Patent ID: 9528634
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A01G,B65H,F16L

Claim Text:
1. An extractor for removing agricultural tubing from a soil of a field, the extractor comprising: a frame, wherein the frame comprises at least one wheel and a hitch to permit the frame to be pulled by a vehicle; a pivot frame disposed on the frame, the pivot frame having a pivot axis around which at least a portion of the pivot frame is pivotal; a first roller secured to the pivot frame on a first side of the pivot axis; and a second roller secured to the pivot frame on a second side of the pivot axis, wherein the second side of the pivot axis is opposite to the first side of the pivot axis, so that the second roller is movable by pivoting the pivot frame about the pivot axis to form an angle as measured from a plane between the first and second rollers and a plane approximately parallel with a surface of the soil with the first roller positioned closer to the soil than the second roller so that a tubing to be extracted is threadable under the first roller and over the second roller, and wherein the first roller is in front of the second roller relative to the direction of travel of the extractor.