US 12,108,716 B2
Agricultural tool
Roatchanatam Anattasakul, Sakai (JP); and Pius Ng, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka (JP)
Filed by KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka (JP)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/961,676.
Prior Publication US 2024/0114849 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A01G 9/12 (2006.01); B21F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 9/128 (2013.01) [B21F 7/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An agricultural tool for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure, the agricultural tool comprising:
a motor;
a magazine to house one or more clips;
a sliding arm to be moved by the motor between a retracted position and a deployed position;
a frame that supports the magazine and includes a base portion; and
a mounting assembly to which the base portion of the frame and the motor are attached; wherein
the sliding arm moves between the retracted position and the deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure; and
the mounting assembly includes a base plate mountable to a robotic arm.