US5070641A
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Crop protection tape
Assignee: Anchor Continental Inc
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Filing: 1989-11-20
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Granted: 1991-12-10
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Expires: 2009-11-20
Abstract
Abstract A flexible, continuous web of a protective foldable tape with borders of pressure sensitive adhesive on each of its longitudinal edges for automated securing of the tape to a pre-installed mulch system. The tape is wound about a core forming a cylindrical roll. In application, the protective tape is adhered to the mulch bed as it unwinds from a spindle centered above the bed by pressing the adhesive zones against the mulch covering the bed. The spindle is mounted on farm equipment capable of tracking the bed path. The equipment can be self-propelled or pulled by a tractor. Prior to dispensing the tape, the bed can be fitted with support devices such as hoops, stakes or wire.
Inventors
- 👤 F. Rhett Brockington
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 06:24
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G13/00; A01G13/30; A01G13/32; A01G13/33; A01G13/37
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A method for selectively covering a row of plants that have been previously provided with a mulching layer comprising: feeding an elongated web material from a roll; applying adhesive to the bottom edges of said web material; placing said web material over said mulching layer in parallel alignment; applying force to the upper edges of said web material to form an adhesive bond between said bottom edges of said web material and said mulching layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
75 words
A method for selectively covering a row of plants that have been previously provided with a mulching layer comprising: feeding an elongated web material from a roll; applying adhesive to the bottom edges of said web material; placing said web material over said mulching layer in parallel alignment; applying force to the upper edges of said web material to form an adhesive bond between said bottom edges of said web material and said mulching layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of creasing said web material to form a tenting in said web material prior to placing said web over said mulching layer in parallel alignment.
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