Soil conditioning device
US7730961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T152/10171
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A soil conditioning device having a series of peripheral ridge members having a leading and trailing prow shaped surface circumscribing a disc, wheel or drum. Optionally the prow shaped peripheral ridge members are joined by sub-ridge members forming a single ridge of varying heights circumscribing the disc, wheel or drum. The invention is also of a method for creating a permeable soil surface using the apparatus herein.
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