig storage means mounted on top of said frame;
- d. outlet means formed through said frame and at the front of said frame;
- e. conveyor means for moving said sprigs from said storage means to said outlet;
- f. distributor means mounted across said outlet and to said storage means for separating and distributing said sprigs;
- g. shaft means journaled to each side of and under said frame;
- h. disc means axially attached to said shaft means and spaced along said shaft means by a distance substantially equal to the width of said opening;
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- i. means on said device for controlling the penetration of said disc means into the surface of the earth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.