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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Frank W. Faulring, North Collins, NY (US);
Charles H. Hoffman, Springville, NY (US);
Chad S. Lookabill, Dayton, OR (US);
Frank W. Faulring, North Collins, NY (US);
Charles H. Hoffman, Springville, NY (US);
Chad S. Lookabill, Dayton, OR (US);
Faulring Mechanical Devices, Inc., North Collins, NY (US);
Morning Star Company, Woodland, CA (US);
Abstract
Foliage separator for a transplanter, and more particularly an apparatus for separating the foliage of adjacent rows of seedlings which are grown in trays having a plurality of side-by side rows of seedling cells. The foliage separator includes a rotating beater bar, the beater bar being positioned at an angle with a progressive taper, the beater bar being mounted for movement with a carriage which carries a subassembly for picking up an entire row of seedlings from a nursery tray and positioning them for hand-off to a seedling loader group. An air knife may be mounted on the same carriage, the air knife facilitating separation by keeping the seedling foliage and stems up and helping the beater bar enter between adjacent rows.