Patent ID: 6158362
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A01B,A01C,A01G,Y10S

Abstract:
An expandable stinger planter for attachment to an excavator type boom, comprising:a base frame configured to be secured to the excavator type boom;a pivot member mounted to the base frame;a stinger mounting frame mounted to the pivot member;a stinger comprised of a pair of elongated probes mounted to the stinger mounting frame and having bottom ends configured for movement about a pivot point defined by the pivot member;an actuator assembly mounted between the stinger mounting frame and at least one of the elongated probes;wherein the actuator assembly is selectively operable to shift the probes relative to one another between a closed position wherein the bottom ends are closed together, and an open position wherein the bottom ends are spaced apart from one another to form a plant discharge opening; andwherein the probes form an upwardly open internal plant receiving receptacle that is open to the plant discharge opening at the open position whereby a plant placed in the plant receiving receptacle may be discharged through the plant discharge opening.