Vehicle mounted soil sampler
US8573074B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The vehicle mounted soil sampler includes a vertical mast tube connected to a receiver hitch mounted on a vehicle. A support plate is clamped to the mast. A drive shaft and gear, driven by a motor, is journaled in a gear housing mounted on the support plate. An elongated gear rack is parallel to the vertical mast and moved vertically by the drive shaft and gear in the gear housing. A tubular soil probe with an open bottom end and an open slot is attached to the gear rack. A spoon bar is pivotally attached to the mast tube. A spoon bar lower end is urged into the open slot and removes soil from the tubular soil probe during upward movement of the gear rack. A soil sample container catches soil discharged from the soil probe. A plastic guide bearing guides the gear rack.
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