Patent ID: 8961051
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A device for tapping and inoculating trees, comprising: an elongate, hollow main arm having opposing ends; an actuating mechanism attached to one of the ends of the main arm; a housing connected to the end of the main arm opposite the actuating mechanism, the housing having a main hollow interior and having a recess on a top portion of the housing above the main hollow interior, the housing also having a side opening; a cutting system extending through the side opening of the housing, the cutting system having a cutter adapted for tapping the tree; a spray system detachably mounted in the recess, the spray system being adapted for spraying a solution containing a biosubstance for stimulating increased sap production; and a universal actuator operating both the cutting system and the spray system upon activation by the actuating mechanism, the universal actuator facilitating substantially concurrent activation of the spray system and the cutting system in order to spray the biosubstance into the tapped tree branches.