SPRAYER FOR BRUSHWOOD PLANTS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: forestry. SUBSTANCE: sprayer has basic machine, working fluid tank, pump, bending device with frame carrying bending and holding beams, and spraying booms. Bending device has guard made in the form of two double-armed pin-mounted levers fixed on ends of bending device, and four tension members. Two tension members are attached to rear part of frame and to rear lever arms, and two other tension members are fixed to front part of frame and to lever front arms. Toothed disks are positioned for rotation in vertical plane on front tension members. Sprayer of such construction is used mainly for removal of weed plants growing along power lines, pipeline layouts, and shoulders of road, and allows power consumption to be reduced by using energy of straightening up brushwood tree for bending next tree. EFFECT: simplified construction, reduced material usage and enhanced reliability in operation. 3 dwg