.~ Movable on supporting frame (e.g., pivoted) {11}
91
.~.~ Moving digger carrier with relatively moving digger
DEFINITION
Classification: 171/91
(under subclass 86) Apparatus which includes a moving supporting member which rolls or is driven with respect to a frame, digging means being mounted on said supporting member in such fashion that it necessarily moves with respect to said supporting member when the latter moves, said digging means being provided with spaced elements which dig through the soil and engage plants or buried objects therein to move them through the soil while allowing the soil to sift through as the digging means moves.
(1) Note. The digger is often carried by a crank or wheel, additional means being provided to change the relation of the digger to the crank or wheel as the latter moves.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
54, for impaling- or snagging-type extractors which move relative to a moving-carrier means for the purpose of stripping recovered plants from the teeth of the extractor.
56, for extractors which include jaw means movably mounted on a moving carrier.
87, for similar structures wherein the moving digger also moves relative to an ejector means which means is adapted to remove or transfer objects from said digger.
