Patent ID: 11921016
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 19:
20. A soil probe assembly for collecting soil samples, comprising:
a frame member configured to couple to a 3-point hitch receiver so as to extend rearwardly therefrom;
a wheel coupled to the frame member, the wheel configured to rotate with respect to an axis, the wheel including:
a wheel hub coupled to the frame member,
a rim coupled to the wheel hub, the rim having at least two planar edges, and
a tubular soil probe coupled to at least one of the at least two planar edges, the soil probe having an extraction opening and an ejection opening, the soil probe extending radially with respect to the axis such that the extraction opening is distal from the axis, the soil probe configured to receive a soil sample at the extraction opening and configured to release the soil sample from the ejection opening;

a funnel having a collection opening and a delivery opening, the collection opening proximate to the ejection opening, the funnel configured to receive the soil sample at the collection opening and configured to release the soil sample from the delivery opening;
a funnel shield pivotably coupled to the frame member, the funnel shield configured to selectively cover the collection opening of the funnel thereby denying the dropped soil sample from entering the funnel;
a support arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the frame member;
at least one carousel rotatably coupled to the support arm, the carousel configured to be selectively positioned about the axis of the carousel, the carousel having a bypass configured to selectively permit the soil sample to pass through the bypass without capture by the carousel based on the selected position of the carousel; and
at least one collection hamper connectable to the carousel, the collection hamper configured to receive the soil sample, wherein the collection hamper among a set of collection hampers is configured to receive the soil sample based on the selected position of the at least one carousel.