Patent ID: 6539883
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A01C,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for planting plants sequentially in a prepared ground planting position, said apparatus including means for introducing the plants for planting into a delivery chute leading to a location adjacent to the planting position, said apparatus including conveying means adapted to carry a plurality of said plants sequentially positioned and to eject same sequentially into an inlet region of said delivery chute, said conveying means being bodily moveable between a first position adapted to receive a plurality of said plants and a second position at or adjacent the inlet region of said delivery chute, and control means to sequentially eject at least one of said plants into said delivery chute while said conveying means is moving towards or is at said second position and to sequentially eject at least one of said plants into said delivery chute while said conveying means is moving towards or is at said first position, said apparatus further including a planting shoe adapted to form said ground planting position, said planting shoe including a furrow forming forward end, a shell, means to receive one of said plants within said shell from the delivery chute, and a rear end, said planting shoe further including pusher means to eject said one of said plants rearwardly through the rear end of said shell into said furrow behind the shoe.