Agricultural Organic Device For Weed Control

• US 20170181373A1
• Filed: 12/28/2016
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Underground Agriculture, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dawn Equipment Company
• Inventors: Bassett, Joseph D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,477,760 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/662 to the front of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/835 specially adapted for particular purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 43/14 with dispensing apparatus, e.g. for fertilisers, herbicides or preservatives
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 21/043 by chemicals
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 7/0025 Mechanical sprayers

Abstract

An agricultural system includes a plurality of organic devices for controlling weeds in a planted field, the organic devices being positioned between respective adjacent rows of planted matter in a field. Each the organic devices includes a pivotable shaft having an upper end and a lower end, and a weed-control unit attached to the lower end of the pivotable shaft. The weed-control unit includes a rotatable blade for mowing weeds growing between the adjacent rows of the planted matter. The system further includes at least one motor coupled to one or more of the organic devices for driving the rotatable blade of each weed-control unit.

Claims

1. An agricultural system comprising:

a plurality of organic devices for controlling weeds in a planted field, the organic devices being positioned between respective adjacent rows of planted matter in a field, each of the organic devices including

a pivotable shaft having an upper end and a lower end, and

a weed-control unit attached to the lower end of the pivotable shaft, the weed-control unit including a rotatable blade for mowing weeds growing between the adjacent rows of the planted matter; and

at least one motor coupled to one or more of the organic devices for driving the rotatable blade of each weed-control unit.

2. The agricultural system of claim 1, wherein the at least one motor is a single motor mounted to one of the organic devices and coupled to other ones of the organic devices for driving the rotatable blades of the other ones of the organic devices.

3. The agricultural system of claim 1, wherein the at least one motor is a plurality of motors mounted, respectively, in each of the organic devices.

4. The agricultural system of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of motors is mounted in the weed-control unit.

5. The agricultural system of claim 1, wherein the upper end of the pivotable shaft is pivotably linked to an attachment link for coupling to a towing vehicle.

6. The agricultural system of claim 1, further comprising at least one gauge wheel attached to the weed-control unit.

7. The agricultural system of claim 1, further comprising a sprayer input tube attached to the weed-control unit for delivering a weed-control substance.

8. The agricultural system of claim 1, wherein the pivotable shaft has an adjustable height.

9. The agricultural system of claim 1, wherein the lower end of the pivotable shaft has a spring-loaded element for self-adjusting the weed-control unit when passing over uneven terrain.

10. The agricultural system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of organic devices includes at least a first organic device, a second organic device, and a third organic device, the first organic device being positioned adjacent to and a distance W1 from the second organic device, the second organic device being positioned adjacent to and at a distance W2 from the third organic device, the distance W1 being greater than the distance W2.