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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Gerardus J Brouwer, Keswick, CA;
Robert Milwain, Keswick, CA;
Inventors:
Gerardus J Brouwer, Keswick, CA;
Robert Milwain, Keswick, CA;
Assignee:
1045929 Ontario Limited, Kewick, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 45/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sod harvester includes a sod cutting knife, a sod carrier, and an inclined conveyor for carrying a sod piece from the sod cutting knife to a horizontal conveyor, where the inclined conveyor moves at faster than ground speed. The sod carrier is movable between a first location above the horizontal conveyor and a second location. In the first location, the sod piece is removably secured to the sod carrier when the sod piece is on the horizontal conveyor. In the second location, the sod carrier releases the sod piece.