Tree balling machine
Abstract
Abstract A TREE BALLING MACHINE CONSISTING OF AN OPEN-BOTTOMED, VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL BUCKET DIAMETRICALLY SPLIT AND WITH ITS SECTIONS HINGED TOGETHER TO BE CLOSED ABOUT A SMALL TREE OR OTHER PLANT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, A FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPORTING THE BUCKET FROM A TRACTOR OR THE LIKE, POWER MECHANISM FOR PUSHING THE BUCKET VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND TO ENCLOSE THE ROOTS OF THE PLANT, POWER MECHANISM FOR OSCILLATING THE BUCKET ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS TO ASSIST ITS PENETRATION INTO THE GROUND, A CUT-OFF TOOL ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED HORIZONTALLY INTO THE GROUND BENEATH THE BUCKET AFTER THE BUCKET HAS BEEN PUSHED INTO THE GROUND, AND POWER MECHANISM FOR ELEVATING THE BUCKET AND THE CUT-OFF TOOL SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHEREBY THE PLANT IS REMOVED FROM THE GROUND WITH A BALL OF EARTH AROUND ITS ROOTS.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold B Adams
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-11-29 | 1979-05-31 | 1979-11-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-11-29 | 1983-05-31 | 1983-11-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |