Patent Application
20150257330
The disclosure relates to planting apparatuses and more particularly pertains to a new planting apparatus for providing a simplified way of planting seeds.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an elongated tape. A plurality of seeds is couplable to the tape. The seeds extend along a longitudinal axis of the tape when the seeds are coupled to the tape.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A first adhesive 36 is positioned on the bottom surface 30 of the upper layer 20. A second adhesive 38 is positioned on the top surface 29 of the lower layer 22. A plurality of seeds 40 is couplable to the tape 12 using each of the first adhesive 36 and the second adhesive 38. This allows the free end 16 of the tape 12 to be rolled outwardly without causing any seeds 40 to detach from the tape 12. The seeds 40 extend along a longitudinal axis of the tape 12 when the seeds 40 are coupled to the tape 12. Each of the seeds 40 is positionable in an associated one of the holes 32 to help retain the seeds 40 on the tape 12. The holes 32 are sized according to the particular type of seed 40 being planted. In particular, the seeds 40 may have a size and shape such that a top 42 of each of the seeds 40 defines an associated outward projection 44 in the upper layer 20 when the seeds 40 are coupled to the tape 12. Similarly, the holes 32, and thus the seeds 40, are spaced apart according to the particular type of seed 40 being planted, taking into account the expected size of the plant at full maturity and any seed planting specifications. The seeds 40 are completely sealed within their associated areas on the tape 12.
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In use, the apparatus 10 provides for a method 52 of planting seeds 40 within an area of prepared soil 50. A first step 54 is providing the apparatus 10 as described above. Another step 56 is inserting a first stake 58 through the tape 12 proximate the free end 16 of the tape 12 to anchor the tape 12 into the area of prepared soil 50. Still another step 60 is rolling the tape 12 outwardly until the entire roll 14 is unrolled, as shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure.
