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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
StrathAyr Pty. Limited, Richmond, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C / ; A01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
47 / ; 47 58 ; 2425645 ; 1984631 ; 198717 ; 172 19 ; 172133 ;
Abstract
We provide methods and apparatus for handling sod which includes a washing machine in which the water is recycled and during recycling the soil removed from the sod is delivered for reuse. We also provide a method of delivering and take up of rolls of sod in which the peripheral speed of the roll remains constant regardless of the roll diameter; we display methods of physically working sod to remove soil therefrom and also methods of handling sod by supporting it with a flexible mesh where there is likely to be stress on the sod.