Digging and planting machine
AssigneeMo och Domsjo AB
InventorStig-Gunnar Lofgren
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Abstract
A digging and planting machine is provided, having a tubular digging and planting tool movable being ground-contacting and ground-elevated positions, and having an open digging and planting tip end; closure means movable between a first position closing off the open end for digging a hole and a second position exposing the open end for delivery of a plant from the planting tool into the hole; and means for compacting earth around the plant after planting.
Claims14
A digging and planting machine comprising a digging and planting tool including a tubular member movable between a lower position partially embedded in the ground and an upper position above the ground, said tubular member having a lower open digging and planting tip end;
- closure means mounted solely on the outside of said tubular member and solely for slidable reciprocable movement along the exterior to the digging and planting tool and across said open tip end between a first position completely closing off the open end and preventing entry of dirt thereinto, for digging a hole, and a second position exposing the entire open end for delivery of a plant through the open end of said tubular member into the hole;
- and means slidable reciprocably between a ground-contacting position and an elevated position for compacting earth around the plant after planting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.