Planting machine for planting plants in clods
AssigneesUnion Des Cooperatives Forestieres D'Aquitaine (U.C.F.A.), Association Foret Cellulose (A.F.O.C.E.L.)
InventorsJean Leonard, Georges Touzet
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Abstract
Mechanism for planting plants in soil in standard clods, the entire operation being carried out without manual intervention in selected locations. It comprises a vertical planting tube 1 suspended from an arm 2 carried by a self-propelled appliance. A mechanisms unit integral with a cage 3 can slide along the tube 1, controlling on one hand the opening and closing of the jaw 5, and, on the other hand, the compaction of the earth. The invention can be used for transplanting any species of plant under difficult conditions (ground containing stones and tree stumps) or through plastic sheets.
Claims8
A mechanism for planting plants in soil in standard clods comprising a cage means, a planting tube, said tube being guided by said cage means for vertical reciprocatory movement, a support arm adapted for connection to a self-propelled vehicle and being connected to said tube, said support arm having means to reciprocate said tube, jaw means attached to the lower end portion of said tube to produce a hole in soil, means for opening and closing asid jaw means upon reciprocation of said tube, soil compacting weights connected by cam means to said cage means, means for raising said weights when said tube descends and for releasing said weights when said tube ascends to compact soil about a plant inserted into said hole, said latter means including said cam means positioned for actuation by reciprocating movement of said tube.
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