Patent ID: 11871691
Assignee: CLIMATE LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An agricultural implement for acquiring a soil sample comprising:
a vehicle;
a sampling implement supported by the vehicle on a front axle housing and underneath a body of the vehicle, the sampling implement configured to acquire a soil sample, wherein the sampling implement comprises a side collection port configured to receive the soil sample and a device configured to eject the sample from the side collection port into a collection container, wherein the device includes a rod disposed adjacent to the side collection port and a scooper disk attached to the rod and aligned with the side collection port, and wherein rotation of the rod causes the scooper disk to scoop the sample out of the side collection port, thereby ejecting the sample;
a soil processing system for preparing the sample, wherein the collection container is configured to move between the sampling implement and the soil processing system; and
a test strip apparatus configured to hold one or more test strips and guide the one or more test strips through the sample.