Patent ID: 11877550
Assignee: MITCHELL ELLIS PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A potting apparatus comprising:
a bed and a first conveyor configured to move along the bed in a first conveyance direction from an upstream end of the bed to a downstream end of the bed;
a pair of opposing rotating breaker bars positioned over the bed transverse to the first conveyance direction, wherein the breaker bars are configured to break apart blocks of soil as the blocks are conveyed along the bed in the first conveyance direction;
an elongated trough disposed transverse to the first conveyance direction, wherein the trough is positioned downstream of the breaker bars and below the downstream end of the bed;
an auger positioned within the trough and configured to convey loose soil into a chute; and
a second conveyor positioned below the chute, wherein the second conveyor comprises a conveyor belt having an upper surface, wherein the conveyor belt is configured to convey a pot received on the upper surface in a second conveyance direction under the chute.