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Transplanter

  • US 5,842,306 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1995
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A transplanter for transplanting a plug seedling grown in a cell of a plug seedling tray containing a plurality of cells to a transplanted seedling tray or a pot, said transplanted seedling tray containing a plurality of cells, said transplanter comprisinga plug seedling carrying means for carrying the plug seedling tray,a transplanted seedling carrying means spaced from the plug seedling carrying means for carrying the transplanted seedling tray or the pot,a seedling transfer mechanism disposed across the plug seedling carrying means and the transplanted seedling carrying means for transferring the plug seedling from a position above the plug seedling tray to a position above the transplanted seedling tray or the pot, the seedling transfer mechanism including an endless chain or belt passing above the plug seedling carrying means and the transplanted seedling carrying means and circulating in a plane inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, the endless chain or belt being provided with cupped receptacles on the outer peripheral surface of the endless chain or belt, the cupped receptacles having upwardly directed openings for containing plug seedlings to be spaced a predetermined distance apart,a seedling picking-out mechanism for picking out the plug seedling from the cell of the plug seedling tray and depositing it into one of the cupped receptacles of the seedling transfer mechanism, anda seedling planting mechanism for retrieving the plug seedling from the cupped receptacle and planting it in the transplanted seedling tray or the pot.

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