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Cane planter
Assignee: JULIEN LEONARD J
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Filing: 1964-11-19
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1984-11-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard J Julien
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 17:22
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C11/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S111/00; Y10S111/906; Y10S111/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
CANE PLANTING MACHINERY FOR COOPERATION WITH AN OPEN-TOPPED VEHICLE, SAID MACHINERY COMPRISING A PORTABLY MOUNTED MAIN FRAME, AN ELONGATED SUB-FRAME SUSPENDED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID MAIN FRAME TO SAID VEHICLE IN A POSITION IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID SUB-FRAME IS SUSPENDED OVER SAID VEHICLE AND IS CONSTRAINED TO TRAVEL THEREWITH, MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID SUB-FRAME RELATIVE TO SAID MAIN FRAME, AT LEAST ONE FLEXIBLE ENDLESS CARRIER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUB-FRAME TO TRAVEL IN A PREDETERMIND PATH RELATIVE THERETO, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID ENDLESS CARRIER MEANS, GRAB MEANS CARRIED BY AND SPACED LONGITUDINALLU ALONG SAID ENDLESS CARRIER MEANS, SAID GRAB MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO OPEN AND CLOSE IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO SAID PREDETERMINED PATH, MEANS BIASING SAID GRAB MEANS TO ITS CLOSED POSITION, EXPANDER MEANS ON SAID SUB-FRAME POSITIONED TO TEMPORARILY OPEN SAID GRAB MEANS AT A CANE PICK-UP POINT NEAR ONE END OF SAID SUB-FRAME AND AT A CANE RELEASE POINT NEAR THE OTHER END OF SAID SUB-FRAME, AND UPWARDLY OPEN TROUGH MEANS POSITIONED BENEATH SAID RELEASE POINT TO RECEIVE CANE RELEASED BY SAID GRAB MEANS AND GUIDED INTO A PREDETERMINED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID VEHICLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
CANE PLANTING MACHINERY FOR COOPERATION WITH AN OPEN-TOPPED VEHICLE, SAID MACHINERY COMPRISING A PORTABLY MOUNTED MAIN FRAME, AN ELONGATED SUB-FRAME SUSPENDED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID MAIN FRAME TO SAID VEHICLE IN A POSITION IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID SUB-FRAME IS SUSPENDED OVER SAID VEHICLE AND IS CONSTRAINED TO TRAVEL THEREWITH, MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID SUB-FRAME RELATIVE TO SAID MAIN FRAME, AT LEAST ONE FLEXIBLE ENDLESS CARRIER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUB-FRAME TO TRAVEL IN A PREDETERMIND PATH RELATIVE THERETO, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID ENDLESS CARRIER MEANS, GRAB MEANS CARRIED BY AND SPACED LONGITUDINALLU ALONG SAID ENDLESS CARRIER MEANS, SAID GRAB MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO OPEN AND CLOSE IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO SAID PREDETERMINED PATH, MEANS BIASING SAID GRAB MEANS TO ITS CLOSED POSITION, EXPANDER MEANS ON SAID SUB-FRAME POSITIONED TO TEMPORARILY OPEN SAID GRAB MEANS AT A CANE PICK-UP POINT NEAR ONE END OF SAID SUB-FRAME AND AT A CANE RELEASE POINT NEAR THE OTHER END OF SAID SUB-FRAME, AND UPWARDLY OPEN TROUGH MEANS POSITIONED BENEATH SAID RELEASE POINT TO RECEIVE CANE RELEASED BY SAID GRAB MEANS AND GUIDED INTO A PREDETERMINED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID VEHICLE.
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