Patent ID: 6202941
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A plant spraying apparatus for mounting on a vehicle comprising:a) a mast for mounting in an upright condition on the vehicle;b) a support arm rotatably mounted on the mast for rotation about a first generally vertical axis bets operating and transport position;c) a pair of curved spray head arms respectively pivotally connected to the support arms at pivot locations spaced from the mast, the spray head arms also being connected to the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis spaced from the first;d) the spray head arms having transport positions wherein the spray head arms are relatively closely spaced and operating positions spaced apart to straddle a row of crop being sprayed;e) spray heads carried by the spray arms for effecting plant spraying; and,f) prime mover powered linkages operably connected to the mast and to the arms for alternately positioning the arms in the transport and operating positions while maintaining an imaginary plane located by the spray head arms transverse to a path of vehicle travel.