Patent ID: 9288949
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A01G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for removing trees and bushes from the ground, the apparatus comprising: a frame configured for attachment to a vehicle; a pincher attached to the frame and comprising two arms, each arm having a first end and a second end and pivotally attached to the frame intermediate the first end and the second end, wherein each of the two arms includes serrated edge surfaces facing each other at the first ends thereof, wherein the pincher is movable between an open position wherein the serrated edge surfaces of the arms are spaced apart, and a closed position wherein the serrated edge surfaces of the arms are one of close to and in contact with each other, and wherein the pincer is configured to grasp a tree or a bush; a single force generating apparatus mounted between the second ends of the two arms and configured for moving the pincher between an open and a closed position; and a scoop attached to the frame and configured to cut, below and through the ground, roots of the tree or bush grasped by the first device, thereby defining a root ball.