Plant husbandry – Miscellaneous – Modified earth's surface – e.g. – sod – turf – reinforced
Patent
1995-02-21
1996-09-24
Raduazo, Henry E.
Plant husbandry
Miscellaneous
Modified earth's surface, e.g., sod, turf, reinforced
111105, 47901, A01C 1102, B65G 4790
Patent
active
055578810
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for transplanting seedling from a first ray to a second tray. The apparatus includes a frame, a moveable gantry connected to the frame, and a conveyor system. In the preferred embodiment, a first conveyor is used to shuttle seedlings into the operative reaches of the apparatus and a second conveyor shuttles the transplanted seedlings out of the operative reaches of the apparatus. The gantry includes a gripper assembly comprised of a plurality of grippers slidably mounted to a track. A positioning mechanism is employed to move the gantry and associated gripper assembly. The grippers includes an upright support and a pair of pivotally connected spaced apart gripper fingers. The gripper fingers are separated by a plunger mechanism preferably having a beveled surface for ease of insertion between the gripper fingers. The method of the present invention is directed to a method of lateral grasping of a seedling elevated above a first tray and transplanting it into the soil of a second tray without the need of pre-dibbling the soil of the second tray.
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patent: 5247761 (1993-09-01), Miles
patent: 5265546 (1993-11-01), Sheeter
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Bouldin Dwight
Bouldin Floyd
Raduazo Henry E.
Wascher Rick R.
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