Patent ID: 8567170
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A01C,B65H,D07B

Abstract:
1. A device for producing a root rope from plant root material, the device comprising: a transport path for suspending a carrier line thereabove, the carrier line for depositing root material thereon; a rotating drum comprising a funnel adapted to receive the carrier line, the funnel further adapted to receive at least one wrapping material from a wrapping material source, wherein rotation of the drum causes the wrapping material to be wound about the carrier line, securing the root material to the carrier line to produce a root rope; and a reel positioned to receive the root rope from the winding apparatus, the reel rotating to wrap the root rope around a surface thereof, wherein the funnel comprises a first opening and a second opening, the first opening having a larger diameter than the second opening, and wherein the carrier line is received into the larger opening of the funnel and the root rope is dispensed to the reel from the smaller opening of the funnel.