Material or article handling – Pole or tree handlers
Patent
1994-04-11
1996-03-05
Focarino, Margaret A.
Material or article handling
Pole or tree handlers
294 8213, A01G 2302
Patent
active
054961432
ABSTRACT:
A set of lifting hooks for lifting a tree or shrub with a root ball in preparation for transplanting said tree or shrub. A hand cart for use in lifting is also disclosed. The set of hooks positioned under the root ball may be lifted by means of attachment to the rear edge of the hand cart while said hand cart is in a vertical position and rotating said hand cart toward the horizontal. The hand cart may be supplied with long handles to provide additional leverage when they are pulled to rotate the cart from the vertical to the horizontal.
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Pp. 2 and 20 from A. M. Leonard, Inc. Fall 1993 mail order catalog.
Brahan Thomas J.
Focarino Margaret A.
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