Patent ID: 8955401
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A01C,E21B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A soil sampling apparatus, comprising: (a) a motorized vehicle, wherein said motorized vehicle comprises a bed and a cab; (b) a probe assembly mounted to said bed of said vehicle, wherein said probe assembly comprises a soil sample probe, and wherein said probe assembly is rotatable and extendible to move from a first upright, retracted position to a second downwardly pointed, extended position whereby said probe is extended into the soil; (c) a collection assembly mounted to said bed of said vehicle, wherein a portion of said collection assembly extends into said cab of said vehicle, and whereby soil deposited in said probe assembly may be collected; and (d) a bagging assembly mounted to said cab of said vehicle, whereby soil deposited from said collection assembly may be bagged for later analysis.