Patent ID: 6758152
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A01B,A01C,A01G

Abstract:
An apparatus configured for depositing a fluid into existing sod, the apparatus comprising:a frame configured to be moved by a driving mechanism; a tank having a capacity to carry a fluid; a housing rotatably mounted to the frame about a central axle in such a manner that the housing is able to rotate about the central axle and to roll over the sod when the frame is moved by the driving mechanism; a plurality of spikes mounted to the housing such that the spikes are forced in and out of the sod when the housing rotates over the sod; a fluid distribution hub comprising: a hub body that rotatably mounts the housing to the frame about the central axle, the hub body including a plurality of distribution channels formed therein; and a fluid dispenser ring that is configured to direct fluid entering the hub into each one of the fluid distribution channels when said fluid distribution channels become aligned with a slot formed in a dispenser ring that is mounted to the central axle, and wherein each one of the fluid distribution channels becomes temporarily and exclusively aligned with the slot formed in the dispenser ring for at least a moment during a complete rotation of the hub body about the axle, wherein tubing interconnects each of the fluid distribution channels with at least two corresponding spikes; and a pump configured to pump the fluid from the tank to the spikes through tubing and a fluid distribution hub and in such a manner that the fluid is forced into each of the spikes only at the moment in which the spikes are inserted within the sod.