Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fertilizer spreader for orchards
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Application No.: US16441492Application Date: 2019-06-14
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Publication No.: US11266065B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Isaac Glick , Ethan Hunt
- Applicant: Pequea Machine, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA New Holland
- Assignee: Pequea Machine, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pequea Machine, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA New Holland
- Agency: Miller Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: A01C15/12
- IPC: A01C15/12

Abstract:
An orchard fertilizer spreader has rearwardly positioned conveyors that are independently laterally extendable between a minimum width transport position and a maximum width operating position to deliver fertilizer from a supply tank to the orchard trees. The conveyors are mounted in a longitudinally spaced configuration to permit a diverter box to supply fertilizer to either conveyor or to both conveyors simultaneously through manipulation of diverter panels. The conveyors are mounted on a support pan formed with a plurality of rollers to facilitate the lateral extension of the conveyors. The support pan is pivotally mounted on a frame to forma a breakaway that enables the conveyors to rotate in the event of impact between a conveyor and an object. The reset of the conveyors into the laterally extended position is accomplished with a hydraulic cylinder. The conveyors can be laterally extended manually, or via a hydraulic cylinder.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190387667A1 Fertilizer Spreader for Orchards Public/Granted day:2019-12-26
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