Planting finger assembly
CA 1292392 C · Owner: Bud Antle, Inc. · Inventors: Degroot, Peter F.
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A planting finger assembly having paired planting fingers is disclosed for use with a planter of the type wherein plants are removed from a nursery tray, preferably by the stem, and transported to a secondary growing location preferably in a field for harvest. Each planting finger assembly has a pair of planting finger shafts mounted in parallel across a U-shaped carrier. The planting finger shafts rotate with respect to the U-shaped carrier along parallel axes extending through the ends of the U and spanning the interval therebetween. The paired fingers penetrate and extend, beyond the U. The finger shafts each terminate in radially extending wedged shaped gripping fingers for holding and …
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- Granted November 26, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 26, 2008.
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