Patent ID: 7832125
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: A01C,A01G

Abstract:
1. A plant transplanting apparatus to dig into soil on opposite sides of a plant to lift the plant out of the soil, said apparatus comprising: a pair of hand spade assemblies each having a height of less than 24 inches, each of said spade assemblies including; a coupling assembly releasably coupling said hand spade assemblies together, said coupling assembly engaging said posts to allow said first sides of said blades to be pivoted toward or away from each other, said coupling assembly being adjustable to allow a space between said spade assemblies to be selectively adjusted; said bottom edges of said blades being pivoted toward each other when said grips are pivoted away from each other; and wherein said blades are extended into the soil on either side of the plant and said blades are pivoted toward each other to lift the plant from the soil to allow the plant to be transplanted.