Patent ID: 9497956
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A01M

Claim Text:
1. A vegetation control system comprising a mobile unit, at least one reservoir containing a chemically-based treatment mounted on said mobile unit, at least one distribution apparatus coupled to said reservoir, said distribution apparatus having a supply end and a distribution end, said distribution apparatus comprising a boom having a plurality of elevatable extension sections between said supply end and said distribution end, said extension sections including an outermost section at said distribution end and an adjacent section adjacent to said outermost section, said outermost section being telescopically mounted to said adjacent section, at least one passageway in said extension sections extending from said supply end to said distribution end, at least two conduits communicating with said reservoir and routed through said passageway to said distribution end, a pump system coupled to said conduits, said distribution apparatus being free of sharp-edged tree trimming components, and at least two nozzles at said distribution end, each of said nozzles communicating with a respective one of said conduits, said nozzles being confined to said distribution end and extending longitudinally of said outermost section for applying the chemically-based treatment against vegetation in a specific targeted manner.