Tree balling machine with excavating means comprising a downward pressure component and a horizontally rocking component

Claim 1

IN A TREE BALLING DEVICE: (A) A MOBILE FRAME, (B) PRESSURE APPLYING MECHANISM CARRIED BY SAID MOBILE FRAME AND CAPABLE OF EXERTING DOWNWARDLY DIRECTION PRESSURE, (C) AN UPRIGHT BALLING BAND HAVING AN UPRIGHT CENTRAL AXIS AND AN OPEN BOTTOM END WITH GROUND PIERCING POORTIONS THEREAT, (D) A RIGID UPRIGHT SUPPORT MEMBER RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID BAND IN PRESSURE-TRANSMITTING RELATION AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM AND HAVING AN UPRIGHT LONGITUDINAL AXIS, (E) COUPLING MEANS CONNECTING SAID PRESSURE APPLYING MECHANISM WITH SAID SUPORT MEMBER IN PRESSURETRANSMITTING RELATION AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING SAID MEMBER AND SAID BALLING BAND ON SAID MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BALLING BAND AND REVOLVABLY SUPPORTING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR REVOLVING MOVEMENT THEREOF ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, AND (F) SUPPORT-MEMBER-MOVING MECHANISM CONNECTING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER WITH SAID MOBILE FRAME AND CAPABLE OF EXERTING DOWNWARDLY TUDINAL AXIS OF SASID RIGID UPRIGHT SUPPORT MEMBER AS PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO SAID BALLING BAND BY SAID UPRIGHT SUPPORT MEMBER AND THEREBY CAUSING MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED ALTERNATELY TO DIFFERENT AREAS OF SAID GROUND PIERCING PORTIONS OF SAID BALLING BAND TO FACILITATE THE INSERTION OF SAID PORTION INTO THE GROUND.