Tree and shrub lifting system
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1. A system for lifting trees or shrubs for transplanting comprising:
- a set of a plurality of hooks each said hook having an upright leg, a transverse arm, and an angled section between said upright leg and said transverse arm;
each said upright leg having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end affixed to a flexible lifting member, said lower end affixed to said angled section;
said transverse arm having an arcuate shape and a pointed end, said transverse arm extending between said angled section and said pointed end, said transverse arm being formed of a slender, elongate member;
said angled section being shorter than said transverse arm and forming an angle of approximately 90°
, said angled section having a radius of curvature smaller than the radius of curvature of said arcuate transverse arm;
a cart, said cart having a bed, and an axle fulcrum;
said cart having a fastening point, wherein when said cart is in the vertical position, the flexible lifting member can be attached to the fastening point, and then the cart can be rotated around the axle fulcrum from the vertical position toward the horizontal position, and thereby a lifting force can be applied to the hook attached to the lifting member.
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Abstract
A set of lifting hooks for lifting a tree or shrub with a root ball in preparation for transplanting said tree or shrub. A hand cart for use in lifting is also disclosed. The set of hooks positioned under the root ball may be lifted by means of attachment to the rear edge of the hand cart while said hand cart is in a vertical position and rotating said hand cart toward the horizontal. The hand cart may be supplied with long handles to provide additional leverage when they are pulled to rotate the cart from the vertical to the horizontal.
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1. A system for lifting trees or shrubs for transplanting comprising:
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a set of a plurality of hooks each said hook having an upright leg, a transverse arm, and an angled section between said upright leg and said transverse arm; each said upright leg having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end affixed to a flexible lifting member, said lower end affixed to said angled section; said transverse arm having an arcuate shape and a pointed end, said transverse arm extending between said angled section and said pointed end, said transverse arm being formed of a slender, elongate member; said angled section being shorter than said transverse arm and forming an angle of approximately 90°
, said angled section having a radius of curvature smaller than the radius of curvature of said arcuate transverse arm;a cart, said cart having a bed, and an axle fulcrum; said cart having a fastening point, wherein when said cart is in the vertical position, the flexible lifting member can be attached to the fastening point, and then the cart can be rotated around the axle fulcrum from the vertical position toward the horizontal position, and thereby a lifting force can be applied to the hook attached to the lifting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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