Potting and packaging machine

Claim 1

A PLANT PACKAGING MACHINE COMPRISING: A FLAT SUPPORT BED FOR A PLANT AND PRESERVATIVE MATERIAL; A DISPENDING MEANS FOR DEPOSITING MATERIAL ON THE ROOTS OF SAID PLANT; A PAIR OF GENERALLY SEMI-CYLINDRICAL FORMING MEMBERS RECIPROCABLE TOGETHER OVER THE FLAT SURFACE OF SAID BED TO SCOOP SAID MATERIAL UP, PROPEL IT AROUND THE ROOTS OF SAID PLANT, FORM IT AND COMPACT IT; POWER MOTOR MEANS TO OPERATE SAID RECIPROCATING MEMBERS; PLUNGER MEANS SHIFTABLE THROUGH SAID CONTACTED FORMING MEMBERS TO PUSH SAID COMPACTED MATERIAL AND PLANT OUT FROM BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS; POWER MOTOR MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID PLUNGER MEANS; A GUIDE MEANS POSITIONED OPPOSITE SAID PLUNGER MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND PASSING SAID MATERIAL AND PLANT; SAID GUIDE MEANS COMPRISING A NORMALLY CLOSED HOLLOW, SPLIT CONE STRUCTURE; AND SAID CONE BEING CAPABLE OF RECEIVING A CONTAINER THEREOVER, AND OF OPENING TO ALLOW THE PASAGE OF A PLANT THERETHROUGH INTO A CONTAINER; AND RECIPROCABLE CLAMPING MEANS TO HOLD SAID CONTAINER ON SAID GUIDE MEANS.