(under the class definition) Apparatus in which a severing means is disposed in a plane perpendicular to the earth's surface in order to sever portions of a standing or growing plant.
(1) Note. The usual purpose of such vertical cutters is to sever laterally extending vine or top portions which would otherwise wrap around parts of the apparatus.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
56, Harvesters,
229+, for vertical plant cutters, including vertical vine cutters.
172, Earth Working,
27+, for an earth-working implement combined with a means for cutting or shredding plants without soil disturbance.
