Spray booth for reproducible application of agrichemicals
US6360482B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/25
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spray booth is provided for reproducible application of agrichemicals to plants. The spray booth comprises a support member for supporting a plurality of plants, a cover having a plurality of sides and a top and forming an enclosure with the support member for enclosing the plants therein, an agrichemical source for providing a pressurized agrichemical, and a spray arm having a spray mechanism operably connected to the agrichemical source. Preferably, the spray arm is disposed within the enclosure and over the support member such that it extends across the width of the support member. The spray mechanism is used for spraying a predetermined amount of the agrichemical therefrom in the form of a fine mist along the length of the spray arm. Advantageously, at least one of the support member and the spray arm is laterally moveable relative to the other such that the plants disposed both lengthwise and widthwise on the support member are substantially uniformly misted with the agrichemical. In one embodiment of the present invention, the support member supporting the plants is stationary while the spray arm is adapted to move bidirectionally in a substantially horizontal plane thereab…
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