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Automated tree spade centering device

US7073452B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 7, 2005
Grant dateJul 11, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01G23/043
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automated device for centering a mechanical tree spade provides a sighting device on each blade thereof with a readout adjacent to the operator to determine proper blade placement in order to provide an acceptable root ball for transplanting a tree.

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