Patent · US Expired

Root fertilizing device

US4726143A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 1987
Grant dateFeb 23, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 24, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01G29/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device is a cylindrical housing enclosing a spaced apart cylindrical receptacle for fertilizer. Metering rings channel rain water towards the fertilizer but prevent fertilizer from exiting the top of the housing. End grates enclose the open ends of the housing, the top grate containing a water permeable filter to prevent clogging of the device by foreign debris.

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