Patent ID: 9204589
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A device for preparing a plant bed comprising: a frame comprising a forward end and a rearward end; a first containment coulter attached to said frame; a second containment coulter attached to said frame in side-by-side alignment with said first containment coulter, wherein a space is defined between the first containment coulter and the second containment coulter; a rotary cutter rotatably attached to said frame rearward of said first and second containment coulters, a portion of the rotary cutter extending into the space between the first and second containment coulters, the rotary cutter comprising a plurality of teeth disposed along a peripheral edge thereof; and a shroud attached to the frame and comprising a top extending over at least a portion of the first and second containment coulters and the rotary cutter, and first and second opposing side walls extending downward from the top along at least a portion of a height of the first and second containment coulters and the rotary cutter.