Michael Edward Fulghum,Thomas Logan Fazio,Curtis Jon Spell,Tommy Lynn Sawyer,William Travis Hedrick
申请号：
US14170572
公开号：
US09392740B1
申请日:
2014.02.01
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
An apparatus for planting rhizomes includes a chassis having wheels to move in a primary direction over an area in which rhizomes are to be planted, the primary direction defining a forward and aft sense, a hopper on the chassis holds rhizomes to be planted, the hopper having a live bottom mounted to move rhizomes in the forward direction, a kickback bar at a forward side of the hopper lifts rhizomes at a forward face of the hopper, a leveling roller above the live bottom levels the height of rhizomes transported by the live bottom forward of the hopper, a barrel feed at a forward end of the live bottom to pull rhizomes from the live bottom, a accumulator below the barrel feed, a drop zone below the accumulator, and a chute with inner flaps from the drop zone oriented to deposit rhizomes in a furrow.
