Apparatus for applying finely divided material to plants

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FINELY DIVIDED MATERIAL TO PLANTS, COMPRISING A VEHICLE, A COVER FOR A PLANT THE COVER HAVING A RIGID LOWER PORTION, MEANS MOUNTING THE COVER ON THE VEHICLE VERTICAL MOVEMENT, SAID MEANS BEING SECURED TO AT LEAST AN UPPER PORTION OF THE COVER AND TO SAID RIGID LOWER PORTION OF THE COVER, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A VERTICALLY EXTENSIBLE COLUMN MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE, A PAIR OF VERTICALLY DISPOSED TELESCOPING MEMBERS ONE OF WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER OF WHICH IS VERTICALLY SLIDABLE RELATIVE TO SAID ONE MEMBER, RIGID BRACKET MEANS SECURING SAID OTHER MEMBER TO THE COVER, MEANS ACTING BETWEEN AN UPPER PORTION OF THE COLUM AND SAID OTHER MEMBER TO RAISE THE OTHER SAID MEMBER, MEANS CARRIED BY THE VEHICLE FOR DISCHARGING FINELY DIVIDED MATERIAL BENEATH THE COVER, THE COVER HAVING AN OPENING THERETHROUGH, AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE COVER AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISCHARGING MEANS FOR DETACHABLY SECURING THE DISCHARGING MEANS IN THE OPENING THROUGH THE COVER.