Wide row planting tray
US6314679A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G9/0295
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A planting tray for discharging many sproutlings simultaneously onto a permanent growing bed. The tray comprises a peripheral rectangular frame which slidably supports a floor panel. A flexible web attaches to the front of the frame by a clamp, extends over the floor panel, around the rear edge of the floor panel, and extends along the bottom of the floor panel back to the front of the frame. When the free end of the web is pulled, the floor panel is ejected to the front of the frame in parbuckle fashion. The sproutlings are thereby discharged onto the growing bed. The floor panel preferably has a roller disposed along its rear edge to avoid binding on the web when the web is pulled. The frame has two cable handles.
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