Patent ID: 7481024

Claim:
An apparatus for placing soil into cells, comprising: a table, generally rectangular in shape having corners and parallel legs descending perpendicular to the plane of said table from each of said corners; two or more rolls of biodegradable tape; a means to weave said tape into a grid of said cells wherein said weaving means comprises: weaving pins, generally cylindrical in shape with a length of two or more diameters, extending perpendicular to the plane of said table and opposite said legs; weaving boards, rectangular in shape and inlaid into said table, said weaving boards define the width of said cells; two handles attached to one end of said weaving boards, said handles joining each weaving board individually; a baseplate beneath said weaving boards upon which said weaving pins rest, said baseplate ascends and descends along a guide rod and a stop denotes the lowest elevation of said baseplate; a lever, beneath said baseplate, spanning from near the center of said table to beyond said table with the longitudinal axis of said lever parallel with the longitudinal axis of said table; a lock, descending at the perimeter of said table, whereby said lock serves as a fulcrum and secures said lever; a shaft, cylindrical in shape with the longitudinal axis of said shaft parallel with the longitudinal axis of said table; a means to mount said shaft upon said table; two or more rollers, located in a gang along said table on the same side as said shaft; and, two or more clamps, located in a gang along said table on the opposite side as said shaft, whereby said rolls of tape install upon said shaft, said tape unrolls and passes said roller then feeds through said pins and secures to said clamp, each tape runs through one roller, one row of pins and one clamp; and, a means to fill said cells with soil whereby the filled cells then stand ready for seed implantation.