Device and method for creating a planting rope from plant root material
US8567170B2 · kind B2 · utility
1Cited by
30References
3Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD07B2501/2038
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for producing a root rope includes a transport path for suspending a carrier line thereabove, root material being deposited on the carrier line. A winding apparatus receives the carrier line and also receives at least one wrapping material. The winding apparatus uses a winding motion to wrap the wrapping material around the root material and carrier line, securing the root material to the carrier line and creating the “root rope.” A reel receives the root rope from the winding apparatus, the reel using a rotating motion to wrap the root rope around the reel.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.