Automation of grading and sticking vegetative cuttings and accumulation therefor
US6138410A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/52
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A live plant container comprises an elongated trough, a hydratable propagating medium positioned in and substantially filling the trough, and a cover closing off the trough to form an oasis for the plants with the cover including a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings configured and dimensioned to form cells to retain live plants in an upright position when inserted through the opening into the propagating medium.
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