Patent ID: 9295192
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A01C,A01M,F16M

Claim Text:
1. An agricultural access system, comprising: a first vertical support member fixed to the ground; a second vertical support member fixed to the ground; an elevated lateral support member coupled to the first vertical support member and to the second vertical support member, the elevated lateral support member configured to extend over a portion of an agricultural field, wherein the lateral support member comprises a cable coupled to, and extending between, the first and second vertical support members; an agricultural access component coupled to the lateral support member such that the access component may be positioned at two or more locations between the first vertical support member and the second vertical support member; wherein the cable comprises a first segment coupled to the access component and to the first vertical support member and a second segment coupled to the access component and the second vertical support member; and a propulsion system configured to vary at least one of: the length of a portion of the first segment extending between the access component and the first vertical support member and the length of a portion of the second segment extending between the access component and the second vertical support member.