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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Frank W. Faulring, North Collins, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A transplanter is provided a single centralized pneumatic feeder which will feed anywhere from 2 to 10 or more rows of seedlings at one time. The centralized pneumatic feeder concept allows the transplanter to operate with low velocity movement and still plant large numbers of seedlings. The seedlings are initially in plant trays designed so that the seedlings can be extracted from the bottom of the trays. To simplify seedling transfer, the pneumatic feeder includes an impulse-type extraction system and a pneumatic seedling transfer system is employed. This new system is simple in concept and has only two moving parts per row. This concept makes the transplanter system extremely adaptable to almost any configuration, for example 2-10 or more rows, bare ground fields, mulch covered beds, and even other manufacturer's planters. The transplanter is equipped with a full tray magazine and an empty tray magazine to either side of a seedling support, which avoids the necessity of stopping the unit when one or two trays have been emptied.